Posts in real estate
The best new green & healthy office buildings in Barcelona, Spain

The six best green and healthy office real estate developments in Barcelona are all located in the PobleNou district. This ex-industrial area is rapidly evolving into the hub for sustainable construction. Each one of the buildings reviewed is guided by an ESG real estate strategy by the investors and developers.

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future-proof real estate with the smart building collective

Proptech is at the heart of both sustainable green buildings and healthy buildings nowadays, as well as playing a role in real estate ESG strategies. Smart Building Collective (SBC) covers building usage, performance, indoor environment, health and safety, user behavior and connectivity. Green & Healthy Places podcast with Matt Morley of Biofilico and Nicholas White of the SMC.

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biophilic design in residential real estate developments

Biophilic design introduces nature back into real estate developments so where better to do so than in urban residential settings. The Biofilico team review some of the latest residential projects leveraging this biophilic design concept for its health benefits, sustainability, wellbeing and biodiversity. We look at Chelsea Botanica in London; Trudo vertical forest in Eindhoven; The Fynbos in Cape Town; Waterfall by Crown Group in Sydney and Park Nova in Singapore.

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best examples of biophilic design in residential interiors

As biophilic design consultants, we sometimes find inspiration in residential real estate projects that do not necessarily use the language of biophilia but rather leverage a connection with nature and organic design to create uplifting indoor spaces. Here we review a series of residential developments and refurbishments that do exactly that.

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the role of Transportation in sustainable buildings

Early decisions such as the site selection and location, or implementing a local procurement strategy will have tangible emission impacts from Day One in a sustainable real estate development, as will integrating Active Travel facilities, providing green parking facilities and tracking commuter emissions in the operational phase. Read on for a sustainable building interiors consultant's summary.

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Sustainability in Last Mile Logistics Real Estate

A review of sustainability in last mile logistics real esate by Biofilico consultants. We cover green building certifications, healthy building certifications, a benchmark case study, energy efficiency, water efficiency, waste efficiency, last mile transportation considerations and the sustainable credentials of a 'hub and spoke' distribution model.

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