Bank of Ireland has moved to rework its fixed-rate green mortgage range to offer customers discounts in future running from homes with energy efficiency ratings of A right down to G. The new so-called ecosaver mortgage will replace its current green mortgage offering effective from April 18th for new […] Click here to view original […]

Buildings that achieve LEED certifications might make economic as well as environmental sense for the sluggish office market. LEED-certified buildings can secure up to 8% in rent premium compared to buildings without the energy-efficiency designation, research conducted by CBRE found. The study analyzed 20,600 office buildings across the U.S., […] Click here to view original

​The rise of environmentally conscious tenants in commercial real estate, focusing on decarbonizing their portfolios, has led to a significant surge in demand for sustainable buildings across key Indian property markets, surpassing available supply. As corporations aim for fully green-certified office portfolios, competition among tenants is expected to intensify, […] Click here to view original

Aerial drone view of solar panels at a solar energy generation farm at Sunset in South Wales, UK photo by: Adobe Stock In this place north of North Lawrence, the farmers count acres, the fellows at the grain elevator count bushels, and next to no one counts houses. Why […] Click here to view original

I drank the Kool-Aid long before the first Sustainability Symposium was held in Orlando, Fla., in 2017. Put on by Green Builder Media’s Ron Jones and Sara Gutterman during Design Week of the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders Show, it was intended as an intellectual counterpoint to […] Click here to view original

Columnists · IMPACT New York City Photo: Ann Johansson/Corbis via Getty Images Anyone in commercial real estate will tell you that the industry is not without its significant challenges right now. High interest rates make closing deals more expensive and difficult. Continued post-pandemic hybrid (or even fully remote) work […] Click here to view original