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Environmental Management and
Sustainability in the UK Property
              Sector
          Dave Farebrother
    Environmental Director, Land
             Securities
Land Securities : What We Do
 Development
    Fund and develop new:
         Shopping centres
         Retail parks
         London offices
         Residential-led regeneration
 Land Securities is the client: we appoint and manage a
  design team and a main contractor to deliver the scheme
 Operation
    We manage multi occupancy buildings, leased to tenants
         Maintenance
         Cleaning
         Heating & air-con
         Security
 Costs recovered through the service charge
Role of LS Environment Manager
 Implementing Corporate Environmental Strategy
  across the business units
 Communicating to all stakeholders; media,
  internal training
 Maintaining ISO 14001 certification  continuous
  improvement
 Driving new initiatives
 Internal auditing
 Internal & Corporate Public Reporting
 Being the green face of the organisation
Areas of environmental risk
   Legal compliance, prosecution
   Land contamination
   Pollution of controlled waters
   Release of noxious fumes
   Nuisance,noise,vibration


 In our business anything with an immediate risk
  of causing harm to humans is covered under our
  Health & Safety procedures
Areas of business risk
   Failure to gain planning consents
   Potential tenants want greener buildings
   Outperformed by our peers
   Loss of reputation
LS & Sustainability
 We set ambitious targets for new
  developments
   15% better than Part L in terms of CO2
   Very Good BREEAM with aspiration for Excellent
   20% recycled content
   FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Project
    Certification
   10% waste to landfill
   Measure embodied carbon
And for the managed portfolio
   30% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020
   10% reduction in water usage by 2016
   Zero-waste to landfill
   Active engagements with our tenants




 win awards
Our Challenges
   Landlord-tenant split incentives
   Tenant engagement
   Sustainability increased  increased value
   Sustainability increased  increased rent
   Legislation & lack of certainty
   EPRA (European Public Real Estate
    Association) reporting guidelines
Looking Ahead, legislation &
                 regulations
   Carbon Reduction Commitment
   Green Deal
   Ban on leasing F&G rated premises
   Mandatory reporting
   Zero-carbon buildings
   Citiworks ruling
   EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) 2
   Building regulations  25%
   Merton Rule
   Planning consents
     BREEAM, Code, Renewables, District Energy
What are we doing
 Voluntary commitment to DECs (Display Energy
  Certificates)
 Ultra low Carbon buildings
 Planet Positive
 EPC (Energy Performance Certificates) -ratings
  breakdown
 Green-Deal working group
 Carbon Management Association
 Environment Conference
Shopping Centres sending less waste
             to landfill
 Exceeded 2009/10 target of 55% recovery-achieved 64%
 2020/11 target was 70%
 Currently 6 shopping centres sending zero waste to
  landfill
One New Change
 10% of energy comes from Renewables
 Extensive Ground Source Energy Systems
  -open/closed loop technology first hybrid system in the
  UK and largest in the world
 BREEAM Excellent for offices & Very Good for retail
 EPC rating  B & C
 Green Roof & Rainwater Harvesting (WCs)
 Tenants connected to centralised plant
 Sub-metering for energy usage & control
 20% recycled content for materials used

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Environmental management and sustainability in the uk property land securities

  • 1. Environmental Management and Sustainability in the UK Property Sector Dave Farebrother Environmental Director, Land Securities
  • 2. Land Securities : What We Do Development Fund and develop new: Shopping centres Retail parks London offices Residential-led regeneration Land Securities is the client: we appoint and manage a design team and a main contractor to deliver the scheme Operation We manage multi occupancy buildings, leased to tenants Maintenance Cleaning Heating & air-con Security Costs recovered through the service charge
  • 3. Role of LS Environment Manager Implementing Corporate Environmental Strategy across the business units Communicating to all stakeholders; media, internal training Maintaining ISO 14001 certification continuous improvement Driving new initiatives Internal auditing Internal & Corporate Public Reporting Being the green face of the organisation
  • 4. Areas of environmental risk Legal compliance, prosecution Land contamination Pollution of controlled waters Release of noxious fumes Nuisance,noise,vibration In our business anything with an immediate risk of causing harm to humans is covered under our Health & Safety procedures
  • 5. Areas of business risk Failure to gain planning consents Potential tenants want greener buildings Outperformed by our peers Loss of reputation
  • 6. LS & Sustainability We set ambitious targets for new developments 15% better than Part L in terms of CO2 Very Good BREEAM with aspiration for Excellent 20% recycled content FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Project Certification 10% waste to landfill Measure embodied carbon
  • 7. And for the managed portfolio 30% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2020 10% reduction in water usage by 2016 Zero-waste to landfill Active engagements with our tenants win awards
  • 8. Our Challenges Landlord-tenant split incentives Tenant engagement Sustainability increased increased value Sustainability increased increased rent Legislation & lack of certainty EPRA (European Public Real Estate Association) reporting guidelines
  • 9. Looking Ahead, legislation & regulations Carbon Reduction Commitment Green Deal Ban on leasing F&G rated premises Mandatory reporting Zero-carbon buildings Citiworks ruling EPBD (Energy Performance of Buildings Directive) 2 Building regulations 25% Merton Rule Planning consents BREEAM, Code, Renewables, District Energy
  • 10. What are we doing Voluntary commitment to DECs (Display Energy Certificates) Ultra low Carbon buildings Planet Positive EPC (Energy Performance Certificates) -ratings breakdown Green-Deal working group Carbon Management Association Environment Conference
  • 11. Shopping Centres sending less waste to landfill Exceeded 2009/10 target of 55% recovery-achieved 64% 2020/11 target was 70% Currently 6 shopping centres sending zero waste to landfill
  • 12. One New Change 10% of energy comes from Renewables Extensive Ground Source Energy Systems -open/closed loop technology first hybrid system in the UK and largest in the world BREEAM Excellent for offices & Very Good for retail EPC rating B & C Green Roof & Rainwater Harvesting (WCs) Tenants connected to centralised plant Sub-metering for energy usage & control 20% recycled content for materials used