Ben Readman

3 weeks ago | verdantix.com | Ben Readman

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has plans to cut its Energy Star energy efficiency accreditation programme as part of an organizational restructure following the Trump administration’s funding cuts to climate- and environment-related departments. While this move is not final, the real estate community has been vocal in its opposition, leaping to Energy Star’s defence.

1 month ago | verdantix.com | Ben Readman

Energy as a topic – its management, availability, type/mix – has gone from a monthly blip on the list of operational costs to a topic debated in boardrooms. Macro-level drivers such as volatile prices, an accelerating energy transition and concerns over energy security churned up by geopolitical turmoil have seen energy climb the agenda of businesses and building owners alike as they seek to secure a stable, secure and sustainable energy future.

Mar 3, 2025 | verdantix.com | Ben Readman

Corporate real estate remains in a spin. Decision-makers continue to be pulled in different directions, with a mounting set of short- and long-term objectives vying for attention. Real estate and facilities teams are performing a juggling act, attempting to balance issues relating to sustainability and decarbonization, occupant experience, resiliency, operational efficiency and right-sizing – among other pressing concerns.

Sep 3, 2024 | verdantix.com | Ben Readman

In July, real-estate-focused ESG management provider Measurabl launched a new product suite running off Quantum, its cloud-based data set of aggregated real-world building data. Quantum, as the name suggests, represents a major jump forward in ESG data availability in the real estate market, claiming to provide estimated data on ESG performance for any building in the world.

Jun 6, 2024 | verdantix.com | Ben Readman

The real estate sector continues to feel the pressure to improve transparency around the environmental, social and governance impacts of buildings to satisfy demands from investors and regulators. Yet, ESG data quality issues continue to plague the industry, with data silos hindering accessibility. Real estate and property teams are left scrambling to get their houses in order ahead of looming regulatory deadlines.