Atkins and Faithful+Gould have been appointed Net Zero and life cycle replacement programme delivery partner by the Government Property Agency (GPA) as part of a major investment to accelerate the government’s Net Zero agenda.

Over the next six years, Atkins and Faithful+Gould will work with the GPA to ensure over four million square feet of public sector office space is brought to enhanced sustainability standards.

Richard Robinson, CEO UK & Europe at Atkins, said: “Reaching Net Zero is one of the toughest challenges of our time and engineering sits at the heart of achieving it. This appointment puts Atkins at the forefront of the government’s Net Zero agenda and will see our experts pushing the boundaries of innovation and technology to help transform public sector office space.”

Working closely alongside the GPA, Atkins and Faithful+Gould will provide technical delivery services, including design, identification of decarbonisation interventions and priorities, as well as programme and supply chain management.

Steven Boyd, CEO at the Government Property Agency, said: “Delivering a better, greener portfolio of government offices will not only reduce carbon emissions and operating costs, but bring important investment across the UK as we begin to recover from the Covid pandemic. We are delighted to expand and deepen our relationship with Atkins to help us deliver this exciting agenda.”

Atkins and Faithful+Gould have commenced work on the programme which will run until 2027 and builds on the work Atkins has been delivering as design & engineering services partner to the GPA since 2018.