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This analysis of European office space over a five-year period (2016–mid-2021) shows that the stock made up of certified buildings is steadily rising.  In certified buildings, leasing velocity was generally higher, vacancy risk lower, and an average rent premium of 21% was observed.  As countries increasingly announce ...

Corporate profitability is the sole purpose of ESG (environment, social and governance) disclosure, not sustainable development per se.  SDG achievement for the sustainability of the biosphere and socio-economic environment of the world for all stakeholders is not the intended purpose of ESG.  Instead, it focuses on pr ...

Sustainable building design influences life cycle costs (LCC) and the level of circularity (LoC) and calls for use of life cycle assessment (LCA) and circularity indicator-based approaches.  Depending on the product and the circular economy (CE) scenarios, different types of connections – beneficial, conditional, or sc ...

Construction is responsible for a huge amount of emissions and environmental degradation.  How and by whom materials are made is key to transitioning to a sustainable economy.  An important tool in assessing the ecological impacts is environmental product declarations (EPD), which are product-specific impact assessment ...

Environmental claims are part of the movement in seeking justice and taking legal action to promote social, economic and environmental sustainability. State and EU-level climate action and policies are being challenged for being insufficient to limit the global average temperature increase to below 2°C, as stipulated i ...