Back in January 2017, the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) published the first version of the Los Angeles Existing Buildings Energy and Water Efficiency Ordinance (LA EBEWE). Besides being a mouthful to say, it kicked off a discussion around improving energy and water efficiency in the Los Angeles existing building stock that […]
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Jan
Jan
As more investors focus on ESG policies, we try to demystify the E in ESG. By Tony Liou, Partner Energy President In the past year, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) investing has gone from a niche strategy to a mainstream approach utilized by more institutional real estate investors. Companies like BlackRock and PGIM are scaling […]
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Nov
Nov
After a year of record-breaking disasters, the need for real estate resiliency is clear. By Tony Liou, Partner Energy President There is no denying that the number of natural disasters and their severity have increased over the years. Wildfires have burned more than four million acres in California in 2020, which is double the previous […]
