ULI Europe has published a new Asset Sustainability Committees Best Practice Guide through its C Change program to support collaboration between owners, occupiers and property managers in decarbonizing multi-let commercial buildings.
Across Europe, the commercial real estate sector has made significant progress in setting net-zero and sustainability commitments. Translating these ambitions into measurable action within occupied buildings, however, remains a persistent challenge.
Once a building is in use, responsibility for reducing emissions is shared across multiple parties. Building owners typically control capital investment decisions and base-building systems, while occupiers influence how buildings are used day to day, including energy consumption and fit-out decisions. While leases and contracts define roles and responsibilities, there are often limited opportunities beyond this for owners and occupiers to collaborate on sustainability initia
