Establishing the Ground Rules for Property, Andy Green, Director is a key member of working group that has launched an industry wide sustainability metrics guide (PDF, 0.6MB).
Representatives from the UK property industry such as BCO, RICS, UK Green Building Council, BCSC, Corenet, Hammerson and Faithful+Gould have reached agreement on how to measure energy, carbon, water, and waste in the operation of buildings.
This consistent methodology and reporting of data will allow portfolio owners to benchmark and report their impacts in a consistent way.