Resilient Future
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The Nuclear Opportunity
The Nuclear Opportunity
The UK is “matching the ambition of nuclear with action”. These were the recent words of Greg Hands, Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change.
By Leo Mullen
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Hydrogen: The Future Fuel for Net Zero Ambitions
Hydrogen: The Future Fuel for Net Zero Ambitions
In November 2020, the Government published a 10 point plan, laying the foundations to help reach its target of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. It is their vision to build back better, support green jobs and accelerate towards a net zero Britain.
By James Seymour
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The 10 Point Plan: A Summary
The 10 Point Plan: A Summary
The built environment plays a critical role in advancing the climate agenda and so it is up to us, as professionals in the industry, to challenge ourselves and answer the call of necessity. Back in November 2020, the Government set out its ‘Ten Point Plan for Green Industrial Revolution’ – a plan that lays the foundations for the UK to become “cleaner, greener and more beautiful” as well as a global leader in green technologies and finance.
By Michael Urie
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The Plan to Enable a Green Industrial Revolution
The Plan to Enable a Green Industrial Revolution
With COP26 headlines currently dominating all media outlets and news channels, it is difficult to ignore phrases like ‘green recovery’, ‘build back better’ and ‘net zero carbon’, as well as the continuous updates on the progress being made on climate negotiations.
By Michael Urie
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Life Science Buildings: Key Cost Drivers
Life Science Buildings: Key Cost Drivers
As an industry of increasing strategic importance to the UK economy, the life sciences sector is reportedly poised for exponential growth. With the pandemic acting as a catalyst, institutions appear to be piling into the sector and with strong forecast capital investment growth, we expect to see an expansion in the number of companies needing laboratory, office and ancillary space to support their business activities.
By Chris Boyce
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Skyrocketing Ambitions: Can Britain Become a Truly Global Space Superpower?
Skyrocketing Ambitions: Can Britain Become a Truly Global Space Superpower?
The global economy is increasingly reliant on satellites to help keep it running and a growing proportion of jobs and opportunities now depend on growth in the space sector. But can Britain become a space superpower?
By Michael Urie
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Lights, Camera, Action - Space! A Close-Up Look at the Studio Space Race in the UK
Lights, Camera, Action - Space! A Close-Up Look at the Studio Space Race in the UK
A streaming boom over the last few years has triggered heightened demand for fresh, new content. However, packed with big new productions, studios in the UK are struggling to keep pace with demand, triggering an influx of funding to provide new developments and expansions.
By Michael Urie
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Electric Vehicles: The Road To Zero
Electric Vehicles: The Road To Zero
What is a Gigaplant and what are the challenges for developing them?
By Jason Fowler
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EV Facilities: Site Selection and Development
EV Facilities: Site Selection and Development
We are seeing some significant developments in the EV market. There is a perfect of storm of consumers wanting to switch to greener, more sustainable forms of transport, governments and regulators pushing legislation to enforce the transition to EVs and people showing little appetite for moving away from cars.
By David Norris
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How do we get the NHS from no CAFM to BIM?
How do we get the NHS from no CAFM to BIM?
G&T’s strategic healthcare team recently met to discuss what issues may be faced by NHS Trusts, STPs and CCGs in working towards BIM. G&T director Joanne de la Porte shared her experience over the past 10 years as a Capital Programme Manager for a large Trust and the benefits reaped from implementing a CAFM system.
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Life Sciences: A Vision for the Future
Life Sciences: A Vision for the Future
The Government’s bold new life sciences vision, as set out in its recently published 10-year strategy , will forge a path to build on its pandemic response and solve some of the biggest and most pressing healthcare challenges facing our generation.
By Scott Roberts
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NHS Estates: Cost Modelling for Operational Net Zero
NHS Estates: Cost Modelling for Operational Net Zero
The built environment contributes around 40% of the UK's total carbon footprint. It is therefore recognised that significant and collaborative changes to the design and operation of buildings are required if the 2050 net zero carbon emissions target set by the UK Government is to be achieved.
By Matthew Mills
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Industrial and Logistics: The Race for Space
Industrial and Logistics: The Race for Space
With the global pandemic creating an e-commerce boom, the industrial and logistics sector is looking at how it can address the surge in demand for space. Amazon’s recently announced plans to open more warehouses and delivery bases in the north and south of England is evidence that the pandemic has accelerated the transition from physical to online shopping.
By Michael Urie
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Low Carbon Buildings: G&T’s Observations
Low Carbon Buildings: G&T’s Observations
Based on our own observations there are an increasing number of alternatives to traditional cement and concrete. For example, blended cements and concretes that store carbon and are made from entirely different materials such as wood, hempcrete, straw bales and mycelium.
By Michael Urie
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Revisited: Mass Timber Commercial Developments – What do you need to know?
Revisited: Mass Timber Commercial Developments – What do you need to know?
There has been a significant increase in interest for using mass timber within construction projects across the UK over the last few years. A combination of the UK Government’s net zero 2050 target, growing concern about the global climate crisis and people’s attitudes towards the spaces they live and work in has created a substantial shift in demand.
By Michael Urie
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Key Design Considerations for Building with Mass Timber
Key Design Considerations for Building with Mass Timber
After having heard from many core stakeholder disciplines in previous forums, the ninth and final session in G&T’s Mass Timber Forum was on the subject of architecture and design. The panel comprised six architects from various internationally-renowned architectural practices – all of which are well-informed and passionate about mass timber commercial office projects.
By Michael Urie
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NextGen Spotlight: LREF Investment Summit
NextGen Spotlight: LREF Investment Summit
Through G&T's partnership with New London Architecture (NLA) and as part of the recent Investment Summit held in the build up to the 2021 London Real Estate Forum (LREF), we invited NextGen members to give their insights on key market trends discussed by industry leaders at the summit.
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Managing Low Carbon Design in Commercial Buildings
Managing Low Carbon Design in Commercial Buildings
Over the last two years we have seen an increasing recognition of the climate crisis as a fundamental briefing issue for a number of clients who now identify the net zero/low carbon agenda as an opportunity to positively contribute to the identity of their building and provide a point of differentiation relative to other competing developments.
By James Angus
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Reviewing the UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) report: Building the Case for Net Zero
Reviewing the UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) report: Building the Case for Net Zero
In order for the UK to meet its climate change targets by 2050, all new buildings must operate at net zero by 2030 which, according to the UKGBC means that all new buildings will have to be designed to meet the target of net zero operational energy by 2025. In the second in our series of articles on low carbon buildings, we look at the UKGBC’s “Building the Case for Net Zero” report and ask if net zero carbon really is obtainable in construction by 2050.
By Michael Urie
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Leasing and Sales of Mass Timber Offices
Leasing and Sales of Mass Timber Offices
The eighth session in G&T’s Mass Timber Forum was on the subject of sales and leasing. The panel was made up of four panellists including a mix of experienced commercial agents and representatives from large development organisations. Our panellists were able to provide their thoughts on emerging trends in terms of what tenants are looking for when considering commercial office space and what draws them to space that is partially or predominantly constructed from mass timber.
By Michael Urie
