16 Nov 2021

The AREF ESG & SII Committee would like to highlight this important topic to all our members and the wider industry.

GET PREPARED !

Watch the 10 minute podcast.  LISTEN to ESG experts, LEARN how you'll be affected, WHY you should care and importantly, HOW TO PREPARE!

 

Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) which are based on Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings

Highlights include:

  • Requires commercial property owners to improve their buildings to EPC band B by 2030.
  • There are increasingly significant fines for non-compliance and there is also a reputational risk for organisations in not meeting these standards.
  • We are still learning how regulations are being implemented and enforced, but the appetite for enforcement will only get stronger with the pressing need to meet net zero targets.

  • Regulation and broader drivers to reduce built environment emissions will only get stronger.

  • Regulation can often be seen as a burden – but should also be seen as a reputational opportunity for your organisation and your clients in the race to net zero.

  • Bring it down to a client level, what you are offering to your clients is that they can operate in healthier buildings that are more comfortable to work in, and more affordable to run. Research has shown that improving buildings can lead to increased commercial productivity, staff well-being and employee retention.

"The ‘why’ has been well established and now we must establish how and how fast? It is therefore crucial to create a balance between regulation – incentives - and industry and market driven action."

"You can no longer comply by changing your lightbulbs. We are now talking about significant fabric improvements and more efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning in buildings."

Click below to watch the 10 minute podcast and learn how you can prepare:

MEEs & EPCs Podcast

Thanks to our speakers: Kelly Greer, Research Director at the Association of Decentralised Energy and Alex Green, Assistant Director (Development & Sustainability) at British Property Federation.

This podcast is brought to you in collaboration with Carbon Intelligence, and proudly sponsored by Sanne Group,

If you'd like to see more exclusive short films in the series, and listen to different ESG industry experts explain the themes in detail click here to view all six podcasts in the 5 Year Roadmap Series.

 

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Author

Katie Jowett

Katie Jowett

Fund Manager, La Salle Investment Management

Katie is the Chair of the AREF ESG & Social Impact Investing Committee. 

Katie is a Fund Manager within LaSalle Global Partner Solutions, having joined the team in 2010.  She holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Toronto, a MSc. in Real Estate from CASS Business School and the CFA Society of the UK, Investment Management Certificate. 

As well as being Chair of the AREF ESG & Social Impact Investing Committee, she is also Chair of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Advisory Committee and member of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative Property Working Group.

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