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All eyes on Spain: The Surge in Green Building Certifications and Sustainable Urban Development

1 July 2025

Josefa Salgado, BD Associate Spain & Senior Certifications Analyst A Market in Sustainable Motion Spain’s commercial real estate sector is undergoing a transformation marked by strategic resilience, investor optimism, and […]

An Interview with Caitriona Hunter – UK Managing Director

26 June 2025

Cait, you have over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry – how have you seen investor expectations shift when it comes to sustainability performance throughout your career? […]

A Decade of Impact: Generating Sustainable Value in a Strategic Shift Towards Tech-Enabled Advisory

25 June 2025

Etienne Cadestin, CEO & Founder, Longevity Partners Where We Started Ten years ago, I founded Longevity Partners with a clear mission: to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient future […]

Band-aids against Climate Change: The Rise and Risks of Stopgap Measures

14 May 2025

Maryam Arshad, Climate Consultant, Longevity Partners Temporary fixes, not permanent solutions As the climate crisis intensifies, the built environment finds itself increasingly vulnerable to acute and chronic risks, such as […]

London’s 2020 Lockdown Heatwave: A Stress Test Office Buildings Never Expected (and failed)

6 May 2025

Cameron McLaren, Senior Climate Consultant, Longevity Partners An Unlikely Collision: Pandemic Meets Heatwave In the summer of 2020, as London sat eerily still beneath the constraints of the first major […]

MIPIM 2025: Key Takeaways from the Real Estate Industry’s Biggest Event

27 March 2025

Just a few weeks ago, the global real estate industry gathered in Cannes for its most anticipated event of the year: MIPIM 2025 – and it did not disappoint. Despite […]

Our New Digital Offering: Interview with CPO Ed Wealend

26 March 2025

What is your vision for digitising Longevity Partners’ service offering and why is this a priority? We think that most of our clients are facing a few recurring and sticky […]

The Evolution of Climate Resilience in BREEAM-NL In-Use v6.1.1

26 March 2025

Sunil Raghavendher Kumar, Senior Analyst As climate risks become an increasing concern for the built environment, the latest update to BREEAM-NL In-Use takes a more proactive stance on resilience, adaptation, […]

EU Omnibus package – What are the changes proposed by the European Commission?

28 February 2025

Michael Verhoeven, Senior Policy Analyst and Agathe Kuhn, Head of Partnerships and Corporate Affairs On February 26, the European Commission published its first draft Omnibus-package aimed at simplifying corporate sustainability […]

DeepSeeking Answers: What does the newly released AI model mean for data centres and sustainability?

6 February 2025

Hugh Falcon, Senior Sustainability & Energy Consultant Two years on from ChatGPT’s release, the global AI frenzy continues and the role of data centres in powering AI infrastructure undoubtedly remains […]

Advancing Biodiversity and Nature-Positive Strategies in Construction: Insights from the UKGBC Conference on Embodied Ecological Impacts

18 December 2024

Sophie Hazza, Nature Services Lead, edited by Theo Meslin, Embodied Carbon Lead The built environment accounts for a staggering 30% of biodiversity loss and 50% of global raw materials extraction. […]

Lessons from 2024 for a Resilient 2025: Market Trends and the Path Forward in Sustainability and Real Estate

18 December 2024

Etienne Cadestin, CEO and Founder As we approach the end of 2024, and begin preparing for 2025, I’d like to use this Winter newsletter to share some strategic insights on […]

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