Sustainable Building Design

Longevity Partners offers Sustainable Design services that help clients create healthy, and efficient buildings. We support new developments, refurbishments, and retrofits from concept to completion, ensuring design excellence and sustainability.

Our Sustainable Design team collaborates with architects, developers, and asset owners to develop sustainability strategies that align with global standards and sustainability goals. Using an evidence-based and integrated approach, we turn aspirations into measurable outcomes.

Our Services

Sustainable Design Strategy & Consultancy

We provide expert guidance during planning and design phases to embed sustainability from the outset, including:

• Sustainable Design Guidelines
• Sustainability Development Briefs
• Sustainability Planning Statements
• Sustainability Training and Workshops
• Circular Economy and Material Efficiency Planning

Environmental Design & Building Physics

Our technical specialists deliver modelling and analysis to optimise energy performance, indoor comfort, and daylight access. Services include:

• Energy Simulations & ENE01 BREEAM Calculations
• Passive Design Optimisation
• Thermal Comfort Studies
• Indoor Air Quality Modelling
• Daylight and Glare Studies

Whole Life Carbon & Embodied Carbon Assessments

We employ advanced industry tools, such as OneClick LCA, to meticulously assess and reduce embodied and whole-life carbon throughout all design stages. Our assessments:

• Encompass cradle-to-grave emissions in accordance with the EN 15978 standard
• Include comprehensive impact category reporting and Impact Reduction Measures (IRMs)
• Benchmark against LETI, RIBA, UK NZCBS and other global standards

Green Building Certifications

Our experts support certification across major sustainability frameworks, including:

• BREEAM (New Construction, Refurbishment & Fit-Out)
• Home Quality Mark (HQM)
• LEED BD+C
• WELL & Fitwel
• WELL “Enabled”
• NABERS
• HQE (France)
• SKA Certification
• SITES V2

We manage certification from pre-assessment through to post-occupancy support.

Biodiversity & Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)

Sustainability doesn’t stop at the building envelope. Our services extend to:

• Corporate Nature & Biodiversity Strategy
• Nature Positive Policy Workshops
• NbS Technical Guidelines (Portfolio or Asset Level)
• Ecological Enhancement Reports and Biodiversity Management Plans
• Nature & Biodiversity Due Diligence
• Nature & Habitat Risk Assessment
• SITES v2 Certification

Your Outcomes

• Certified sustainable sites attract premium rents and attract environmentally conscious tenants and investors. Certifications, such as BREEAM, WELL, LEED, SITES, and Fitwel) increase marketability and long-term asset liquidity.
• Cost Certainty & Capital Efficiency: Our modelling and scenario-based design reviews (e.g., TM54, Whole Life Carbon) help developers and contractors optimise material choices and systems early on, reducing redesign costs and improving procurement decisions.
• Green Finance Readiness: By embedding sustainability from the design stage, we help clients meet eligibility for green loans, sustainability-linked bonds, and incentives under the EU Taxonomy, CSRD, and SFDR.
• Operational Cost Savings: Energy simulations and passive design strategies lead to reduced utility costs and higher NABERS or energy performance ratings, benefiting both tenants and owners.
• Risk Mitigation: Proactive alignment with environmental regulations and climate risk disclosures safeguards assets against devaluation, non-compliance penalties, and becoming stranded.

Why Choose Longevity Partners

• Bespoke Sustainability Integration: Strategies are customized for each asset, addressing specific regulatory, environmental, and market challenges.
• Early Engagement: By involving sustainability consultants from the beginning, risks are mitigated and opportunities maximized.
• Cross-Disciplinary Expertise: Our team bridges sustainability, engineering, architecture, and investment management.
• Future-Proofing Assets: Through proactive guidance, clients are equipped to navigate climate risk, regulatory changes, and stakeholder expectations.
• Commitment to Circular Economy & Net Zero: Our services support long-term sustainability through resource efficiency and carbon reduction.

Insights

Projects

Aviva Investors

Biodiversity and Nature Policy Workshop

Type of Asset: Diversified

Location: Europe

Key Number: £223bn AUM

Nature related policies and frameworks relevant to France, Sweden, Norway, Germany, etc. were presented to asset and fund managers.

Realterm Logistic

Nature Based Solutions Technical Design Guides & Climate Risk Assessments and TCFD Reporting

Type of Asset: Logistics

Location: The Netherlands

Key Number: $10.39bn AUM

Deliverables:

• Climate Risk Assessments with resilience recommendations for Wind, Heat Stress, and Flooding for over 40 assets across 2 funds.

• NbS Design Guide and Feasibility study for assets in the Netherlands on green infrastructure and biodiversity enhancement measures, provided bespoke recommendations for each asset, compliant with EU Taxonomy regulations on adaptation to climate using Nature Based Solutions.

JP Morgan AM

Nature and Biodiversity Strategy, Nature and Biodiversity Risk Assessment, Climate Risk Assessments and TCFD Reporting

Type of Asset: Mixed

Location: France & Global

Key Number: $3.9tn AUM 

Deliverables:

• Alongside a climate and carbon strategy, Longevity provided the client with biodiversity targets and objectives in line with the Convention on Biological Diversity, Global Biodiversity Framework, and TNFD to help the client comply with the reporting requirements of the Climate & Energy Law (Article 29) in France.

• Longevity also provided a portfolio level nature and biodiversity risk assessment, covering three regions of France. Risk Assessments covered physical, transition, and systematic risks posed to >20 assets in 5 funds.