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ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES 1995-1999
Tax incentives required to produce 'green' buildings in UK Tougher laws or tax incentives could be necessary before the property industry moves significantly towards producing greener buildings. New design techniques turn landmark London tower 'green' London's Swiss Re HQ, widely sneered at as the 'Gherkin' follows rigorous investment criteria. This building will be both green and mean. Occupiers still doubt value of ‘green’ buildings Carrots and sticks encourage businesses to go green Global warming threatens real estate Global warming will make recent blazing weather normal within a few decades. So what impact will that have on property? Developers' dilemma over environmental demands It takes hard evidence to fight for changes in the way we construct buildings UK real estate trails in use of solar energy The UK is being left in the shade over development of solar energy. 'You have the warmest beer and the coldest homes in the Western world,' said the American. Modern buildings are notoriously energy-intensive Some of the most sophisticated modern buildings are notoriously energy-intensive, but the costs fade before other charges.
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