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Sustainable office buildings are crucial for achieving the UK’s climate goals and promoting environmental sustainability. Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are becoming an increasingly important tool in support of the UK Government’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050, through driving improvements in energy efficiency across the building stock, thereby helping to mitigate energy use, cost and associated carbon emissions.
The Sustainability of Office Stock in the UK
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"Around 55% of existing UK office inventory by floorspace is more than 30 years old and at risk of functional obsolescence. This is putting tremendous pressure on landlords amid the current economic climate and uncertainty about future office occupation levels."
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But how sustainable and energy efficient is the UK’s office stock, and to what extent does it meet the requirements of today and going forward?
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First word processing program
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IBM Personal Computer (PC) is bought to market
First ‘public’ mobile phone call in the UK
World Wide Web available
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Facebook founded
YouTube founded & Google Earth released
First bitcoin transaction
Siri
5G available
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UK office stock by age
Offices: Past, Present, Future
Source: Carter Jonas
Number of buildings
Our report attempts to answer that question through a detailed analysis of four key office quality metrics, and provides the Carter Jonas Office Market Sustainability Index, which compares the average sustainability level of the office stock across 12 key UK office markets.