- In The Media
Top Five PropTech challenges that leading UK firms are actively seeking to solve
Some of the UK’s largest businesses are currently seeking PropTech innovations to improve their building performance
- Blog
The Innovation Gateway is hiring!
We have an opportunity for you to join the team running this ground-breaking programme, build on your existing technical experience and work with talented people who are passionate about what they do. (Innovation Analyst - Oxford, UK)
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway has been shortlisted in the 2019 Property Awards, for the Irvine Sellar Award category
The Irvine Sellar Award is an incredibly special prize to honour the late Irvine Sellar, the developer of The Shard. The award is highly regarded, and celebrates the company that has shaken up the market in the past year with a groundbreaking initiative
- In The Media
Heathrow Airport and Unite Students taking home the edie Sustainability Leaders Awards 2019
Huge congrats to our Partners Heathrow Airport & James Tiernan from Unite Students for winning the edie Sustainability Leaders Awards. Also massive shout out to Kingfisher, Tesco & ourselves who were finalists too!
- In The Media
Nottingham unveils bid to become the UK's first carbon-neutral city
Our Partner Nottingham City Council has committed to becoming a 'net-zero carbon' city by 2028, after hitting its 2020 emission reductions goals two years early.
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway is one of the finalists in the Network Awards 2019 for the Partnership Initiative of the Year
Thrilled the Innovation Gateway partners have once again been recognised for the unique 'Power of Many' approach in transforming the performance of their properties.
- In The Media
Places for People's Alex Notay selected as one of the 48 women who will shape the future of UK real estate
Congratulations Alex. She is passionate about enabling tangible social impact, innovation, collaboration, and mentoring for greater diversity in the real estate industry. Truly well deserved!
- In The Media
Nottingham pioneers Dutch eco initiative ‘Energiesprong’ to halve energy bills in first UK homes
Our Partner, Nottingham has become the first city council to pioneer the “Energiesprong” (energy leap) initiative, delivering UK’s biggest roll out of ultra-low energy homes
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway awarded the Energy Awards Innovation of the Year 2018
Once again, this is recognition for the dedication of the Innovation Gateway partners, and recognises the innovation having the most positive impact across the energy sector. A double win on the night in fact, as Nottingham City Council were also awarded Local Authority of the Year
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway named as one of the 10 most influential collaborators in the Real Estate sector
Hats Off to the Innovation Gateway Partners for being named as one of the 10 most influential collaborators in the Real Estate sector by Estates Gazette
- In The Media
Gold award for Nottingham City Homes’ approach to sustainability
Nottingham City Homes has also been awarded the SHIFT Awards 2018 Sustainable Retrofit Project of the Year category, which recognises their very best sustainability achievements in the UK, specifically their pilot to create ultra-low energy homes
- In The Media
University of Glasgow is working in partnership with Innovation Gateway to achieve new energy strategy
It is our great pleasure to welcome the University of Glasgow as one of the first Associate Members of the Innovation Gateway, and to be included as a part of their ambitious Energy Strategy
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway awarded the BIFM Innovation in Products & Services Award 2018
Thrilled the Innovation Gateway partners won the prestigious BIFM Awards 2018 Innovation in Products & Services. Such wonderful recognition for their willingness to share experience, and collaborative approach, the very heartbeat of the group
- Press Release
Places for People joins forces with Innovation Gateway to deliver world-class efficient homes
Places for People, one of the largest placemaking organisations in the UK, has become the first housing and construction firm to join its pioneering platform
- In The Media
Nottingham City Council won the Best Renewable Energy or Energy Efficiency Initiative in the APSE Service Awards
Extremely proud to see our partner Nottingham City Council receiving recognition on the fantastic array of energy initiatives over the last 12 months
- In The Media
RBS commits to using 100 per cent renewable energy for all electricity
Our partner RBS has today announced that it will use 100 per cent renewable energy for all of its electricity by 2025 and demonstrated its commitment by joining RE100
- In The Media
Sustainable innovation will transform our industry
Our strategic partner, UKGBC’s Director of Learning and Innovation, Cat Hirst, looks at how sustainable innovation can shape the future of our industry
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway Partners RBS and Tesco named FTSE4Good 2018 UK Top 50 companies
Big congratulations to our partners, RBS and Tesco, being listed to the distinguished FTSE4Good Index for their industry-leading sustainability performance
- In The Media
Kingfisher supercharges renewable energy ambitions with battery storage
Kingfisher has been installing solar panels and air source pumps for heating across its network of stores and distribution centres, recently announcing its Peterborough Screwfix store will be the first in its estate to be net zero in energy use
- In The Media
Three of the Innovation Gateway partners are finalists in this year’s Responsible Business Awards 2018
Great to see RBS, Tesco and Kingfisher amongst the finalists of this year's Responsible Business Awards 2018. Well deserved recognition for exceptional hard work and dedication. Congratulations to the teams behind the impressive results.
