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Reducing the carbon footprint of buildings
and enhancing sustainability are fast
becoming business critical issues for
institutional real estate investors. But in order
to implement an effective green strategy to
lower one’s carbon footprint, having access
to detailed building performance data and
analytics is vital. This report discusses how
Siemens is able to achieve this to help
investors enhance the value of their real
estate portfolios.
Towards low carbon real estate
On average, energy consumption accounts
for 40% of the lifecycle costs of buildings.
For those wishing to optimise their real
estate and demonstrate green credentials,
and compliance with global standards, such
as Europe’s Energy Efficiency Directive
(EED) and LEED (Leadership in Energy &
Environmental Design), commonly used in
the US, Siemens is able to plot a path to
greater transparency and performance.
This is empowering real estate owners to
identify areas of improvement and develop
customised energy efficiency programmes,
which can then be tested against
international market benchmarks and internal
benchmarks.
A recent study by Carbon War Room
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analysed the performance of REITs using a
Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark
SIEMENS MARKET INSIGHT
Real estate assets
decarbonisation:
Strategies for enhanced investment value
and green credentials
By James Williams