A few weeks on from FOOTPRINT+ and I've been reflecting on my take-aways from this years conference, which I shared with the Fathom Architects team along with my fellow attendee Richard Hanley Timmins
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It may even hold some of the world’s worst polluters accountable. I explain the details in my new story about the case — and the remarkably colorful lawyer at the center of it. Here are the basics: A
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UK event highlights state-of-the art methods to reduce carbon emissions FOOTPRINT+, the UK property event for a zero carbon future, took place from 6th-8th June at an idyllic location on Brighton & Ho
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Matthew Margetts, Director at Smarter Technologies, chaired the UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC’s) discussion on energy procurement and its significance in the decarbonisation process, titled “The
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I attended FOOTPRINT+ for the second year running. Last year, I was able to be there for two days (see 2022 write ups 1 and 2), however this year I had to cut things short to just the first day and wa
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At Seaforth, this sentiment guides our mission to responsibly redevelop architectural spaces and preserve their cultural heritage. We believe that we can drive meaningful impact by sparking care and a
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In June I sat on a panel at FOOTPRINT+ representing NACF, for what resulted in a very lively discussion on galvanising the circular economy in the built environment. We were there to talk about const
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Last week Lisa Hill and Tom Elliott headed to a famous former fish market to catch a series of conversations about advancing sustainability in the built environment. Old Billingsgate Ltd - Events Venu
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The importance of leveraging building performance data in real time cannot be understated. If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it. In this blog, James Thomas, Head of Smart Buildings & Technolog
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FOOTPRINT+, the international conference for the decarbonisation of the built environment, took place last week at its new location in Old Billingsgate, London, having grown rapidly since its beginnin
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31 Jan 2023
Hilson Moran
Marie-Louise Schembri - Hilson Moran
Among the usual flurry of work before the winter holidays, there was one discreet email that we had to pause for. It was a short message from the BRE to British Land and the 1 Broadgate team, informin
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I absolutely loved speaking at FOOTPRINT+ with my colleague Ben Ransom, and session chair Richard Crocker of Berkeley Group Plc, about maximising the reuse of existing buildings and making the right c
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Why is it important that the UK’s property investment, development and sustainability sectors get together at FOOTPRINT+? Achieving sustainability at scale necessitates cross-sector collaboration. FO
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Why is it important that the UK’s property investment, development and sustainability sectors get together at FOOTPRINT+? All these groups need to be working in collaboration if we’re all to mitigate
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The big picture Our roundtable at FOOTPRINT+ 2024 asked how an evidence-based approach can help all stakeholders responsible for built assets prepare for a changing climate. All guests acknowledged th
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LAST SUMMER, an archive FX front cover was unearthed. It was from the April 1999 issue and, like lifting a lid from a time capsule, it showcased a different magazine and industry during very different
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5 April 2024 Positioned at the edge of a climatic emergency, the imperative embrace retrofitting is more critical than ever. Armed with fresh approaches we can make a decisive impact. Each time profes
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Computing power consumes lots of energy The UK’s data centre market is experiencing exceptional growth, a trajectory driven by increasing data demands and boosted by the government’s recent commitment
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10 Jun 2024
Charlie Week & Jack Nesbet, Carrington West
"Last week our buildings team attended FOOTPRINT+, the UK's award-winning building & property sustainability event in London." We asked Charlie Weeks and Jack Nesbitt about their highlights and takeaw
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25 Nov 2022
Tim Pyne, Creative Director, FOOTPRINT+
Boston Planning & Development Agency has proposed that all larger new buildings in the city would be required to achieve ’net zero’ greenhouse emissions under city regulations as soon as they open. Th
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Simon Vernon-Harcourt, Design & Planning Director at City & Country presented and discussed the use of timber frames in housing delivery at the recent FOOTPRINT conference. Below are some of the key p
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08 May 2024
Simon Vernon-Harcourt, Design & Planning Director at City & Country
With recent Government figures estimating that England needs to build up to 300,000 new homes every year to tackle the housing shortage, fresh solutions are urgently required to speed up the building
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The UK Property Event for a Zero Carbon Future Join our industry on 8-9 May at FOOTPRINT+ 2024, the award-winning conference exploring state of the art techniques on carbon reduction, at Old Billings
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One of the presentations I attended during FOOTPRINT+ was titled “Concrete: Developments in the supply chain”, which focused on the problem of constrained resource GGBS and potential solutions in lime
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