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Today, I’m proud to share the release of Building Transition: How to Scale and Finance an Inclusive Transition for the Built Environment, the newest report from BRE and our powerful global alliance of green building organizations.    Together with Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and Alliance HQE - GBC France, we’ve developed strategies to address a crucial challenge: enabling access to green finance for the 75% of buildings still left behind. Our report highlights the importance of making sustainable finance accessible for a truly inclusive transition to #netzero. #sustainablefinance #netzerotransition #climateaction #builtenvironment 

🔊"Bridging the gap between high-performing and underperforming buildings is essential to achieving our global #decarbonisation goals. This report underlines the importance of inclusive investment strategies that unlock capital for the majority of buildings, ensuring that no part of the #builtenvironment is left behind," said Jane Goddard, BRE's Deputy CEO. 🌏 While high-performing buildings have access to green finance and resources, most buildings remain locked out due to a lack of capital. BRE's new report "Building Transition: How to Scale and Finance an Inclusive Transition for the Built Environment," focuses on the 75% of lower-performing buildings that have not yet adopted green building practices. Developed in partnership with the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), the Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and Alliance HQE - GBC France, our new report offers key recommendations to address this challenge. It lays out how to attract capital to this large untapped segment, to ensure that decarbonisation takes place across the entire sector. BRE's new report expands the conversation to ensure financing solutions are inclusive, enabling more building owners to access the funds needed to make significant improvements. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/erW2g2gF #netzero #zerocarbon #sustainable #netzerocarbon #climatechange

🔊"We believe that scalable, context-specific solutions—backed by robust data, strong policies, and global standards—are key to transforming the #builtenvironment and meeting the urgent challenges of #climatechange," said Jane Goddard, BRE Deputy CEO. 📁 New report, "Building Transition: How to Scale and Finance an Inclusive Transition for the Built Environment" argues most buildings are locked out of green finance and resources due to a lack of capital. BRE has joined an alliance of Green Building Council of Australia, the Singapore Green Building Council, the U.S. Green Building Council and Alliance HQE - GBC to publish the report and help underperforming buildings unlock investments to help them #decarbonise. Read more in ThisWeekinFM: https://lnkd.in/euP7zwJ9 #construction #sustainablefinance #climatecrisis #netzero #zerocarbon

🔊"The group feels that standardising global #decarbonisation standards, with concrete standards, metrics, and decarbonisation tools that can be used globally, will help. A lack of a common approach in reporting standards makes it harder to truly understand building performance and its ability to adapt to #climate risks over time." 🌍 BRE joins coalition made up of Green Building Council of Australia, Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC), U.S. Green Building Council and Alliance HQE - GBC to publish this report, "Building Transition: How to Scale and Finance an Inclusive Transition for the Built Environment," which argues most buildings are locked out of #greenfinance and resources due to a lack of capital. 📄 Focusing its research on the estimated 75% of buildings that have not adopted green practices, read more in ThisWeekinFM: https://lnkd.in/euP7zwJ9 #netzero #construction #sustainableconstruction #climatechange

🔊 "This report underlines the importance of inclusive investment strategies that unlock capital for the majority of buildings, ensuring that no part of the #builtenvironment is left behind," said BRE Deputy CEO, Jane Goddard. 📄 BRE joins a coalition of global green building organisations, including the Green Building Council of Australia, the Singapore Green Building Council, the U.S. Green Building Council and France’s Alliance HQE - GBC to unlock finance to bring more buildings up to environmental standards. The coalition's new report, "Building Transition: How to Scale and Finance an Inclusive Transition for the Built Environment" deals with the financing gap between top-performing green buildings and the broader #buildingstock. Outlining recommendations to make #sustainable finance more inclusive and effective, the report specifically targets the estimated 75% of lower-performing buildings that have yet to adopt #sustainable practices. Full story by Sidhi Mittal in edie: https://lnkd.in/ewQGVcsm #sustainability #netzero #zerocarbon

