Energy savings: Definition Efforts are made to control energy consumption; specifically to protect non-renewable natural resources such as oil, gas, coal, and wood. Energy saving became a major issue at the end of the 20th century when two important observations were made: fossil energy sources are not renewable on a human time scale, and the […]
Energy Management Energy management involves the planning and operation of energy production and consumption units. This function is carried out by energy managers whose main task is to reduce the energy bill of their company or client. Main objectives of energy management Data & Energy Management Existing data may be very useful in the context […]
Due to the enormous rise in greenhouse gas emissions, the low energy efficiency of the real estate sector, and the insufficient renovation rate of existing buildings, the European Union has set itself the challenge of decarbonizing the building sector by 2050. Faced with ever-more stringent environmental regulations and growing market expectations, Member States must drastically […]
What is resilience? Resilience is the capacity to plan for, respond to, and recover from challenges. In the context of real estate, and its relationship with climate change, this extends to an asset’s ability to adapt to transition in a fair and sustainable way. As climate change influences weather patterns around the world, environmental and […]
What are ESG criteria? When it comes to assessing a company’s extra-financial performance, three factors come into play: Environmental criteria, which measure the company’s direct and indirect impact on the environment based on greenhouse gas emissions, environmental risk forecasts and waste management Social criteria, which evaluate the company’s impact on its stakeholders in different areas: […]