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Expo Real 2025 Field Report
Expo Real 2025 Field Report

The real estate world descended on Munich last week for the annual Expo Real show, and there was as much talk about getting back to action as there was playing cards close to chests.

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Podcast: Let's talk about money: Retrofit needs to be profitable
Podcast: Let's talk about money: Retrofit needs to be profitable

Listen to the podcast of Don’t Waste Buildings’ session at the latest FOOTPRINT+ conference on how to implement financial incentives for retrofit.

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Don't Waste Buildings...the song!
Don't Waste Buildings...the song!

Don’t Waste Buildings…the song…is released! Performed by Jonny Awsum, this little ditty proves to be quite a fun, yet serious, earworm. (Photo of Jonny Awsum by Chris Mathison.)

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Economic Confidence: Have we finally bottomed out?
Economic Confidence: Have we finally bottomed out?

The latest Property and Built Environment Directors' Economic Confidence Index (PBE DECI) survey from the Institute of Directors Property and Built Environment Group shows a very pessimistic industry indeed.

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Bristol Retrofit Tour
Bristol Retrofit Tour

More than 20 people came together with Don’t Waste Buildings in Bristol on 13 June to explore some of the city's recent retrofit projects in a tour and roundtable discussion aimed at tackling the environmental and policy challenges facing building reuse in the UK. (Downloads available.)

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Don't Waste Buildings Retrofit Policy Roundtable Report
Don't Waste Buildings Retrofit Policy Roundtable Report

Don’t Waste Buildings, co-founded by Abyss MD, Richard Nelson, has released their Retrofit Policy Roundtable Report, following their invitation-only event on 27th November 2024. DWB gathered about 50 people representing a cross-section of government and industry to discuss ideas and proposals to achieve the introduction of policy clarity, sensible regulation and financial incentives around retrofit for the real estate and construction industry. Read all about it and download the report.

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