Back in the mists of time when GRESB was a spreadsheet-based survey, the idea of full consumption data was proposed. Imagine the screams as the suggestion was made that even single tenant, or FRI leaseholders might, one day, give their private consumption data to their Landlord. It assumed, to start with, that the Tenant even knew who their Landlord was and how to contact them (or vice versa).
Asking for the impossible: Health & Well-being
Large open windows with a cool breeze coming in, a plate of fresh fish with home-grown tomatoes, the sea pounding the cliffs in front of us while the children play on the beach and my mother has a snooze. A typical day at the office, right? If only.
However, whilst I have to acknowledge that this idyll is probably not possible within my current working environment, it did prompt me to ask why I think it is so impossible. Why shouldn’t we expect, and ask for, the improbable in our daily lives. Or even the impossible. [Read more…]
Circular Sand
Reduce, reuse, recycle” is a well-known mantra, even for those who don’t spend most of their day thinking sustainability. But when it comes to recycling, how much do many of us know about the complexities and possibilities.
Here are some interesting facts about commercial glass recycling re-posted from Philippa Gill, Partner at Verdextra, a boutique consultancy with expertise in sustainability and health and well-being in real estate: