Organisational Performance

By asking ‘Why’ we create purpose which drives organisational culture, governance and performance. We often look at organisational performance through the lens of the media (and increasingly crowd sourced opinion) to understand the organisations outputs and sometimes impacts of their activities. In order to have the intended positive performance (we will talk about metrics later) … Continue reading “Organisational Performance”

It’s time we make healthy homes the norm

The homes we live in have a significant influence on our health and wellbeing. Despite this, 20 % of housing stock in England does not meet the national Decent Homes Standards according to the 2016 review of housing stock condition. This means that the dwellings fail to achieve basic standards. Including compliance with the statutory minimum … Continue reading “It’s time we make healthy homes the norm”

Construction’s answer to the ‘Attenborough effect’

September saw the Global Climate Strike sweeping the world, an agenda unprecedently and almost single-handedly sparked by the courageous, young campaigner, Greta Thunberg. With a worldwide army, the Global Climate Strike is delivering powerful messages to leaders across the globe that much greater and immediate action against climate change is necessary, so not to inflict irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies.

Unlocking the built environment’s gateway to green finance

Third-party certification schemes such as BREEAM can give ESG investors and lenders more confidence that real estate projects are as sustainable as they claim.   In last weeks edition of The Sunday Times (7 November 2021) BRE’s Head of building performance services Dr Shamir Ghumra,  discussed how following the recent spike in gas prices, real estate investors … Continue reading “Unlocking the built environment’s gateway to green finance”