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Sustainability
We seek to balance economic, environmental and social objectives at all levels in the context of land, property and the built environment.

What is sustainability and how does it affect you?

This site aims to help you understand the issues surrounding sustainable development and explains the terms that are used.

Find out how it affects each part of the building process:

Building design

Energy & climate change

Planning & development

Resource use

We seek to develop our business in a sustainable manner and look to work with clients, partners and suppliers who can make a positive contribution to our pursuit of Sustainable development. We recognise that there are physical limits to the resources of the earth and that any business activity that exceeds such limits is by definition unsustainable.

Furthermore, there are ethical and social components to Sustainable development for which business should be accountable. These extend far beyond legislative compliance and are part of our objective of responsibility of developing a sustainable and profitable business.

Mark England

Mark England,
CEO BNP Paribas Real Estate UK

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Combined Heat & Power (CHP)

A process technology used to generate both heat and electricity for use in a large building, group of buildings, or for district heat schemes. CHP is a fuel-efficien...

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