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway is one of the finalists for this year’s BIFM Facilities Management Awards
The Innovation Gateway Partners and team have been recognised and rewarded for their hardwork in bringing innovation into life across buildings
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway shortlisted for the prestigious Estates Gazette Collaborators Award 2018
Thrilled the Innovation Gateway partners have been recognised for the powerful way they are collaborating to transform the performance of their properties and the built environment
- In The Media
Innovation in Action: Innovation Gateway partners to bring innovation to life at Energy Live Future
Our partners from Heathrow, Tesco, RBS and Nottingham City Council will be leading the Innovation in Action panel session next week, sharing exciting innovations used at their organisations and the impacts they've had.
- In The Media
Kingfisher puts customers at the heart of sustainable growth plan
Our Innovation Gateway partner, Kingfisher plc, has set out its sustainability targets for the next seven years, the latest stage of its journey to become a net positive business by 2050
- In The Media
UKGBC & Innovation Gateway join forces to boost innovation in the built environment (Property Reporter)
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and Innovation Gateway have announced a new strategic partnership.
- Press Release
UKGBC & Innovation Gateway team up to boost innovation in the built environment
The Power of Many: This partnership will see the two organisations working together to drive and embed innovation for a better built environment
- Blog
Green Rewards launches new global engagement platform at Insight Seminar
Henry Majed from Innovation Gateway chairs the “Exploiting technology to embed behaviour change” panel, where Innovation Gateway partner, RBS, shares their experience about rolling JUMP out across all their estates
- In The Media
Nottingham to drive remote management of renewable energy supplies (Cities Today)
Nottingham City Council has become the first public sector organisation to partner with Innovation Gateway, a coalition that is enhancing building performance.
- In The Media
Nottingham City Council joins green buildings drive (Business Green)
Innovation Gateway initiative, which counts Tesco, RBS and Heathrow as members, will see council share best practice on cutting carbon, waste and water
- In The Media
Our partners, Tesco, Unite Students and Nottingham City Council, to speak at edie Energy Management Forum 2018
Demonstrating leadership in energy management: The power of many - the partners will share their innovative energy efficiency case studies and experience working together
- Blog
Top 10 Innovation Gateway highlights from 2017
This year has been a transformative one for the Innovation Gateway. We’ve welcomed new partners, formed strategic partnerships with world leading companies, and sourced innovations from all over the world.
- In The Media
Nottingham City Council: Solar “absolutely still viable”, batteries next (The Energyst)
According to our latest partner, Wayne Bexton, head of energy projects at Nottingham City Council, Solar PV is “absolutely still viable” despite subsidies starting to wind down
- In The Media
Tesco and Unite Students both winners at the Energy Awards 2017
Big congratulations to Unite Student and Tesco for winning the well-deserved Energy Awards. Great recognition for the work they've put in to transforming their UK buildings.
- In The Media
RBS saves 10 tonnes of emissions with clean heat (Energy Live News)
RBS has saved more than 10 tonnes of carbon emissions in the last year through an efficient heating innovation.
- Blog
Learning from a room of 50+ Property Directors
The Innovation Gateway was invited along to the November meeting to allow the partners to share their unique approach to working together to reduce the operational costs and environmental impacts in their properties
- Press Release
RBS saves over 10 tonnes of carbon in 12 months through Innovation Gateway
The award winning Energy saving innovation EndoTherm has helped RBS to reduce its energy consumption by 29% and carbon emissions by 10 tonnes
- In The Media
The winning formula of CIBSE award-winner EndoTherm
Impressive achievements from Endotherm, who's helped our partners RBS and Heathrow to significantly reduce carbon emissions and energy consumption
- In The Media
In practice: Unite Students' 'Gateway' to an energy-efficiency retrofit (edie.net)
By joining the Innovation Gateway, Unite Students gained access to a wider scope of innovative energy-efficiency solutions - some of which have been retrofitted at the Sidney Webb House in London.
