Mercer for Ceres
http://www.ceres.org/realestatereport
[GreenBiz.com] Proven, existing efficiency technologies — in everything from lighting to climate control and more — can unlock the untapped reserves of efficiency gains buried in many real estate holdings, according to a new report.
Those gains would be a boon to real estate investors’ bottom lines — both direct property owners like large pension funds and smaller investors who primarily hold real estate securities — even as they make our buildings far less power-hungry and a big part of America’s efforts to combat climate change.
The report, “Energy Efficiency in Real Estate Portfolios: Opportunities for Investors”, was commissioned by Ceres and authored by the responsible investment group of the investment consulting business Mercer.
The global trend toward putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions — thus ending the practice of disregarding the cost of polluting — tacks a strong business case for limiting buildings’ emissions onto the strong environmental case.
