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02/10/2008
Commercial property zero carbon task force |
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A sustainable buildings task group is to be formed to help new developments achieve a zero carbon rating by 2019, propertyweek.com reports.
Managing directors of ProLogis, Lend Lease and Legal & General Property and the chief executive of Segro will all be joining the task group that has been bought together by the UK Green Building Council.
The group was set up in response to a recent government announcement that it wanted private sector developments to achieve zero carbon status by 2019.
Commenting on the move, Bill Hughes, managing director at Legal & General Property, said: "I felt it was important for us to be involved, as a landlord with £11bn of property. The group is looking to produce some thoughts and steer policy that has some very high goals."
Under the code for sustainable homes, housebuilders have a target to achieve zero carbon residential development by 2016 and the newly formed commercial property group are set to make recommendations for a similar code for sustainable buildings. |
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