🌏 "Building Transition: How to Scale and Finance an Inclusive Transition for the Built Environment," a new report by a global coalition of green building organisations, aims to extend #sustainable funding to lower-performing buildings. BRE joins Green Building Council of Australia, Singapore Green Building Council, U.S. Green Building Council and Alliance HQE - GBC to produce the report, which specifically targets the estimated 75% of lower-performing sites yet to adopt #sustainable practice. 🔊"This report underlines the importance of inclusive investment strategies that unlock capital for the majority of buildings, ensuring that no part of the built environment is left behind," said Jane Goddard, BRE Deputy CEO. 📄 More by Sean Ashcroft in Construction Digital: https://lnkd.in/e4h-sDfc #netzero #zerocarbon #builtenvironment

🌍 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 🌍 The real estate sector in Europe is undergoing significant changes to meet sustainability standards and regulations. Here are some highlights: 𝟏) 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is being implemented across Europe, requiring detailed sustainability disclosures from companies to ensure transparency and accountability. 𝟐) 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: Under the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), all commercial buildings must achieve a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of 'E' by 2027 and 'D' by 2030. This is crucial to prevent properties from becoming unlettable due to non-compliance. 𝟑) 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤: The adoption of green leases is on the rise, with tenants pushing for sustainability requirements. Additionally, managing climate risk is now a top priority for real estate investments. 𝟒) 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: With most buildings in 2050 already in use today, retrofitting is essential for enhancing efficiency and reducing environmental impact. This also aligns with increasing regulatory pressures.  Despite economic challenges, ESG-compliant buildings are experiencing higher rental growth and quicker letting times, especially in key markets like London, Paris, and Amsterdam. Sustainable real estate not only meets regulatory requirements but also offers a competitive edge in the market. Source: https://lnkd.in/ecbxynX8 https://lnkd.in/eBrAMBhe #Sustainability #RealEstate #GreenBuilding #ESG #Europe #Investment #NetZero #ClimateAction ESG Today ESG Book Irish Funds

🔊 How can stronger policies and taxonomies help underperforming buildings? While high-performing buildings have access to green finance and resources, the majority of existing buildings remain locked out due to a lack of capital. 📄 BRE's new report with the Green Building Council of Australia, the Singapore Green Building Council, the U.S. Green Building Council, Alliance HQE - GBC, calls for stronger policies and taxonomies to direct capital toward underperforming buildings. It advocates for context-specific, performance-oriented criteria tailored to diverse building types, ensuring investment reaches all buildings. With the built environment responsible for a significant share of global emissions, unlocking investments for the underperforming majority of buildings could help us decarbonise at scale. Read more about the opportunity for better taxonomies to transform the sustainability of the built environment: https://lnkd.in/eRSNQQqF #Greenbuild #sustainablefinance  

Global green building coalition launches initiative to unlock finance 🎉 The coalition's report targets the estimated 75% of lower-performing buildings that have yet to adopt sustainable practices. With buildings accounting for 40% of global emissions and 25% of UK’s country emissions, this is important. The report outlines three key recommendations to make sustainable finance more inclusive and effective: 🏡 Policy frameworks and a revised taxonomy to direct investment towards underperforming buildings. 🏡 The coalition proposes establishing global standards and metrics for decarbonisation that can be applied across different building types and regions. 🏡 UKGBC has urged the UK Government to invest nearly £64 billion over the next ten years for building retrofit projects. We’re glad to be working with UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and playing a role in solving this issue. Full article in comments 👇 Green Building Council of Australia │ Singapore Green Building Council │ U.S. Green Building Council │ Alliance HQE - GBC │ UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)

A very positive and powerful debate last week on how new approaches can help tackle both climate and housing crisis. Thank you to the panellists Emma Osmundsen from Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing) , Dr Tom Dollard from Pollard Thomas Edwards and Richard Pender for sharing their thoughts, Tom Westwood from The Green Register for moderating the debate and Penny Randell from Ecological Building Systems for sponsoring the event. My main takeaway: - valuing the long term value of sustainable buildings, assessing the LCC and the benefits of upfront investment - collaboration amongst all parties and creation of partnerships sharing a common goal to deliver energy efficient buildings - Strong regulation and fundings to drive net zero and unlock the supply chain - identification of new financial models that support both the delivery and the purchase of net zero buildings - training and upskilling in sustainable construction techniques. Wates Group ##netzerocarbon #sustainabledevelopment #Passivhaus #designforperformance #closetheperformancegap #operationalcarbon #embodiedcarbon