Veteran client Stuart Lipton has said all developers will have to take on board the Tulip planning inspector’s concerns about the amount of embodied carbon in proposals.

The man behind 22 Bishopsgate and the Broadgate Estate in the City of London said developers were already conscious of the need to make sure their buildings were sustainable.

“Everyone I know is talking about carbon-neutral buildings,” he said. “People are looking at lower-carbon steel, low-carbon concrete, lower-carbon facades. It’s the number one issue everyone is focusing on.”

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