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As one of Britain鈥檚 oldest brewers you would expect Suffolk-based Adnams to have a fairly keen appreciation of the land and of nature鈥檚 bounty. And you would be right. So much so that in October the company opened the doors of the 拢6m distribution centre that it claims is Britain鈥檚 greenest warehouse. It doesn鈥檛 quite grow its hops and barley on the roof, but not far off it with a host of fleshy plants making up its carbon-eating sedum roof. Not to forget the recycled rainwater for cleaning the lorries and walls made from hemp blocks. We鈥檒l drink to that.

Runners up

Scottish Natural Heritage

When Scottish Natural Heritage moved from Edinburgh to Inverness it ensured its headquarters would set a standard for others to follow by insisting that all materials be A-rated from the BRE鈥檚 鈥済reen guide to specification鈥�. It didn鈥檛 make life easy for its architects, but in reusing the masonry from the original building, SNH ensured its home was green enough to be added to its own list of natural attractions.

British Land

With a budget of 拢873m to build 3.5 million ft虏 of office and retail space by 2009 this is the client of the construction industry鈥檚 dreams. But British Land believes that that kind of spend buys great responsibility. So it has laid out a sustainability brief that every contractor has to sign up to, it has trained its staff to be BREEAM and EcoHomes assessors, and has been ranked among the leading financial firms by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index since 2002.

English Partnerships

It may have seen its investment soar by nearly three-quarters to 拢836m and have attracted a third more private sector funding in the past year, but EP is not content to rest on its laurels. All its homes must meet the EcoHomes鈥� 鈥渧ery good鈥� rating and meet the Code for Sustainable Homes; it has also extended its 拢60,000 house programme to include six carbon-neutral sites.

Gazeley

This company really should be going 鈥渉o, ho, ho鈥� every time it finishes a project as every single one it does is yet another green giant. Since launching its Eco-Template concept for warehouse design, Gazeley has urged its clients to use solar power, wind turbines or simply to build with environment-friendly materials. Next stop is 鈥渢he shed as power plant鈥�.

Defence Estates

The Ministry of Defence鈥檚 Defence Estates has a portfolio worth 拢15.3bn and in the past 12 months has reached financial close with its contractors on the 拢12bn, 35-year PFI project to modernise its barracks at Allenby and Connaught. So it鈥檚 a good thing that it is to become an 鈥渆xemplar of best practice鈥� for how sustainability can tackle the causes of climate change.