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5 Eco-Conscious Decisions to Set Your Real Estate Projects Apart

The Environmental Blog

The real estate domain is highly competitive, and the only way to survive and thrive is by investing in marketable projects. Not surprisingly, green buildings are in demand and fetch high prices. Let us share some eco-conscious decisions that can help you set your real estate projects apart and make them sales-worthy.

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6 Takeaways for Staying Cool on a Warming Planet

Elemental Excelerator

And the regions that will see the most warming, and therefore the highest demand for cooling, are economies that are expected to stay reliant on fossil fuels through 2040. Here are some of my key takeaways: Expanding access to cooling is a key line of defense for adapting to increasingly harsh weather. Investing in equity.

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E.ON powers innovation district with green energy

Smart Energy International

and Lendlease have signed a 25-year joint venture (JV) to supply 565,000 square metres of the Milan Innovation District (MIND) – a former expo site in Milan – with 41GWh per year of cooling and 29GWh per year of heating in one grid, driven by 100% renewable sources. Electric utility company E.ON

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“The results will be dire”: Extreme heat to impact a quarter of US by midcentury

Grist

The organization has similar tools to assess the risk of flooding and wildfire to properties, which have been incorporated by real estate companies such as Redfin and Realtor.com. First Street also concluded that a lack of cooling infrastructure is set to exacerbate the consequences of higher temperatures.

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Interview – Celsius Energy and decarbonizing buildings using shallow geothermal systems

ThinkGeoEnergy

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. With global temperatures rising, the need for cooling is expected to increase dramatically in the next few years. Heating and cooling buildings is 80% of that energy used.

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Finnish firm Voltan secures funding to strengthen geothermal services

ThinkGeoEnergy

Voltan offers its services to construction companies, developers, real estate investors and housing associations. Due to the cold climate, the heat demand is considerable. The Finnish district heating market Today, district heating is the largest source of emissions in many Finnish large cities.

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How digitalisation and sustainability will shape the construction industry of the future – 7 trends

Smart Energy International

More sustainable and digital: The construction and real estate industry is on the verge of substantial changes. Using new digital manufacturing methods, components will be produced individually and on demand. Heating, cooling and domestic hot water require the most energy during the building’s operational phase.