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UK’s first 5.5 star rated NABERS UK building completes

11 Belgrave Road in London Victoria, the UK’s first building to achieve a NABERS UK Design for Performance 5.5-star rating for building efficiency has completed. The 150,000 sq. ft net zero carbon workplace, developed by global real estate development, investment ...

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BCO appoints chair of its Northern chapter

The British Council for Offices (BCO) has appointed Alex Stork as Chair of its Northern chapter. He takes over the position from Jon Moister, Executive Director of Curtins, who held the role since the end of 2021. Previously Vice Chair ...

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New Shoreditch office sets the bar for sustainability

A new office development in the heart of Shoreditch in London that set itself challenging sustainability standards in both construction and operation has completed and is already set to be fully occupied on opening. Set over eight floors and 13,000 ...

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Flex spaces top list of most popular office conversions

Office landlords in the UK are turning to flexible or coworking spaces when converting existing offices into new types of real estate, according to new research by workspace provider, infinitSpace. The independent survey of 250 UK Office landlords has revealed that ...

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Demand for flexible workspaces is on the rise

Office landlords in the UK are going to significantly increase the amount of square footage in their builds that is dedicated to flexible workspace, new research by workspace provider, infinitSpace has revealed. The company, which commissioned an independent survey of ...

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Planning green light given for new government hub in York

An application put forward by the Government Property Agency (GPA), Homes England and Network Rail, for an new state-of-the-art government office development in York, has been approved by the City of York Council Planning Committee. Earmarked for completion in 2027/2028, ...

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UK businesses to insist on an increase in office attendance

New research has found that almost two-thirds of UK businesses’ senior decision-makers will increase the number of times employees must attend their workspace. The findings come from digital infrastructure specialists, NCG, who commissioned an independent survey of 1,002 senior decision-makers ...

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BCO chief executive to step down next year

After soon-to-be 25 years of serving as Chief Executive for the British Council for Offices, Richard Kauntze will be stepping down in summer 2025. His successor will be appointed by the new BCO Presidential Team in due course. During Kauntze’s ...

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BCO appoints Peter Crowther as its new president

The British Council for Offices (BCO) has elected Peter Crowther, Co-Founder at HERE, as its new President with immediate effect. The appointment follows yesterday’s BCO annual general meeting. Crowther succeeds Despina Katsikakis, Executive Partner & Global Lead, Total Workplace at ...

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Three-quarters of businesses are actively considering changing their workspace

Three-quarters of UK businesses are on the hunt for a new workspace, according to new research from digital infrastructure specialist, NCG. The independent survey of 1,002 senior decision-makers within UK businesses has found that 70 per cent of businesses currently ...

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