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway partners and innovator shortlisted in edie Sustainability Leaders Awards 2018
Great to see Tesco and Unite Students amongst the finalists of the prestigious 2018 Sustainability Leaders Awards. Proud to see one of our pioneering innovators Propelair in the run as well!
- In The Media
Tesco unveils sustainability innovations in first ever cross-industry site visit (Practical FM News)
The Innovation Gateway partners completed the first ever peer site visit, as Tesco demonstrated the engineering solutions that were installed in its Bicester store, to drive reduction in CO2 emissions.
- In The Media
Enevo secures $12M in funding to accelerate expansion into waste services
Big congratulations to Enevo who now have the funding to expand into waste services. Congratulations!
- Blog
How innovation is helping UK companies build a resource efficient future
Two Innovation Gateway partners, RBS and Tesco, were invited to speak at the RWM exhibition, sharing their innovation sourcing experience from Innovation Gateway
- In The Media
Unite Students has been shortlisted for the Energy Awards 2017
Delighted to see our Innovation Gateway partner Unite Students being shortlisted for the energy data collection and analysis category. Congratulations to the teams behind the amazing results.
- In The Media
Tesco unveils sustainability innovations in first ever cross-industry site visit (Retail Times)
Tesco has shared the extensive eco-innovation behind one of its most sustainable superstores to a group of industry peers - a pioneering move to drive the transformation of building performances across industries
- In The Media
Lancaster University hails potential of new computer system with revolutionary off-grid technology to deliver energy savings
Lancaster Environment Centre to pilot an Innovation Gateway innovator, Extreme Low Energy, that's estimating at least 70% energy savings, with potential to go global
- In The Media
Looking towards a more efficient future: JUMP and RBS to speak at RWM Exhibition
Michael Lynch from RBS and Graham Simmonds from JUMP, will be delivering a presentation on 12-Sep about the success of the programme, sourced through the Innovation Gateway.
- Blog
Does your innovation provide an efficient alternative to split unit air conditioning?
If you’ve got a relevant solution, and you’d like the opportunity to pilot it with the likes of RBS, Tesco, Heathrow Airport, Unite Students, Kingfisher Group, Carillion, University of Cambridge and University of Edinburgh...
- In The Media
Three of the Innovation Gateway partners are finalists in this year’s BIFM Awards
Great to see RBS, Tesco and Carillion amongst the finalists of this year's BIFM Awards for Impact on Environment, Impact on Society and Team of the Year. Well deserved recognition for exceptional hard work and dedication. Congratulations to the teams behind the impressive results.
- Blog
Can your innovation improve waste segregation at source?
The Innovation Gateway partners (a group of the UK's leading companies) are looking for innovation that will improve waste segregation at source.
- Blog
Can your innovation reduce the water consumed by toilets and washrooms?
The Innovation Gateway partners (a group of the UK's leading companies) are looking for innovation that will reduce the water consumption of their toilets and washrooms.
- In The Media
Tesco reveals new plans to axe toxic chemicals, slash building emissions (Sustainable Brands)
Tesco has announced that it is joining Greenpeace’s DETOX campaign in an effort to phase out the use of toxic chemicals in its own-brand clothing label’s supply chain.
- In The Media
Tesco opens up its property innovations through Innovation Gateway (Retail Times)
The Innovation Gateway has today announced that the UK’s largest retailer, Tesco, has joined its pioneering group
- In The Media
The Power of Many: A unique approach to sourcing innovations collaboratively (Building & Facilities News)
The idea of transforming performances in commercial buildings has become so widespread and important that companies are now expected to have sustainable & profitable properties that deliver positive impact.
- Press Release
RBS wins Bank of the Year in Better Society Awards 2017 for JUMP engagement programme
RBS has won the prestigious ‘Bank of the Year’ award in the Better Society Awards 2017 for its innovative employee engagement programme, JUMP.
- Blog
"If you remain collaborative you will find solutions"
Last week we had the pleasure of teaming up with BRE and their Construction Excellence team to deliver a workshop exploring how collaboration is helping companies source innovation for the built environment.
- Blog
Success stories of innovation and collaboration
Innovation and collaboration: How collaboration help UK blue-chip organisations source innovations to reduce the impact of their buildings.
