Planning for Sustainability
The concept of sustainability is now a fundamental part of the land use planning process and development of construction projects. Traditionally environmental objectives for topics such as biodiversity, contaminated land and pollution prevention dominated the planning agenda. These are now complemented with new and ambitious objectives including items such as
the efficient use of energy and materials, climate change, flood risk resilience and the provision of renewable energy.
These new objectives pose challenges to policy developers at a strategic level and development proposal applicants at a project level. Our services are aimed at helping policy developers, project managers and client organisations identifying the constraints and opportunities associated with sustainable development and support informed decision making from the earliest opportunity.
Planning for Sustainability provides strategic advice and project support regarding the sustainability and environmental agenda in the area of land use planning and development projects.
We would be delighted to discuss our approach and how it applies to your project in further detail. Please send us an email on
paul.giesberg@planningforsustainability.co.uk or call on 01235 852778 to arrange an introductory meeting or a request for a proposal.
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Seven Key Elements of Corporate Climate Change Strategy
The greatest environmental challenge of our time is without a doubt climate change. Over the coming years and decades climate change will have a stark influence on our lives. Not only through the physical changes in the climate, but also through changes in our energy consumption, travel patterns and many other aspects of our life. Companies will not be unaffected by these changes. Markets will change, as will client requirements and there will be a steep rise in legislation with regards to climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. Developing a comprehensive climate change strategy is therefore an essential part of good business management. This article gives a brief description of the elements that each corporate climate change strategy should include.
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The BREEAM Accredited Professional
Good environmental performance and sustainability are important elements in modern development projects. Careful planning is essential to ensure that the requirements are met in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Therefore sustainability should be considered in an early stage of the project, with the support of a sustainability expert.
In response to client and industry calls for a formal recognition of specialist skills in design of more sustainable buildings BRE Global has introduced a new Accredited Professionals (or BREEAM AP) qualification.
Full article: BREEAM Accredited Professional.