Fawad Ahmad’s Post

Sustainability is about maximizing efficiencies and reducing pollution and waste. It also means developing the local economy as New York outlines in their Green Economy Action Plan. Having leadership with vision, planning, and willingness to act will get us all to a safer, cleaner future! # the city’s “green economy” will employ about 400,000 people by 2040, up from 133,000 today. The plan identifies 21 focus occupations critical to sustainable growth, including plumbers, facilities managers, engineers, business sustainability specialists and construction managers. #smartleadership #climateaction #climatechangesolutions https://lnkd.in/dvYbSQX8

Local governments continue to demonstrate leadership on climate. Check out this article I put together with Leigh DeWitte on the latest green building policies in Virginia, featuring Richmond, Fairfax & Arlington County.

In partnership with BRE, the Green Building Council of Australia, the Singapore Green Building Council and the Alliance HQE - GBC, “Building Transition: Financing Market Transformation, focuses on policy and taxonomy reform, global decarbonization standards, and resilience in finance. View the report to learn more. https://bit.ly/3Az7W6P

In partnership with BRE, the Green Building Council of Australia, the Singapore Green Building Council and the Alliance HQE - GBC, “Building Transition: Financing Market Transformation, focuses on policy and taxonomy reform, global decarbonization standards, and resilience in finance. View the report to learn more. https://bit.ly/3Az7W6P

USGBC Announces 2024 LEED for Cities Leadership Program Cohort Partnership with Bank of America Supports Achievement of Local Government Sustainability Goals with LEED for Cities "2024 cohort of 12 cities selected to participate in its LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership Program. The program helps local governments set goals, collect data, and validate performance against sustainability and quality of life metrics using the LEED for Cities rating system, revolutionizing the way cities and communities are planned, developed, and operated to improve their overall sustainability and quality of life." The 2024 cohort of cities represents a combined population of nearly five million people. The cities are: Boca Raton, Florida Carrollton, Texas Coral Springs, Florida El Paso, Texas Gainesville, Florida Gary, Indiana Jacksonville, Florida La Crosse, Wisconsin New Orleans, Louisiana Overland Park, Kansas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Petersburg, Florida "In addition to the national leadership cohort, the Local Government Leadership Program includes regional leadership summits intended to deepen engagement with local governments on a range of green building and sustainable development topics. It has also established LEED for Cities Accelerators to assist local governments new to LEED for Cities with collecting data, benchmarking sustainability performance, and navigating the certification program." #LEED #sustainability #greenbuilding State of Texas State of Florida State of Kansas State of Louisiana State of Wisconsin Department of State Pennsylvania State of Indiana

The second report, in partnership with BRE, the Green Building Council of Australia, the Singapore Green Building Council and the Alliance HQE - GBC, “Building Transition: Financing Market Transformation, focuses on policy and taxonomy reform, global decarbonization standards, and resilience in finance. View the report to learn more. https://bit.ly/3Az7W6P #Greenbuild2024

How can climate resilience and #purpose permeate across real-life organisations, operations and in workplace culture? This is shaping up to be a great discussion for those looking to embed #sustainability, not just 'strategise' it....

Christian Ulbrich thanks again for your insightful and direct answers to the questions. Great interview! Especially I was surprised to hear that in the office sector there is 3 times as much demand in carbon reduced office space. While you discussed the importance of energy efficiency to meet real estate compliance standards, I noticed there was no mention of building materials like mass timber. Mass timber not only reduces carbon footprint compared to steel or concrete but also offers sustainability, fire resistance, and cost-effectiveness. What are your thoughts on integrating such materials into real estate development?

AES Indiana offers commercial energy efficiency programs that can help with with meeting #ESG compliance. High efficiency buildings can be leased at higher prices and with longer length contracts. You’re not on your own. Ask about how we can help! #propertymanagement #energyefficiency #utilities #facilitymanagement #HVAC #Chillers #BuildingAutomation #commercialrealestate

Curious about the future of office spaces and sustainability? Christian Ulbrich shares great insights in his latest CNBC interview on the crucial role #ESG will play in the property market, as demand for carbon-reduced spaces outpaces what’s currently available.