Verte team expands sustainability accreditations
The Verte team has been busy over the Summer. Congratulations to Jasmine Rolison-Choudry, Alastair Findlay, Sydney Green & Lucia Sadier who have all secured new sustainability accreditations! We’re proud of our specialist team continuing in their professional development & acquiring new sustainability skills to enable clients to meet ESG targets. Jasmine has qualified as a…
Read MoreBREEAM Version 7: How it will impact the level of certification you are targeting
Exciting news – the pre-release BREEAM Version 7 manual is out. This will impact developments and the level of certification being targeted – so what do you need to know? The much-anticipated BREEAM New Construction Version 7 will launch later this year. We have reviewed the newly published pre-release technical manuals (UK and International) and…
Read MoreLet’s talk about Embodied Carbon for Cat B office fit outs
Over the past few years, the construction industry has been focused on better understanding and measuring the impact of Embodied Carbon on total building carbon emissions. Several organisations in the UK have established targets for new builds for various building typologies, including residential and commercial office buildings. One area where we have seen less progress…
Read MoreMeet our UKGBC Future Leaders
We’re proud of Ainsley Diprose, Associate Director, and Petro Michaelas, Principal Sustainability Consultant, for representing Verte on the UKGBC Future Leaders programme – we’re honoured our team made up 10% of this year’s intake! Following the group’s final reflections workshop last month, we spoke with Ainsley and Petro about their experience. What has been your…
Read MoreDecarbonising the built environment
At Verte we’re on a mission to decarbonise the built environment, and I’ve recently had the pleasure of attending and speaking at two industry events focused on this goal. The first, GBCI Europe Circle held in Athens, looked at how green building certifications are advancing to accelerate decarbonisation in real estate and presented LEED v5.…
Read MoreIt’s an important day for biodiversity
From today all new major developments in England must deliver a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG); smaller sites will need to provide BNG from 2 April. This is a positive step forward. It presents an opportunity for developers to be innovative in creating local habitat for wildlife – especially with urban developments where space…
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