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Fundamentals of the Future: Is data sharing key to achieving net zero?

Welcome to the second 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, takes a look at what needs to change for real estate to deliver on its net zero ambitions.

Listen in to hear what the industry can expect from former energy minister Chris Skidmore’s soon-to-be released Net Zero Review, and how when it comes to regulatory sticks, the one that is really needed is based solidly around data sharing.

Key insights come from:

• Bim Afolami - MP, Energy & Climate Change Intelligence Unit
• Jose Alvarez, head of buildings physics, Hollis
• John Davies, head of sustainability, Derwent London
• Alex Hill, managing director, ZTP
• Sarah Ratcliffe, chief executive, Better Buildings Partnership

This episode was recorded outside of EG’s specialist podcast studio so the audio quality may not be as high as you have come to expect, the quality of the content, however,  most definitely is.

And a mild parental warning that this episode does contain too many references to balls.

Fundamentals of the Future: What are you waiting for?

In this Fundamentals of the Future episode of the EG Property Podcast, Better Buildings Partnership chief executive Sarah Ratcliffe delivers a rousing - if not mildly depressing - call to action for the real estate sector.

In this episode, the first of four recorded live at EG’s Sustainable Outcomes: Make better ESG decisions event, Ratcliffe takes a look at real estate’s journey through the lens of ESG, how far we have come and how much more is needed to be done.

This episode was recorded outside of EG’s specialist podcast studio so the audio quality may not be as silky smooth as you have come to expect, the quality of the content is most definitely out of this world.

EG Cities Oxford: How digital transformation is enabling the life sciences industry

In this 50-minute episode of the EG Property Podcast, EG’s Julia Cahill finds out how digital transformation is shaping the life sciences industry in Oxford.

 

Joined by experts from across the region, she uncovers how the real estate sector is striving to keep pace with the advances accelerated by the digital transformation; how Oxford compares to other cities; what space being delivered in Oxford in the near and longer term; and tackles some of the challenges the life sciences space faces.

 

Listen in to hear insights from:

 

• Artem Korolev, chief executive and founder, Mission Street
• Charles Rowton-Lee, head of commercial agency, Savills Oxford
• Anna Strongman, chief executive, Oxford University Development

EG Like Sunday Morning: Compromise and capitulation

Jess Harrold is joined by Chanté Bohitige and Piers Wehner for the latest weekly round-up podcast.

Wehner tackles the latest government announcements on housing targets, wind farm developments and more - and Bohitige covers the competition between law firms for the very best office space, with some already planning moves years in advance.

Bohitige discusses doomed Chinese embassy plans, and Wehner addresses a BTR boom from John Lewis - but how closely have they followed the rest of the latest news? Find out, in the quiz of the week!

EG Like Sunday Morning: Elves on shelves, leases with caprices

In the first weekly round-up of December, Jess Harrold is joined by deputy editor Tim Burke and offices reporter Chanté Bohitige to see whether they - and the market - have summoned up their Christmas spirit.

After preliminary discussions on advent calendars and the bane of a parent's existence that is "elf on the shelf", discussion turns to the increasing complexity of lease terms, with a couple of major deals in this week's headlines indicating that occupiers are looking to future-proof their requirements with in-built flexibility.

But can two experts in their field like Burke and Bohitige be separated in the quiz of the week?

EG’s Office Politics: The sausage factory

"There are two things in the world you never want to let people see how you make 'em - laws and sausages" Leo McGarry, The West Wing.

The levelling up bill has stalled in its passage through parliament, as Conservative MPs put forward rival amendments that could sink the government's flagship policy. 

Is this an unfolding crisis, or is this simply the way the sausage is made? 

Join former housing minister and some-time government whip Mark Prisk and EG's senior writer Piers Wehner for a trip to the sausage factory.

EG Like Sunday Morning: From gloom to glory

Piers Wehner is joined by EG's editor Sam McClary and senior writer Julia Cahill for a look at the week's news.

Julia has been looking into the Places for Girls initiative, which wants to make communities safer by talking to the teenage girls who actually live there - which really shouldn't be as radical as it is. 

And it's been another gloomy week, but have the Future Leaders worked their magic on Sam? And can she lift the industry, and herself, to glory in a fiendish solo quiz? 

On the Case: Running up that Hillside

Jess Harrold is joined by Stuart Andrews, partner and head of planning at Eversheds Sutherland, to discuss the Supreme Court's decision in Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2022] UKSC 30; [2022] PLSCS 177  – a case concerning the relationship between successive grants of planning permission for development on the same land.

Andrews outlines the facts of the case and how the Supreme Court decided it, before going on to address the significant implications for developers of multi-unit and multi-phase schemes.

In addition, he addresses the options available for developers looking to retain the ability to make changes to extensive schemes mid-delivery, in the wake of the Hillside decision.

EG Scottish Cities Live: Finding value in a changing world

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast, recorded live in Edinburgh as part of our Scottish Cities Live event, EG editor Samantha McClary chairs a conversation with five key experts from across the commercial real estate sector to discuss how investors, developers and the public sector can find value in an ever-changing environment.

Over the course of the 50-minute debate, you’ll hear about the sectors that are showcasing the best value, the unintended consequences of government policy and the importance of the real estate sector using its voice in a better, bigger and more passionate way.

Listen in for key insights from:

• Ed Crockett, director, operational capital markets, Savills
• Anne Johnstone, head of ESG, NorthTree
• Barry McKeown, partner & head of Glasgow office, Shoosmiths
• Claire Monaghan, partner, RSM
• Michael O'Brien, lead officer projects, South Ayrshire Council

 

To read more about EG Scottish Cities Live head to www.egi.co.uk/news or pick up your latest issue of EG magazine.

 

EG Scottish Cities Live was brought to you in partnership with Savills, Shoosmiths and RSM.

Fundamentals of the Future: Delivering Biodiversity Net Gain and enhancing project viability

In this episode of the EG Property Podcast EG editor Samantha McClary takes a look at the requirements for developers to deliver on biodiversity net gain, how the development community is reacting to the demand of the Environment Act 2021 and what challenges developers may face in delivering meaningful habits across projects.

Listen in for invaluable advice and tips from an expert panel, comprising:

• Julia Baker, head of nature services, Mott MacDonald
• Alexis Perry, commercial director, Environment Bank
• Nina Pindham, barrister, No5 Barrister's Chambers
• Emma Toovey, ecology director, Environment Bank

Make sure to pick up your 26 November issue of EG Magazine for a full write up of the discussion.

This podcast was brought to you in partnership with Environment Bank.