The European Parliament has given the thumbs-up for all new buildings in the EU to be carbon-neutral by 2028, after the draft revision to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was put to a plenary vote on Monday.
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A year after its launch at Mipim 2022, the Low Carbon Building Initiative (LCBI) has unveiled the methodology for the first pan-European low-carbon label, as part of industry efforts to reduce real estate's carbon footprint.
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Instructions for the installation of photovoltaic panels on UK industrial property have risen by 720% over the past year, according to real estate consultancy Hollis.
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In addressing their ESG objectives, real estate companies have so far focused mostly on the environmental side, but there are signs that this is changing, writes Sarah Coughlan, associate director at ESG consultancy Evora Global.
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European car park operator Apcoa Parking Group has signed a strategic partnership with bp pulse, a public EV charging network in the UK, to open more than 100 EV fast charging hubs across Europe.
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Austrian sustainability specialists United Benefits Holding and Rhomberg ventures have unveiled a new joint venture, United Climate, designed as a full-service provider for real estate investors and developers pursuing environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
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BNP Paribas Real Estate analysis of inner London data has highlighted the urgent need to upgrade stock, amid looming minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) regulation changes, and against a backdrop of rising construction costs.
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CTP, the largest owner and developer of industrial and logistics space in Romania, is continuing to invest in green energy through the installation of a 1.5 MW photovoltaic power station at the CTPark Bucharest industrial park in western Bucharest.
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Swedish real estate company, Fabege, has signed an agreement with Stockholm Exergi concerning the capturing of biogenic carbon dioxide, which is known as bio-CCS.
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The Catella Elithis Energy Positive Fund (CEEPF) has acquired a 64-apartment project in Mulhouse, north-eastern France, to be developed by its partner Elithis Groupe, the French sustainable engineering company.
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Three separate jumbo loans - from banks, a new non-bank lender and the debt capital markets - show finance markets are in good health.
