Jessica Long

In this episode of the REIT Report special series, “Building Resilience,” Michael Reed, senior director of building transformation at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), discusses understanding what future energy systems look like and how identifying and proactively addressing the risks associated with maintaining a safe, reliable, and affordable set of energy systems is crucial to resilience discussions.

Retail REITs are actively engaging with peers, tenants, and industry groups to achieve goals.

In this episode of the REIT Report special series, “Building Resilience,” Deborah Cloutier, chief sustainability officer of Legence and president and founder of RE Tech Advisors, discusses how the strategic alignment of sustainability and business priorities is accelerating the implementation of capital improvements that enhance building performance.

In this episode of the REIT Report special series, “Building Resilience,” Holly Neber, chief resilience officer at AEI Consultants, discusses her experience leading a group of over 180 industry experts, who all came together to establish the ASTM Property Resilience Assessment, a consensus-based standard for physical risk as part of due diligence and capital planning.

In this episode of the REIT Report special series, “Building Resilience,” Joanna Frank, Founder, CEO, and President of Center for Active Design, shares how focusing on health and wellness in the built environment builds resilience by focusing on the human impact of extreme weather events.

In this episode of the REIT Report special series, “Building Resilience,” Daniel Kaniewski, Managing Director, Public Sector at Marsh McLennan, discusses his experience in disaster response and efforts to capture the value of resilience investments for a broad group of stakeholders.

Dr. Jeremy Porter, head of climate implications research at First Street, shares how data supports real estate stakeholders in making informed decisions and adapt to more extreme weather events. 

Elena Alschuler, head of sustainability, Americas, LaSalle Investment Management shares her experience in engaging the U.S. real estate community in a discussion around the CRREM Framework’s approach and methodology for measuring transition risk to institutional real estate portfolios.