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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. From the Liberty Bell to incredible cheese steaks, Philadelphia has something to offer everyone. And believe it or not, energy efficiency is one of them! The City of Brotherly Love …

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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. A cultural mecca, with its white-sand beaches and exciting nightlife, Miami is a hotspot for vacationers and locals. Yet rising temperatures and 25 dangerous heat days per year make it …

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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. While the Great Lakes State is not known for legislating robust building efficiency requirements, it is known for its longstanding utility-based energy efficiency programs. A key set of policies is …

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If we know one thing to be true, it is that ESG is here to stay. As investors realize the risk and value associated with ESG, they continue to align their portfolios towards better ESG performance.  In the absence of a single, mandatory ESG standard, organizations are forced to rely on a variety of voluntary …

A Complete Guide to “Sustainable” ESG Data Management for Commercial Real Estate Read More »

Starting an ESG program can be a daunting task. There is an alphabet soup of acronyms to learn and a wide array of topics under the ESG umbrella to consider. From energy consumption and waste diversion to diversity, equity, and inclusion, it can be challenging to know where to start and how to identify, prioritize, …

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ENERGY STAR is one of the most well-known and widely-used standards for promoting and benchmarking energy efficiency in the world. Since the Environmental Protection Agency established ENERGY STAR in 1992, the program has been adopted in Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, and the European Union. Today, approximately 25 percent of existing U.S. commercial building space is …

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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. California. We saved the Golden State for last! California has it all: great weather, natural beauty, and incredible biodiversity. It also boasts the largest population in the United States and a …

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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. “Hotlanta”– a term not only favored by enthusiastic tourists but also to describe the increasingly oppressive summer months in the Peach State’s capital city. According to the Climate Reality Project, …

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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. 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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