Net Zero Buildings – what does this mean?
World GBC wants to “advance net zero”, whilst the amended Energy Performance of Buildings Directive published last month in OJEU affirms that all new buildings must be “nearly zero energy” by the end of 2020 and GRESB insights this month is dedicated to “Net neutral buildings”! What on Earth do all these labels mean? This article […]
Read more Sustainable Cities: GHG Emissions Inventories as a First Step Towards a Successful Green Economy
Our world continues to become increasingly urban. From the 19th century growth of European and North American cities, to the explosive population increase during the 1950s in cities like Tokyo and Mexico City, to the current expansion of cities in China and Sub-Saharan Africa, cities have been –and continue to be– global engines for innovation […]
Read more Sustainable Cities
With the ever-rising demand to build more homes and create more communities, are we in danger of creating socially dysfunctional environments? Health and social aspects of sustainability have now the same weight as the environmental aspects when it comes to building new cities and communities. On the other hand, recent years have seen a rise […]
Read more Sustainable cities and the role of regional green building programs
In many cities, buildings are responsible for a majority of the city’s overall carbon emissions. For this reason, low-carbon buildings will be an essential component for the development of sustainable cities. Effectively reducing building emissions will require a combination of advancements in low-carbon energy systems technology and initiatives to reduce building-related energy use in both […]
Read more CBRE Sustainability: 99 Elizabeth Street, Sydney
CBRE has a strong commitment to incorporate sustainability principles into all aspects of the business. Our Sustainability team works closely with our Asset Services arm, which manages more than 1500 properties across the Pacific region, to achieve highly effective sustainability solutions for businesses across Australia, and thereby contributing to sustainable cities.
Read more Resilience in Infrastructure
Resilience was the theme of the recent GRESB – Siemens Sustainable Assets Conference at the Crystal in London. It was an opportunity to hear a range of speakers on many aspects of resilience, what it is and why it is important and to understand the opportunities and risks it has for investors and operators. There […]
Read more Three Potential Gaps in the Typical Assessment of Social and Environmental Stressors
Investors are expressing an increased interest in understanding the resilience of property and infrastructure assets and owners. The GRESB Resilience Module, launched across GRESB assessments this year, provides an exceptional vehicle for investors to evaluate the capacity of organizations to manage emerging social and environmental shocks and stressors. For many diverse, well-capitalized companies with mature […]
Read more Sustainability as a corporate goal
Energy optimization is being carried out at Sihlcity Zurich, a building complex that belongs to Credit Suisse Asset Management Global Real Estate. In 2012, the Credit Suisse Asset Management Global Real Estate, working with Siemens Switzerland and Wincasa, embarked on a five-year program with the goal of reducing energy consumption at some 1,000 Swiss properties […]
Read more Case Study: Sello – a perfect place to come together
This building – it’s a place to learn. It’s a place to compete. A place to practise, to improve. To invent. But above all, this building is a community. -Marianne Harjula, Sello Event Manager
Read more Smart Buildings are Resilient Buildings
Stop what you are doing and look around. The working environment you find yourself in is most likely hindering your productivity rather than enhancing it. It is still kind of a drag to pull yourself out of bed and make the commute to work. You like your work, but something isn’t quite right.
Read more The Future of the Smart Precinct
Like many other sectors, property is undergoing a radical change, as new technology disrupts and permeates every aspect of the industry. Much of this change is being driven by start-ups, many of whom are joining forces with developers and other established organisations to provide innovative technologies, or challenge conventions to improve processes and drive the […]
Read more PropTech’s opportunity for advancing health and wellbeing in the workplace
The smart building aspects of PropTech have great potential to vastly improve the performance of buildings. Sensors and data, driven from smart buildings will provide the granularity of insight to support new and innovative approaches how buildings operate. Carbon Credentials believes that one of the big opportunities that come from smart building PropTech improvements, is […]
Read more PropTech: A Real Estate (R)Evolution
Back the 1980’s I was co-founder of a software company, which specialised in creating systems for the (then) new generation of PC’s. Myself and my colleagues had learned our programming skills whilst studying for PhDs using massive mainframe computer systems with clunky user interfaces and torturously slow software development cycles. We seized upon the new […]
Read more Proptech: Robots and the customer experience
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. (Bill Gates) Claire Middleton argues that despite the technological takeover, humans are still key
Read more Your building automation system has secrets
Building users are demanding better and more individualized indoor air conditions, and they want to see the data to prove it. It has been a long-accepted norm that an office worker starts at 9am feeling good about the day ahead and finishes after 5pm feeling unhealthy and tired. Accepting that our buildings make us feel […]
Read more Innovation to drive down risk
Technological advances have been gathering pace at an astonishing rate, forcing industries worldwide to adapt – the real estate sector is no different. PropTech has one common goal: to innovate, using technology to simplify the real estate market.
Read more ‘Smart Buildings’, Big Data, and IoT in Real Estate: Too much of a good thing?
My wife and I were at the airport recently waiting for our flight when we came across a restaurant with iPads at every seat. Always eager to try new technology, and with plenty of time before our flight, we decided to grab some food and check out the capabilities. As we got situated the tablet […]
Read more The rise of PropTech and its potential for commercial real estate
Investment in real estate technology has seen astonishing growth since 2012 as companies are seizing the digital landscape to create technological innovations that add value to property owners and occupiers. The term PropTech is primarily associated with start-up organisations offering a more convenient, digital platform to facilitate traditionally manual processes such as the purchasing of […]
Read more Facility optimization – 5 market trends you need to know
Facilities use energy, often lots of it and not in an efficient way. Energy is a major factor in the cost of doing business, and facility optimization is a buzzword du jour. In simple terms, it means the ability to improve equipment, building and operational performance by optimizing resource use.
Read more Prop Tech: Avoiding White Elephants
As with most industries, there is a lot of excitement around what technological developments can do for the property sector. This includes in relation to energy and carbon management. There is a buzz around new technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT), block-chain, ‘big data’, ‘cloud computing’, artificial intelligence and data analysis. But a lack […]
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