The latest news, views and debates from the commercial property industry. A mix of regular short interviews and the weekly news round-up, covering the whole of the commercial property industry.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Welcome to the third episode of EG Property Podcast's Fundamentals of the Future series, recorded live at our Sustainable Outcomes: Make better ESG decisions event.
This episode, recorded as part of a panel discussion, dives into the S of ESG and questions whether measurement really matters, if a badge of some sort would drive more action and whether delivering social value is actually the core purpose of the built environment.
Listen in for insights from:
- Holly Brown, director, Colliers
- Helen Goulden, chief executive, Young Foundation
- Vivienne King, head of real estate social impact, The Good Economy
This episode was recorded outside of EG’s specialist podcast studio so the audio quality may not be as quite as excellent as you have come to expect. The quality of the content, however, most definitely is.
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
In this panel discussion recorded at EG's recent ESG Breakfast Briefing, deputy editor Tim Burke is joined by guests from the worlds of engineering, architecture, development and insurance brokerage to ask whether insurance is becoming a barrier to real estate achieving its net zero aims.
At the heart of the discussion is timber - the benefits of building with it, the challenges of insuring schemes that use it, and the collaboration needed between architects, developers and insurers to bring everyone on to the same page. Tackling the topic are:
- Gareth Atkinson, director, Civic Engineers
- Stephanie Crombie, associate, head of sustainability, Marrow Lorraine
- Ben Cross, development director, General Projects
- Dominic Lion, director, Gallagher
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
In this latest installment of EG Property Podcast's Fundamentals of the Future programme, a series of listens focusing on real estate’s role in the helping solve the world’s climate crisis, EG editor Samantha McClary introduces an hour-long roundtable, hosted by Civic Engineers, that brings together a collection of experts from across the built environment to talk about the big issues real estate faces and the big solutions it can and should be coming up with.
Listen in to understand more about the need for retrofit to be a sexier word than development, the role that placemaking has in greening up our built environment and the policy changes needed to turn real estate from a polluter to a protector of the planet.
An advisory warning for listeners. This roundtable was not recorded in a studio so at times you may need to lean in a little closer to the conversation. But while the quality of sound may not always be top notch, the content most definitely is.
Enjoy.
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
For the latest Future of Real Estate podcast, Damian Wild joins an investor tour of Birmingham to learn how the city is pitching inward investment opportunities. The council is the 20th biggest land owner in the country and, with the Commonwealth Games and HS2 on the horizon, believes it is on the cusp of a golden decade. He asks leader Ian Ward and interim chief executive Deborah Cadman why they believe their investment story stacks up.
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
Tuesday Sep 14, 2021
In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is joined by Louise Ellison, outgoing group head of sustainability at Hammerson, and Richard Wilson, vice president of debt & capital structure advisory at Lazard, to talk all about the rise of green financing in real estate.
Wilson, who advised Hammerson on its recent sustainability-linked bond, provides a dummy's guide to bonds, the difference between, green-, ESG- and sustainability-linked bonds, and a valuable insight into the future of green financing.
Ellison talks about what the sustainability-linked bond will mean for Hammerson and how it further underlines the REIT's commitment to combating climate.
All that and much more in this 30 minute listen.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Celebrating Earth Day, this latest Future of Real Estate podcast sees Guy Grainger join Damian Wild in EG’s virtual studio.
Appointed JLL’s global head of sustainability services & ESG earlier this year, Grainger talks about how real estate can go from being part of the problem to being part of the solution when it comes to climate change.
He talks about the challenges of finding a net zero building in London for JLL, how valuation models will have to change to capture operational costs, and warns that real estate has five years to get its act together. “We are relevant,” he says. “The question is, how are we going to use that relevance for positive good – which, by the way, can also equal commercial good.”
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
Tuesday Apr 20, 2021
In this episode of EG’s TechTalk Radio podcast, host EG editor Samantha McClary is in discussion with William Newton, president and EMEA MD of WiredScore, and Sally Jones, head of strategy, digital and technology at British Land, to talk about being smart in real estate.
WiredScore has just launched SmartScore, a new certification that it has developed in response to increasing demand for guidance around what smart really means in relation to commercial buildings, and how it can and should be implemented.
Confusion about what really constitutes a smart building is rife in real estate and WiredScore hopes that its new certification - developed in collaboration with the industry - will provide “credibility and certainty to an industry rapidly pursuing digital transformation”.
British Land is one of 44 property owners across seven countries that have signed up to the certification and is delivering smart solutions across its estate.
Listen in to find out why smart matters and how it is not always just about the tech.
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Damian Wild is joined by Mark Farmer for the latest Future of Real Estate podcast.
Five years on since his landmark report brought modern methods of construction to real estate’s mainstream, Farmer says he hopes to see its influence extend beyond residential and into infrastructure and commercial real estate.
MMC also has a big role to play in meeting sustainability challenges, says Farmer, who expects more international players follow moves by the likes of Japan’s Sekisui House into the UK market.
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
In this episode of the EG Property Podcast EG editor Samantha McClary is joined by John Davies, head of sustainability at Derwent London, Louise Ellison, head of sustainability at Hammerson and chair of the Better Buildings Partnership, and Savannah de Savary, founder and chief executive of Built ID to talk about renewable energy in real estate.
They discuss the journey that real estate is on as it tries to shift towards more renewable energy – both on and offsite - the power that a commitment to clean energy has among the local community and the vital need for occupiers and owners to be united in their approach and commitment to renewables.
The conversation also turns to government’s new proposals to help better monitor the operational use of energy in buildings as the greatest leap forward the sector – and everyone - can take in the journey towards a net zero carbon future is to just use less of everything.
As with all discussion around sustainability, the conversation goes much deeper than just renewables.
And a mild word of warning. This podcast was recorded over Teams and at times the connection is a bit crackly so please bear with us on those few occasions where you may need to lean in just a little more.
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, recorded as part our Future of Sheffield event, EG editor Samantha McClary is in discussion with Kellie Hatton from Shoosmiths, Mark Jackson from Scarborough Group, Professor Vanessa Toulmin from the University of Sheffield and Martin McKervey, chair of the Sheffield Property Association.
The panel talk about what the heart of Sheffield really is, the role that culture and collaboration will play in its journey out of the Covid-19 caused downturn and how its should grab hold of and celebrate its unique weirdness.
It is a wide-ranging discussion but one that is definitely worth a listen, so grab a cuppa or lace up your trainers for a little panel and PT session and enjoy.
Thanks to our Future of Sheffield partners Shoosmiths, Scarborough Group International and Sheffield Property Association.
If you’d like to watch this interview instead of listen, visit https://www.egi.co.uk/thefutureofukcities/sheffield/