International developers Hines have secured approval from Southwark Council for a new office and residential development at 18 Blackfriars Road on a 2-acre site that has been undeveloped for 20 years. The buildings, designed by architects Foster + Partners, are intended to be fossil fuel-free, 100% electric and Net Zero carbon in use, with 95% of the heat requirement served by ground source heat pumps. [Read more…] about Hines and architects Foster + Partners to create a 1 million square feet mixed-use destination at Bankside, London