Case Study: Waste Management Program
This article is part of a series of selected ESG case studies submitted by participants in the 2017 GRESB Real Estate Assessment. The Waste Management Program was responsible for building occupants awareness of the correct waste collection and disposal and increased waste diverted from landfill. Purpose of the project In Brazil, near 41% of all […]
Read more Case Study: Delivering Insight from Waste Data
This article is part of a series of selected ESG case studies submitted by participants in the 2017 GRESB Real Estate Assessment. We have formed a successful partnership with Capita identifying innovative ways of reducing consumption, we now need to continue this good work with further improvements. Kevin Bould, RLAM Purpose of the project To […]
Read more Custom Waste Solutions for Commercial Real Estate Operations
“Green buildings” are on the rise in an industry at a crossroads. Technology and enhanced environmental consciousness are changing the way physical spaces are used to do business, and differentiation is essential to enhance the attraction and retention of clients and stakeholders. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, sustainability adoption reaps real benefits for owners and […]
Read more Getting the Data Out of Your Dumpsters
“I want to report more detailed data on my waste and recycling for GRESB, but it is so difficult to gather the information.” Does this sound familiar? If it does, you are not alone. Why is it so challenging to access accurate and reliable waste data? Let’s examine how waste is measured and tracked […]
Read more Establishing New and Improved Waste Habits
Verdani Partners, a full-service sustainability consulting firm, has a mission to reduce waste among all the portfolios we manage. Waste is often a complicated topic to tackle as there are many restrictions, rules, and vendors to navigate through as well as requiring cooperation amongst tenants, residents, owners, managers, vendors, and property teams. Verdani works with […]
Read more Rethinking Waste Management at CodeGreen Solutions
[one-half-first]The CodeGreen Solutions team set out to demonstrate our leadership and commitment to sustainability by implementing a waste reduction program in our own office. Our waste management program aligned with the New York City goal of sending zero waste to landfills by 2030, and was developed in large part due to the importance of waste […]
Read more Waste Not, Want Not in the Commercial Real Estate Sector
Fuelled by our desire for goods and services, waste has long been considered a necessary by-product of economic progress. However, with global waste generation currently standing at 7 – 10 billion tonnes per annum, the magnitude of this issue is finally being realised in the mainstream. As a part of this, the commercial real estate […]
Read more Lessons Learned From the Garbage Bin
The 2017 GRESB Assessment uncovered the challenges Healthy Buildings’ clients face with capturing accurate waste data. While EPA’s Portfolio Manager tool now provides a waste tracking tool, most waste haulers do not provide accurate ongoing data. This prompted an exploration of solutions to improve ongoing waste data accuracy at both the tenant and building-level. Waste […]
Read more Circular Sand
Reduce, reuse, recycle” is a well-known mantra, even for those who don’t spend most of their day thinking sustainability. But when it comes to recycling, how much do many of us know about the complexities and possibilities. Here are some interesting facts about commercial glass recycling re-posted from Philippa Gill, Partner at Verdextra, a boutique […]
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