Insights

Biodiversity in an urban environment, a contradiction or an agreement?

16 February 2023
Seemingly, the idea of an urban environment, with concrete, metal frameworks, and busy infrastructure appears to oppose the natural environment and consequently, its biodiversity. However, the concept of connecting the […]

Fitwel Certifications: Promoting Health and Wellness in Buildings and Surrounding Communities

8 February 2023
At Longevity Partners, we are dedicated to providing market-leading guidance that enables the social and environmental sustainability of our clients’ assets to be maximized. That is why we are excited […]

Building toward climate resilience: are we in the same boat?

30 January 2023
As we embark on this New Year, a select group of scientists are busy at work, studying a shortlist of nine specific geographical sites, in search of the location on […]

Climate Smart Brownfield Revitalization

24 January 2023
Brownfield sites are typically described as derelict, contaminated, and abandoned areas of land that are mostly seen as an “urban problem” because of the complications and costs that are likely […]

Analysis: Overcoming Subjectivity in Climate Risk Modelling for Real Estate Investors

18 January 2023
Real estate investment and development decisions are reached in a world of intrinsic future climate risk and uncertainty. Risk is different from uncertainty because risk is quantifiable in a sense […]

Designing Meaningful Engagement with Stakeholders

15 December 2022
The built environment plays a crucial role in the health, wellbeing, and stability of communities, and, as a result, strategic leaders must take values and priorities of different stakeholder groups […]

Building a Strong Foundation: The Value of DEI in Commercial Real Estate

12 December 2022
Before stepping into any great building, it must first be constructed. And the key to constructing a great building? Establishing a strong foundation. New York skyscrapers didn’t just appear. Architects […]

Analysis: The Challenges of Human Rights in Real Estate Supply Chains

7 December 2022
Though ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) is becoming an ever-prominent topic across industries and geographies, the disparate attention given to the E, relative to the S and G, is an […]

COP27 Round-Up: International Climate Negotiations and the Real Estate Sector

5 December 2022
Summary: Despite controversies, obstacles and geopolitical tension, there was at least one point of international agreement to come from the COP27 negotiations: we have entered a critical decade for climate […]

Energy Efficiency in Shopping Centers

30 November 2022
A shopping center is generally regarded as a building, or a complex of buildings, designed and built to contain a group of retail stores and service establishments, usually with large […]

Financing building optimization: the path to retrofit

17 November 2022
Investment in building optimization is required to move existing building stock towards net-zero and decarbonization pathways. Implementations to achieve greater energy efficiency can be expensive, so planning and financing retrofit […]

Passive design: Keeping you comfortable without using energy 

27 October 2022
As energy prices rise and the race to Net Zero Carbon rages on, high-tech options may often seem like the only solution. However, it is important to remember the fundamental […]

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