Green Building Barcelona: Best Sustainable and Healthy Office Interiors — Biofilico Wellness Interiors
The six best green and healthy office real estate developments in Barcelona are all located in the PobleNou district. This ex-industrial area is rapidly evolving into the hub for sustainable construction. Each one of the buildings reviewed is guided by an ESG real estate strategy by the investors and developers.
future-proof real estate with the smart building collective
Proptech is at the heart of both sustainable green buildings and healthy buildings nowadays, as well as playing a role in real estate ESG strategies. Smart Building Collective (SBC) covers building usage, performance, indoor environment, health and safety, user behavior and connectivity. Green & Healthy Places podcast with Matt Morley of Biofilico and Nicholas White of the SMC.
OPO wellness content for hotels and real estate developments
wellness tech content for office workplaces, hotels, resorts and real estate developments with Chris Connors of OPO
best examples of independent sustainable hotels UK — biofilico wellness interiors
A review of some of the most sustainable countryside hotels in the UK many of whom are way ahead on hotel sustainability issues such asenergy efficiency
local sourcing
eco products & materials
enhanced biodiversity
waste reduction
Read on to find out what some of the best examples of sustainable uk hotels in the countryside are doing in terms of sustainability.
What is Circular Economy in regenerative Real Estate?
Three key principles need to be kept in mind when applying circular economy to real estate: eliminate waste and pollution + circulate products and materials + regenerate nature (Circular). Here we look at each in turn as well as integration into green building and healthy building certification systems.
Sustainability in Last Mile Logistics Real Estate
A review of sustainability in last mile logistics real esate by Biofilico consultants. We cover green building certifications, healthy building certifications, a benchmark case study, energy efficiency, water efficiency, waste efficiency, last mile transportation considerations and the sustainable credentials of a 'hub and spoke' distribution model.
Self Storage Sustainability: Real Estate ESG — Wellness Design Consultants
Biofilico consultants in real estate esg and sustainability assess the opportunities for the self storage industry, and its various investment funds and developers, to implement esg strategies as well as green building principles throughout their portfolio.
Embodied Carbon in sustainable Real Estate ESG
In the context of sustainable buildings and interiors, embodied carbon is essentially a question of materials, healthy and environmentally friendly building materials, efficiently used, ideally in a redevelopment rather than a new build construction project.
real estate ESG frameworks
ESG standards / tools such as SASB, Task Force on Climate Related Disclosures (TFCD), Climate Disclosure Project (CDP), Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guide real estate developers towards sustainable real estate goals, minimizing environmental impact, maximizing their positive impact on human health and wellbeing
Sustainable real estate in urban regeneration with Jonny Friedman
urban regeneration / south africa / city opportunity fund / jonny friedman / healthy buildings / esg / sustainable real estate / social equity / green & healthy places podcast
Energy efficiency in green buildings to reduce energy waste
Buildings and the real estate industry in general contribute around 30% of total global energy consumption, making them a vital consideration in the push for a green energy transition away from fossil fuel dependency. Demand can be reduced through strategies such as passive design and green roofs. Energy source efficiency can involve implementing energy efficient lighting, efficient HVAC (air con ventilation) and elevator systems, as well as renewable energy production on site via solar panels on the roof, for example.
ESG Social Equity in Real Estate Development South Africa
Welcome to episode 44 of the Green & Healthy Places podcast in which we explore the themes of wellbeing and sustainability in real estate. This time around we have more of a social equity focus as we're talking to Rashiq Fataar, the Founding Director of Our Future Cities in South Africa.
What is active travel as a healthy building strategy?
The active travel concept is now well established within the healthy buildings movement. Essentially it’s about supporting micro-mobility, and the facilities that such forms of transport to and from a building require from a landlord or developer. ActiveScore Certification is a way to benchmark such facilities globally.
ESG strategy - real estate development fund
How to create an ESG plan for a real estate development and investment fund by Biofilico sustainable real estate and interior consultants. Covering environmental policy, social policy and governance policy, as well as an initial esg strategy document followed by ongoing esg management culminating in an esg annual report for real estate.
ESG Community - supporting Social Enterprises
ESG - procuring from local social enterprises for an ethical supply chain