Sustainability
Sustainability at the heart
From inception to design, build, and operation, sustainability has been our guiding principle. At our core is a belief in creating spaces that meet today’s needs while safeguarding the planet and fostering resilient communities.
Every decision in developing the Bourn Building was made with sustainability in mind—from eco-friendly materials and energy-efficient systems to natural light and green spaces. Beyond reducing our environmental footprint, we’ve supported local businesses, partnered with charities, and contributed to Coventry’s social and economic growth.
Being shortlisted for the BCO Awards is a testament to this.
NET ZERO READY AND EPC A
BREEAM VERY GOOD
GAS FREE BUILDING
EV CHARGING POINTS
PV SUPPORTED CAR PORTS
CYCLE HUB WITH 56 SPACES
SHOWER AND CHANGING AREAS
NEW EXTERNAL LANDSCAPING
AIR QUALITY SENSORS
6 LOCKERS FOR FOLDABLE BIKES
BIOPHILIC DESIGN
DEDICATED WELLBEING HUB
DESIGN
We have created a building which considers its impact at all stages. It is important to us as a business that we create sustainable buildings, which are fit for the future and that means working closely with our supply chain to ensure that sustainability is not only considered but actioned throughout the whole process.
OPERATION
The heart of our ethos at BOURN is to actively engage with occupiers and suppliers to encourage and support behaviours in the way we manage and occupy the building which has sustainability at its core.
BOURN is a socially and environmentally responsible managed office environment, which integrates with the local community and environment to have a positive impact.
As part of the comprehensive refurbishment we have taken the opportunity to make the building smart enabled. Both occupiers and visitors will be able to access the building using their mobile phone and utilise high-speed Wi-Fi and connectivity within the building.
We only work with carbon neutral waste contractors to ensure no waste goes to landfill.
Our primary focus is occupier health and wellbeing with sustainability and social value at the heart of our engagement planners.
IM Properties
BOURN is owned by IM Properties, who are focused on a sustainable future in the sectors it invests and develops in. With a proven track record of successfully repositioning and redesigning office space in the Midlands, such as the redevelopment of 55 Colmore Row in Birmingham and 7 years of ownership and development of Blythe Valley Park in Solihull, IM Properties are always looking to innovate.
There’s no ignoring the fact that the effects of climate change are very real, and increasingly influential – and as one of the UK’s largest privately owned property companies, we acknowledge that we have a significant role to play in helping to decarbonise our economy and create a cleaner, greener, more responsible future.
Our long-term sustainability strategy includes the vision and actions that IM Properties are going to take over the next 10 years to achieve it and is based around a key purpose: to create a sustainable future together.
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Bourn for the future
