Sustainability and ESG

Sustainability and ESG

Browse through the latest CREtech+ videos related to smart cities. For more news on climate tech, visit cretechclimate.com.

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Sustainability and ESG
  • Taking the Lead on Embodied Carbon: Guidance for Building Owners and Investors

    Investors, developers, building owners, and tenants are uniquely positioned to lead in decarbonizing construction through their role in spurring new projects and setting project requirements. Businesses that take a leading role in committing to truly net-zero goals that include embodied carbon wi...

  • How to Green your Portfolio

    Join Ryan O'Connor (Clinton Management), Sara Neff (Kilroy), Becca Rushin (Jamestown), Sonu Panda (Prescriptive Data), and Stonly Blue (Urban Us) in a discussion on how to connect the dots between owners and tech to arrive at a more climate positive position in the industry. Hear from the owner, ...

  • Co-Chair Keynote with Minta Kay of Goodwin

    Co-Chair Minta Kay of Goodwin is joined by KP Reddy and Nick Durham of Shadow Ventures for an in depth discussion on how waste management plays a role in ESG today and long term.

  • How to Build the Smartest and Greenest Office Buildings in the World

    Want to reduce your building's climate footprint and create a sustainability powerhouse? Learn how in this special earth day session featuring EY's Matthew Narracott, Nordics Real Estate Leader | Business Enablement and Jeffrey Chulick, Global Real Estate Technology and Innovation Leader.

  • Addressing Social Justice Issues in a Tech Enabled Way

    Addressing Social Justice Issues in a Tech Enabled Way as Part of Real Estate Development and Investments. Hear from Goodwin’s Danielle Reyes as she speaks with industry professionals in the PropTech, Fintech and HealthTech space about how the convergence of tech continues to be the driving force...

  • You are Going to Get Screwed if You Do Not Invest in Tech!

    Hear from our CEO, Michael Beckerman & James Whittaker of DefinedCrowd Corp in this candid conversation on what the real estate industry doesn't know about technology and how the ignorance is a potential threat to every aspect of the sector and more!

  • Energy Innovations Delivering Rapid ROI in MultiFamily

    Charlie Hill, VP Product Management, CommunityConnect at RealPage, Inc. and Felicite Moorman, Esq., Vice President, P2 Smart Building Suite, CommunityConnect at RealPage, Inc. speak on energy innovations that are delivering rapid ROI in the multifamily sector.

  • An Introduction to CREtech Climate

    Join us for our first webinar, An Introduction to CREtech Climate: Exploring the Case for Decarbonizing the Built World and Promoting ESG Initiatives. We will explore our collective mission to decarbonize the Built World by promoting the adoption and investment of climate technologies as well as...

  • Data Analytics for Energy Efficiency

    Learn about using data analytics for energy efficiency with Alicia Noriega of NYSERDA, Zachary Brown of CBRE, Logan Soya of Aquicore, Bradford H. Dockser of Green Generation, and Darryl Neate of Oxford Properties.

  • Exclusive One on One Conversation with Michael Beckerman and Brendan Wallace

    In this rare interview, Michael and Brendan will discuss Fifth Wall’s history and the evolution of its model, including its focus on Climate Technology. A large part of the discussion will also encompass Fifth Wall and CREtech’s climate tech initiative, CREtech Climate. The live Webinar will addi...

  • Interview with Sylvain Fortier, Ivanhoé Cambridge

    Event co-chair Brendan Wallace interviews Sylvain Fortier, Chief Investment and Innovation Officer at Ivanhoé Cambridge on sustainability, the role of real estate from a climate perspective and technology investments.

  • The Economics of Buildings and the Climate

    Enjoy co-chair Lindsay Baker talking with Nils Kok, Chief Economist at GeoPhy about ESG, the economics of the green buildings, energy-efficiency investments, researches, and the latest trends in doing business in real estate.

  • Demystifying Building Health and Energy Management

    The modern CRE portfolio requires increased analytical rigor for building operations and energy management. Outdated methods of data collection, reporting, and analysis hold companies back from achieving their tenant experience, cost cutting, and sustainability goals. In this panel we will examin...

  • Building a Green Real Estate Portfolio

    Event Co-Chair Lindsay Baker interviews Billy Grayson, Center of Sustainability and Economic Performance at ULI, and they discuss different financial products and mechanisms to "green" your portfolio. They investigate the role cities, policy and technology will have in getting to "zero".

  • If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Change It: Data & Sustainability Improvements

    Event Co-Chair Lindsay Baker interviews Dr. Andrea Chegut Director of MIT Real Estate Innovation Lab at the Center for Real Estate at MIT who demystifies data science ("data scientists are like a great therapist"), smart-buildings, and the value proposition of healthy buildings. Do not let the MI...

  • Hierarchy of Needs: What Matters Most to Tenants as CRE Navigates Re-occupancy

    The tenant experience has changed. Before COVID-19 hit, the tenant experience revolved around flashy amenities designed to supplement the core building experience. As the pandemic has caused the entire CRE industry to take a step back and shift priorities, property managers need to adapt to accom...

  • New Energy Needed for the New World

    Event Co-Chair Lindsay Baker interviews Danny Kennedy, CEO of New Energy Nexus. New Energy Nexus is a global platform organization for funds and incubators, with chapters in the USA,China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Uganda and India. He acts as Managing Director of the Califor...

  • The Proptech Impact: Unlocking the Value of Enhanced Tenant Experiences

    In this discussion, we’ll take a closer look at how new proptech technologies are redefining tenant experiences in the built world. As the focus shifts from physical to digital experiences, learn about: Impactful tech and concepts that create safer, healthier, and smarter spaces, Rethinking your ...

  • Interview with Nat Bullard, BloombergNEF

    Event Co-Chair, Brendan Wallace interview Chief Content Officer at BloombergNEF, Nathaniel Bullard on ESG, investments, social and governance activities, capital markets, climate crisis, decarbonization solutions, environmental impacts on the business.

  • How Indoor Environments can Improve Health and Well-being

    Paige Pitcher, Director of Innovation at Hines, interviews Barb Spurrier, MHA, the Managing Director of the Well Living Lab, a Delos and Mayo Clinic collaboration. Barb let us in on the groundbreaking research the Lab is doing to scientifically study indoor environments and ways it can contribute...

  • Global Perspectives on Sustainability

    Globally, CRE business leaders are rethinking operations to meet new safety standards for occupants due to COVID-19. However, these specifications risk exponential energy usage by an industry with an already significant environmental footprint. The impacts of climate change are glaring, and the C...

  • Taming Data: Using Alternative Data to Evaluate Sustainability Trends/Valuations

    Learn how Sequentum can pull together data from a variety of data sources to provide a complete picture of the relationship between sustainability and valuation as well as how alternative data can be used to augment valuation models and identify trends.

  • Unify your People Flows with Proxyclick

    In today’s transforming work environment, having the all-in-one ability to track employees, visitors and contractors entering your locations, comply with health regulations around essential occupants, and rely on accurate and secure data is not just a nice-to-have, but must-have. Particularly nec...

  • CREtech Talk: New Models of Urban Sustainability

    Greg Lindsay, Director of Research at NewCities, outlines how we can adapt and react to a post-COVID world while tackling climate change. Greg challenges us to think about how we build a sustainable future by examining proximity, urban design and the use of technology.