SKArating: 20 years of quiet leadership

SKArating is a sustainability assessment methodology that measures the environmental impact of commercial fit-outs and refurbishments. The methodology integrates good practice performance into daily project delivery, and moves the whole interior fit-out industry forward in a synchronised way. The approach provides a consistent system of measurement and benchmarking against good industry practice. SKArating was originally established in 2008, and has been undergoing a quiet metamorphosis - with new ownership, updated schemes and new offerings in the pipeline. The proposed changes are intended to reshape sustainability in the interior fit-out world to respond to an increasingly climate-aware fit-out industry with alignment to Net Zero, to be inclusive of full life-cycle thinking that delivers against client needs and to expand the sectors and countries that SKArating can be used in.  This panel discussion includes clients, designers, board members, who use SKArating for a broad, honest and honest discussion, of the need and potential for such ratings in the interior fit-out industry. Chairperson Elina Grigoriou, Design and Sustainability Director - Grigoriou Interiors Speakers Frank Blande, Senior Sustainability Lead - Great Portland Estates Brad Hickman, Operations Director - DMG Workplace Alicia Freire, Co-Founder - Twin & Earth Lee Tilbury, Department General Manager, Facilities Management Department - Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited