Posts by Simon Rainsford

March 2024 The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has unveiled a comprehensive framework for the measurement and reporting for the retrofit of commercial buildings. This framework is designed to furnish businesses with a standardised methodology to prioritise the retrofit of existing assets to net zero, while ensuring they have long-term strategies in place that maximise…

Launching our new ‘Healthy Buildings Guide’ The onset of the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent move back to office working has placed a spotlight on the importance of healthy buildings. Companies are increasingly prioritising spaces with credentials that support the well-being of employees. Sustainable development, meeting present needs without compromising the future, aligns with the…

BRE Fee Increases – April 1st 2024 The BRE will be increasing prices for BREEAM/HQM registration, QA and certification across a number of schemes from 1st April 2024. The existing fees can be locked in with the current prices where your schemes are registered before 1st April 2024. So, the last date for registration with…

Envision is pleased to announce that we have been shortlisted as a finalist for Consultants of the Year – Strategic at this year’s HealthInvestor Awards.  As a specialist advisor within the healthcare sector, this recognition shows the strong emphasis given to ESG in health investment.   Why have we been nominated? Environmental, Social and Governance considerations are…

GRESB is the leading global real estate ESG reporting framework and benchmark, with over 2,000 participants in 2023 across 75 countries. The annual GRESB Assessment analyses ESG performance for real estate and infrastructure funds, companies, and assets globally. The GRESB Real Estate Standard is continually evolving to reflect best practice in ESG, and the changes…

The 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change calls for holding eventual warming “well below” 2°C, and for the pursuit of efforts to limit the increase even further, to 1.5°C. To achieve this, every individual, company and industry has a role to play.