1 Broadgate: Embedding circularity in a large workplace scheme
Episode 99 of the FOOTPRINT+ podcasts podcast, hosted by FOOTPRINT+, titled "1 Broadgate: Embedding circularity in a large workplace scheme" was published on June 24, 2025 and runs 43 minutes.
June 24, 2025 ·43m · FOOTPRINT+ podcasts
Summary
JLL’s new HQ at 1 Broadgate began with an ambition to radically reduce both embodied and operational carbon, while embedding circularity at the core of a major workplace project. From the outset, the team set out to push whole life thinking across procurement, urban mining, circular design, material passporting, and future reuse potential.Applying circular principles at scale revealed the scale of the challenge to make circularity the norm in the property sector including misaligned incentives, fragmented data, and complex delivery challenges. 1 Broadgate has been treated as a live testing ground to pioneer new approaches, set benchmarks, and build long-term resilience. This session offers a practical and candid reflection from the occupier client and consultant team: what’s working, what hasn’t, and where the biggest opportunities lie for others. Chairperson Georgina Pater Bell, Director (UK Real Estate and Workplace) - JLL Speakers Adam Strudwick, Principal - Perkins & Will Areti Makantasi, Director (Sustainable Asset Solutions) - JLL James Patmore, Senior Project Manager - Overbury Andrew Williams, Director (Project Management) - JLL
Episode Description
JLL’s new HQ at 1 Broadgate began with an ambition to radically reduce both embodied and operational carbon, while embedding circularity at the core of a major workplace project. From the outset, the team set out to push whole life thinking across procurement, urban mining, circular design, material passporting, and future reuse potential. Applying circular principles at scale revealed the scale of the challenge to make circularity the norm in the property sector including misaligned incentives, fragmented data, and complex delivery challenges. 1 Broadgate has been treated as a live testing ground to pioneer new approaches, set benchmarks, and build long-term resilience. This session offers a practical and candid reflection from the occupier client and consultant team: what’s working, what hasn’t, and where the biggest opportunities lie for others.
Chairperson Georgina Pater Bell, Director (UK Real Estate and Workplace) - JLL Speakers Adam Strudwick, Principal - Perkins & Will Areti Makantasi, Director (Sustainable Asset Solutions) - JLL James Patmore, Senior Project Manager - Overbury Andrew Williams, Director (Project Management) - JLL