- In The Media
RBS eyes £3m energy savings through employee engagement scheme (edie.net)
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is rolling out a sustainability engagement programme across the UK and Ireland after a successful pilot led to a 5% average electricity reduction and 500,000 disposable cups being correctly recycled.
- In The Media
Specifying Innovative & Sustainable Systems (BRE)
Collaboration was the order of the day at the Sustainability Theme Group Meeting on Specifying Innovative and Sustainable Systems.
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BRE and Innovation Gateway teaming up to bring you Sustainable innovation in buildings and construction
Next week will see the Innovation Gateway teaming up with BRE to deliver a workshop that will explore how innovations are being sourced and implemented in the built environment
- In The Media
JUMP Wraps its Love Around More Locations (This Week in FM)
RBS piloted JUMP in 2016 for 70 teams in a range of workplace locations including branches, offices and cash centres. In its Annual Report and Accounts 2016, the Bank reported that in the year 'colleagues logged over 2,500 activities.
- In The Media
RBS launches JUMP programme to encourage sustainable behaviours at work (RBS)
RBS has introduced sustainability programme JUMP for its employees across the UK and Ireland following a successful pilot in 2016.
- In The Media
RBS scaling up its JUMP programme (Facilities Management Journal)
After a successful pilot of the JUMP sustainability engagement programme by RBS, the Bank is rolling it across the UK and Ireland. The launch of the roll-out was timed to follow on from Earth Hour on 25th March.
- Press Release
RBS scaling up its JUMP programme to cover all 1,700 locations in UK and Ireland
After a successful pilot of the JUMP sustainability engagement programme by RBS, the Bank is rolling it across the UK and Ireland
- Blog
The Next Big Ideas Springing to Life at Ecobuild 2017
If you attended Ecobuild 2017 at London Excel this year, you’ll know there were 2 standout messages ringing loud and clear over the 3 days
- In The Media
Networking opportunities at Ecobuild's Business District (Ecobuild)
The partners and innovators are inviting you to join them in the Innovation Gateway networking event at Ecobuild on Tuesday 7-March (Business district lounge)
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway 2017 is now open (Rushlight Events)
Can your innovation solve the following solutions? The first round of 2017 is now open and they are looking for solutions.
- Blog
Redefining Sustainable Buildings through The Power of Many
For a chance to network with your peers from UK’s largest organisations and meet some of our best innovators, Innovation Gateway will be at Ecobuild 2017
- In The Media
EndoTherm exhibits at EcoBuild 2017 (EndoTherm)
Endotherm to showcase at Ecobuild with the Innovation Gateway. For a 4th year running EndoTherm will be showcased at Ecobuild between the 7th -9th March at the Excel in London.
- In The Media
VantagePoint shortlisted for RBS Innovation Gateway Round 3 (VantagePoint)
To monitor and manage the status and performance of Mechanical & Electrical plant across multiple sites, and need to be alerted if system faults are detected or if maintenance is required.
- In The Media
Meet CircoSense at Ecobuild (CircoSense)
Visit the Innovation Gateway network and meeting area for more information on how CircoSense can reduce your energy costs and lower carbon emissions.
- In The Media
Learning How to Unite in Building Improvements (This Week in FM)
The Unite Students Group has joined forces with Heathrow, Carillion, Royal Bank of Scotland, University of Cambridge and Lancaster University to 'crowd-source' innovations for their buildings.
- Press Release
Unite Students drives building transformation in 50,000 UK student accommodations
Unite Students, the UK’s leading provider of student accommodation, housing around 50,000 students, in more than 140 properties; has today joined forces with Innovation Gateway
- In The Media
CircoSense3000 to be piloted at Heathrow Airport through Innovation Gateway (CircoSense)
CircoSense are delighted to announce that they have been selected to pilot their innovative CircoSense3000 device with Heathrow Airport as part of the Innovation Gateway programme.
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway challenge (Business Wales)
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is looking to identify innovative ideas and ‘garage-tested’ green solutions that could also enable the bank to become more resource efficient.
- In The Media
Innovation Gateway Round two 2016 is now open (Cambridge Cleantech)
Gateway partners RBS, Sainsbury’s, Carillion and new joiner Heathrow Airport are seeking solutions to a range of environmental challenges for their commercial properties.
- In The Media
Lancaster joins Innovation Gateway (Lancaster University)
Lancaster University is working with four of the UKs leading companies to help pilot sustainability innovations on their estates
- Press Release