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It’s London Climate Action Week! 🌎

Sustainability has always been part of our DNA, and we’re on a journey to net zero with a 50% embodied carbon reduction by 2030. All of our new office developments are designed to achieve net zero in embodied and operational carbon.

Worship Square is an all-electric, fully net zero project in operation, on track for BREEAM Outstanding, WELL Platinum, 5* NABERS rating and having achieved SmartScore and WiredScore Platinum. 🌟

A masterclass in sustainable design, Worship Square is set to deliver using less than 450 kgCO2e/m2 upfront carbon (A1-A5), having used lightweight concrete and high recycled content electric arc furnace (EAF) steel, amongst many things, lowering embodied CO2 to below the RIBA Built 2030 Target. In real terms, the amount of embodied carbon is lower than some major refurb projects in London. 🏗️

What role can the workspace play in creating a sense of community? 💗

London has been described as facing a ‘loneliness epidemic’ with the capital’s population more likely to be affected than any other part of the UK. Growing rates of loneliness are having an immediate impact on our happiness and mental health and a potentially longer-term impact on life expectancy given its link to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

The loneliness challenge facing London raises an important question around the role of commercial real estate in helping to address the problem. Over the next few months we will be undertaking a piece of research in partnership with Future Places Studio, seeking to explore this in more detail, with a specific focus on how connected we feel to community through the places where we work.

Read more about it and share your opinion in the survey here: https://www.egi.co.uk/news/what-role-can-the-commercial-office-play-in-creating-a-sense-of-community/

We will launch the final research in summer 2024 so follow us here to stay tuned.