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brandonlin August 25, 2021
Goldman Sachs Asset Management is buzzing with excitement about the benefits of delivering beehives to its real estate assets. Alvéole, an organization that brings bees to buildings to help businesses improve engagement and sustainability goals, is partnering for the first time with the institution...
brandonlin August 24, 2021
Marta Schantz, Senior Vice President of the Greenprint Center for Building Performance at the Urban Land Institute chats with CREtech’s CEO Michael Beckerman about the industry’s recent appetite for sustainable investments and decarbonizing the built environment. Schantz also unpacks the work of ULI’s Greenprint Center and addresses what companies can do to advance their role in the ESG move...
brandonlin August 24, 2021
The shift to hybrid work has the potential to have a huge impact on the battle against climate change — if the real estate industry can change its idea about the best way to make a profit, and corporate occupiers change their view on what constitutes an environmental...
brandonlin August 23, 2021
While the world continues to grapple with the devastating effects of a global pandemic, humanity faces another looming threat: a climate that’s warming even faster than we previously realized. A startling new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned of more...
brandonlin August 21, 2021
Lindsey Baker, a world renowned environmentalist, sits down with Michael Beckerman to discuss the major role that buildings play in global carbon emissions, and talk more about what steps the industry is currently taking to address the evolving climate crisis, while also addressing best practices organizations can take to future-proof their portfolios.
brandonlin August 19, 2021

According to a new study, a neighborhood of skyscrapers results in about 140% more total emissions than a lower-rise area with the same population, like most Parisian neighborhoods.

brandonlin August 18, 2021
When it comes to helping the planet, having a smaller footprint helps. But when it comes to smaller real estate firms adjusting to an era of energy efficiency, sustainable construction and data reporting, being a mom-and-pop investor can make going green seem burdensome, or even impossible.
brandonlin August 18, 2021
DWS, one of the largest asset managers in Europe, announced the appointment of Aleksandra (Sasha) Njagulj as Global Head of ESG for Real Estate. Njagulj joins DWS after serving as Global Head of ESG at real asset investment management firm CBRE Global Investors, where she was responsible for developing and communicating the global sustainability priorities and strategies across the company’s ...
brandonlin August 16, 2021
Under billowing, cloudlike fabric stretching the length of a football field, fake lemon trees with purple-and-blue trunks sprout from AstroTurf. Lemon slices the size of cafe tabletops are scattered about like oversize stone pavers, and knee-high plants bear halves of the citrus fruit cast in fiberglass resin.
Lauren August 13, 2021
The California Energy Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt changes to the state building energy efficiency standards that in part heavily encourage the use of electric heat pumps over gas alternatives. The state updates the code every three years...