For decades, commercial real estate investors have relied on a set of core due diligence reports before closing a transaction: property condition assessments, environmental site assessments, ALTA surveys and zoning compliance reports. While these reports remain critical risk assessment tools, another category of risk now deserves a place alongside these traditional investigations: climate- and sustainability-related risk. The growing number of Building Performance Standards, energy disclosure requirements and climate-related regulations across the United […]
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Building owners in Colorado are facing new energy performance requirements. Like building performance standards across the country, Energize Denver and Building Performance Colorado (BPC) are designed to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions—but for many owners, understanding what’s required (and when) can feel overwhelming. The good news: while these regulations are complex, compliance is […]
Originally published on GlobeSt In 2025 and beyond, not only must CRE owners and investors deal with physical climate risks like wildfires and hurricanes, but they also need to manage the transition risks that come with the shift toward a low-carbon economy. Transition Risks are business-related risks due to government regulations and disclosure rules around […]
On January 2nd, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory published the report, Building Performance Software: Portfolio-Level Capabilities and Applications, which “reviews the ecosystem of environmental, social, and governance (ESG), energy management information systems (EMIS), and decarbonization software with the goal of orienting prospective users to current offerings.” The report “offers a snapshot of today’s rapidly evolving decarbonization […]



