From 600,000 sq ft City of London skyscrapers to primary school playgrounds, the future is green.
Buildings may pump out 45% of the UK’s carbon emissions, but the property industry is gradually waking up to sustainability.
Property Week has compiled an inspirational list of Britain’s top 20 greenest buildings.
This month Lambert Smith Hampton became the latest tenant to move into the Village on Butterfield Business Park, a green development by Easter Group that won the Sustainable Achievement of the Year category in last year’s annual awards organised by the Office Agents Society and Property Week.
The Village has a natural ventilation system that uses outdoor underground pipes to draw cool air inside. Exposed concrete also helps to keep the buildings cool during summer.