In this series, we’re exploring state and local building efficiency regulations to give you a bird’s-eye view of the policies that may impact your portfolio. Texas, the second-largest state in the US by both area and population, has warmed between 0.5 to one degree (F) in the past century.1 The last 20 years have also brought …
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In this series, we’re exploring state and local building efficiency regulations to give you a bird’s-eye view of the policies that may impact your portfolio. Building energy use is responsible for more than one-third of Seattle’s overall greenhouse gas emissions. Over 90 percent of these emissions come from burning fossil fuels like fracked gas and …
In this series, we’re exploring state and local building efficiency regulations to give you a bird’s-eye view of the policies that may impact your portfolio. The Windy City’s Climate Action Plan calls for a 25% reduction in citywide greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 (relative to 1990) and an 80% reduction by 2050. Chicago boasts 23,000 …
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In this series, we’re exploring state and local building efficiency regulations to give you a bird’s-eye view of the policies that may impact your portfolio. With a population of 8.4 million and more than half of its greenhouse gas emissions coming from its building stock alone, New York City is a key player in the …
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In this series, we’re exploring state and local building efficiency regulations to give you a bird’s-eye view of the policies that may impact your portfolio. As the old saying goes, “Think Global, Act Local.” Nowhere is this more evident than in the many states and metropolitan areas around the U.S. that have developed climate action …
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Almost there! We are getting closer to the end of ESG reporting season 2021. With major ESG reporting deadlines on the horizon through July, we know that this time of year can involve burning the midnight oil. Many ESG reporting deadlines also happily coincide with local energy benchmarking deadlines. Fortunately, there is some overlap in …
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At this point, sustainability is a term you’re probably tired of hearing. But for commercial real estate it’s here to stay. In commercial buildings, sustainability is ultimately a push for the triple bottom line: planet, people, profit. Your tenants will appreciate the sustainability efforts that are tied to health benefits – so much that they …
The reality of today is that climate risk is investment risk. Climate change is the number one risk (and number one risk accelerant) facing commercial real estate portfolios. Investors are increasingly reckoning with questions like: How will cities pay for their infrastructure needs as climate risk reshapes the market for municipal bonds? What will happen …
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In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with the intention of ending all forms of poverty, inequalities, and negative climate impacts. To this end, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established as a powerful framework to guide structured investments towards long-term financial value and social and environmental impact. At first …
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When it comes to reporting on sustainability initiatives for your commercial real estate portfolio, it can be difficult to collect, evaluate and share ESG data. There are hundreds of KPIs to consider and the data you need probably isn’t all in one place. In some cases, sustainability teams have to manually collect data from other …
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