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A new art trail brings art to the streets during the pandemic
Words by Mandi Keighran
Reclaim your lunch break with Wander Art, a socially distanced gallery experience on the streets of Mayfair and Belgravia
If you happen to be wandering through the streets of London’s Mayfair and Belgravia this month, it’s likely you’ll come across some unusual sights. Furry purple sloths clutching globes of light hang from the classically pillared entrance to the Mercato Mayfair food market; a cluster of colourful cartoon-style houses sprouts from the lush lawn of Lower Grosvenor Gardens; and an enormous joyful figure adorned with flowers sits amongst the facades of Brown Hart Gardens.
Think Zero: Grosvenor plots pathway to net-zero by 2030
Property developer Grosvenor Britain & Ireland has outlined plans to become a net-zero business by 2030 and earmarked £90m to retrofit and future-proof its portfolio of buildings across London.
Pictured: An artist s impression of Grosvenor s build-to-rent neighbourhood, under development in Berdmonsey
The company’s net-zero target covers emissions from all scopes, and the firm has developed a delivery roadmap called ‘Think Zero’ to help it meet the lofty ambition.
Given that Grosvenor’s historic London estate in Mayfair and Belgravia is its main source of direct emissions, the company is targeting a 70% reduction in annual emissions here by 2030, against a 2019 baseline. It will invest in deep retrofits to make these buildings more energy-efficient, installing things like insulation, low-carbon heating and energy-efficient lighting.