Phil Tower

A multitude of factors including poor management, rapid over-expansion of physical store estates, a lack of digital investment and a failure to keep up with ever-changing consumer habits are to blame for the closure of numerous department stores. Many lacked innovation, meaning people no longer viewed them as exciting destinations to shop. As consumers found what they needed elsewhere, several stores were forced to close or go into administration.

NABERS UK will both act as an engine to better understand our buildings, and to drive the energy and carbon reductions our climate so urgently needs. The expected financial rewards for building owners create the critical virtuous circle which can fund building performance improvement. NABERS Energy Assessor, Phil Tower from Verco discusses the performance gap, why it exists, why it impacts on net zero and how NABERS can help.

My relationship with books ebbs and flows. I tend to go through a 3-6 month period reading almost nothing, or being 'stuck' trying to get through a single book. I also have a terrible habit of starting books on a whim and not making it more than a third of the way through.