The new resilience: How the customer is king
The 2018 RealService Customer Experience Index suggests property companies need to do more to adapt to a new landscape
Read more The value of considering the resilience of real estate assets
Stockland is committed to developing and maintaining resilient assets that are equipped to adapt and thrive in the face of climate change. To achieve resilience across our portfolio, we have developed an approach to assess and manage the physical risks posed by climate change at our assets and their surrounding communities. Strategic application of this […]
Read more Efficient Resilience (or how I learnt to love modelling and my FM)
Hot on the heels of wellbeing, resilience is the latest issue to, rightly, grab the attention of the property industry. As with wellbeing, resilience covers a complex range of issues, but a core one is resilience in the face of more extreme whether events. And while these issues are getting more coverage, reduced energy use […]
Read more Smart Buildings are Resilient Buildings
Stop what you are doing and look around. The working environment you find yourself in is most likely hindering your productivity rather than enhancing it. It is still kind of a drag to pull yourself out of bed and make the commute to work. You like your work, but something isn’t quite right.
Read more Getting to the heart of “Resilience” at the London SRAC
I was listening to an episode of The Compass Podcast on BBC World Service called My Perfect Country. The episode was about Cuba and its policy for surviving hurricanes: “It has been a cornerstone of their government for decades – at the heart of the model is the promotion of local level decision-making that relies […]
Read more New! GRESB Resilience Module Tackles Shocks and Stressors
On March 1st, GRESB released the Reference Guide for a new Resilience Module, an optional supplement for the GRESB Real Estate and Infrastructure Assessments. This article offers a quick overview of our motivations, goals, key definitions, module structure, and next steps for investors and participants. The Resilience Module will be available for use with the […]
Read more Case study: CoastAdapt Climate Change Adaptation at North Queensland Airport
This article is part of a series of selected ESG case studies submitted by participants in the 2017 GRESB Infrastructure Assessment. Purpose of the project The goals of the North Queensland Airport (NQA) case study were to build a better internal capacity and understanding of future risks to both airport assets and airport operations including […]
Read more Case Study: Navigation Park: On-site renewable energy
This article is part of a series of selected ESG case studies submitted by participants in the 2017 GRESB Real Estate Assessment. “Navigation Park is another example of SEGRO leading the way in Sustainable Industrial development.” Ben Brakes, Group Sustainability Manager Purpose of the project The aim of the project was to develop London’s first […]
Read more Case Study: EastLink Goats – Vegetation and Weed Clearance
This article is part of a series of selected ESG case studies submitted by participants in the 2017 GRESB Infrastructure Assessment. “This initiative was proposed by one of our landscaping team members and the results have shown we can address workplace sustainability challenges through lateral, innovative thinking. This initiative has provided a safer work environment […]
Read more Climate Change Risk Assessment
Purpose of the project: During 2013, the Goodman Group and the Goodman Australia Industrial Fund (GAIF), jointly undertook a holistic climate change risk assessment in partnership with independent consultants Edge Environment. Edge have been working closely with the Insurance Council of Australia on a similar project for the residential sector. The purpose of the assessment, […]
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