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  • Articles

    #4 What does “comparable” mean?

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  • Articles

    #5 Why can GRESB Scores be hard to predict?

    Figure 1. An illustration for the static relationship between energy efficiency design goals and LEED points (LEED Credit Library). Figure 2. Trends in Boston Marathon winning times between 1897-2018 (Source: Adrian Hanft, Boston’s Evolution: 1897–2018).

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  • Articles

    Building a long-term portfolio strategy with asset-level data

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  • Articles

    The future of commercial real estate is sustainable: Reflections on the post-election era

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  • Articles, The Pulse by GRESB

    Has ESG become too big for sustainability reporting? | The Pulse by GRESB

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  • Articles

    Reflecting on 2024: Advancing the GRESB Foundation’s Mission

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  • Articles

    Community solar is the fastest growing segment of the US solar market. Is it right for your properties?

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  • Articles

    Net-zero targets for infrastructure assets: Starting with transparency

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  • Articles

    What 2024 can teach us to improve 2025

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  • Articles

    Insights from the GRESB & IWBI Social Sustainability Roundtable series

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  • Articles

    What is embodied carbon in the real estate sector and why does it matter?

    Source: WorldGBC Source: The Institute of Structural Engineers Regional breakdown of embodied carbon Sectoral breakdown of embodied carbon

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  • Articles, The Pulse by GRESB

    The GRESB Standards part 2: How they evolve and what’s in store for 2025 | The Pulse by GRESB

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  • Articles, The Pulse by GRESB

    The GRESB Standards part 1: How they evolve and what’s in store for 2025 | The Pulse by GRESB

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  • Articles

    Decarbonizing commercial real estate portfolios in the US: A practical guide

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  • Articles

    Thinking outside the (operational) box: The missing piece of embodied carbon

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  • Articles

    Establishing an embodied carbon strategy in the EU market

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  • Case Studies

    REAL Benchmarks: Eastnine Client Story

    “We acquired a property last year in a new market, Poland. And, still at this point, I have not been able to find any dataset on real energy performance for that market… I was quite excited to get hold of that data and see our standing with that benchmark.”

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  • Articles

    Embodied carbon in focus: Navigating investor and industry expectations

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