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ESG In Property Podcast

ESG In Property Podcast

by LifeProven 72 Episodes Oct 10, 2026

The ESG in Property Podcast, hosted by Adam Hinds, co-founder of LifeProven Real Estate Advisory, explores how commercial real estate leaders integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles. Each episode features interviews with innovative executives who share strategies on sustainability, wellbeing, data, and design. The show aims to provide actionable insights for achieving superior financial and impact outcomes.

Episodes

Beyond Smart Buildings: The AI Revolution in Real Estate
Beyond Smart Buildings: The AI Revolution in Real Estate Oct 10, 2026 00:55:50 Ferdinand Grapperhaus believes the future of real estate performance lies in using better data, AI and automation to make buildings more efficient, responsive and easier to operate. In this episode, Ferdinand Grapperhaus, CEO and Co-Founder of NextSense, explains why collecting building data is only the beginning. NextSense combines structured building data, AI agents and building physics to help
Designing Real Estate Around People. Place, Performance & Purpose
Designing Real Estate Around People. Place, Performance & Purpose Sep 29, 2026 00:53:13 Barry Jessop believes better real estate starts with understanding people, how they use spaces, how they feel within them and how those insights can create stronger, more resilient assets. In this episode, Barry Jessop, Founder and Managing Director of Socius, explains why successful development should start with human behaviour rather than bricks and mortar. Drawing on almost three decades in rea
Beyond the Building: Why the Future of Real Estate Is Operational
Beyond the Building: Why the Future of Real Estate Is Operational Sep 14, 2026 00:45:56 Jacob Sandelson believes the future of real estate depends on understanding people first, what they need from buildings, how they use them and how better operating models can create more resilient, valuable assets. In this episode, Jacob Sandelson, Founder of Compound, explains why the traditional model of developing a building, securing a long lease and stepping away from its operation is becomin
Your Building Tech Is Worthless Without the Right Data
Your Building Tech Is Worthless Without the Right Data Aug 20, 2026 00:43:02 Freddie Pritchard Smith believes the future of real estate depends on understanding what technology buildings already have, what they genuinely need and how data can be used to make them perform better.In this episode, Freddie Pritchard Smith, CEO of Trustek, independent PropTech adviser and former chartered surveyor, explains why asset owners cannot begin a meaningful digital transformation witho
Arthur Kay: Advisor to organisations making cities better places to live
Arthur Kay: Advisor to organisations making cities better places to live Jul 20, 2026 00:55:08 Arthur Kay believes the future of cities depends on rethinking our relationship with mobility, urban design and the hidden systems that shape everyday life.In this episode, Arthur Kay, entrepreneur, urbanist, Professor of Practice at University College London, and co-author of Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars, explains why the car has become one of the most inf
The Commercial Strategy Behind Great Architecture
The Commercial Strategy Behind Great Architecture Jul 6, 2026 00:43:28 Ackroyd Lowrie is challenging the traditional role of architects by combining design excellence with planning strategy, political engagement, AI innovation and social impact.In this episode, Oliver Lowry, Co-Founder of Ackroyd Lowrie, explains why securing planning consent is one of the greatest value creation opportunities in real estate and how architects can improve project outcomes by understa
The Shift from Sustainable to Regenerative with Bywater Group
The Shift from Sustainable to Regenerative with Bywater Group Jun 24, 2026 01:02:48 Bywater Group is pioneering a new model of real estate development centred on regenerative thinking, timber construction, whole-life carbon and systems-based design.In this episode, Joe Jack Williams, Head of Regenerative Strategy at Bywater Group, explains why the future of property lies beyond conventional sustainability and how developers can create buildings that actively improve environmental
How Mass Timber and Wellness Are Innovating Multifamily Developments
How Mass Timber and Wellness Are Innovating Multifamily Developments Jun 10, 2026 00:53:41 Neutral is a vertically integrated real estate development company based in the United States that is rethinking how buildings are designed, constructed, and operated through the lens of sustainability, resident wellbeing, and long-term resilience. Neutral combines development, architecture, construction, wellness, and technology to create healthier, lower-carbon, and more future-resilient multifa
How the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is Reshaping Real Estate
How the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is Reshaping Real Estate May 20, 2026 00:56:34 The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is an industry-led initiative created to establish a unified, science-based definition of what constitutes a net zero carbon building in the UK. Developed collaboratively by leading built environment institutions, the standard provides measurable performance benchmarks for operational energy, embodied carbon, renewable energy generation, and whole-life bui
How Proactive Data & Deep Customer Engagement Shape Future-Resilient Warehousing
How Proactive Data & Deep Customer Engagement Shape Future-Resilient Warehousing May 12, 2026 00:56:20 Bloom is an urban warehouse investment and development manager specialising in ultra-urban and last-mile logistics infrastructure across the UK. The business focuses on creating highly sustainable, design-led warehouse environments in dense city locations, helping modern businesses operate closer to customers while reducing congestion, delivery times, and carbon impact. In this episode, co-founder
Real Estate, Automation and Institutional Legibility: The Thesis Driven View
Real Estate, Automation and Institutional Legibility: The Thesis Driven View Jan 22, 2026 00:56:14 “You could automate most of property management today. The real constraint is not technology.” Brad Hargreaves joins the ESG in Property Podcast to explain where real estate is actually changing, and where it isn’t. Drawing on his experience building and exiting General Assembly and scaling Common into a multi-city co-living platform, Brad breaks down how operating models, capital requirements, an
Dynamic Real Estate Asset Management: How to Use Less Carbon and Drive Financial Success
Dynamic Real Estate Asset Management: How to Use Less Carbon and Drive Financial Success Jan 8, 2026 00:53:27 V7 is an asset and development management company specialising in the transformation and decarbonisation of buildings. The team focuses on deep transformation and creating more sustainable, enjoyable environments that reduce carbon impact and deliver financial success for clients. In this episode, co-founder and director Chris Hunt explains how that philosophy took shape. His route into real estat

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