Balancing Housing Affordability and Sustainability - Who Pays for a Just Transition? The bill for a more energy efficient housing market is, however, considerable. A new study from MIT investigating the impact of new energy-efficient building code adoption in the state of Massachusetts, suggests that these codes can induce a nearly 12% reduction in new
Building Resilient Homes in the Face of Climate Change: A Paradigm Shift in Adaptation Strategies What is the common perception towards adaptation to climate risks? A drain on capital or a genuine protection? Adaptation comes with its costs, but it also yields significant gains. In this third article of her series on physical climate risks
Understanding the Impact of Climate Risk on Real Estate Valuations The increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related events, such as coastal flooding, rising sea levels, wildfires, land subsidence, and heat waves, pose significant risks to real estate markets worldwide. Climate-related events can cause physical damage to properties, and chronic climate risks such as rising sea
Does the real estate sector understate physical climate risk? Investors need to carefully consider physical climate risk, as assessments of properties may understate climate risks. They need to ask are the current models they use for climate risk evaluation up to date? We might think we are fully aware of the physical risks, but are
