Today’s building energy codes are continually evolving, alongside sustainability and green building programs. Two critical components of both energy codes and green building programs are energy performance and verification. The results from energy modeling provide data-driven energy performance predictions, which can be used to attract tenants, avoid costly retrofits, and analyze how different systems or […]
Since 2019, more than 3,000 sustainability-related disclosures, regulations, and policy instruments have been developed worldwide to reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency, manage water resources, mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and improve air quality in real estate assets. The global movement to address these issues through environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives reflects societies’ elevated […]
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