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    REITs Outperform Private Real Estate by More Than 2.0% in DB Plans

    CEM Benchmarking’s 2024 study also reveals allocations, returns, volatility, and risk-adjusted performance of 12 asset classes over 25-year period.

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Jessica Long

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CRE Industry Expresses Strong Support for EPA’s ENERGY STAR Buildings Program

Nareit joined several CRE associations in a letter to the EPA expressing broad support for ENERGY STAR from across the building sector.

05/05/2025
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ENERGY STAR
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U.S. CRE Contributes to the Global Discussion on Climate Risk

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. 
 

12/17/2024
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Elana Alschuler on the podcast
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REITs Continue to Engage in Building Decarbonization Discussion

The CRREM North America Project released its final recommendations, which utilize granular data on U.S. and Canadian building energy use and grid carbon intensity, to provide unique insights for U.S. building stakeholders to consider in measuring transition risk.

12/09/2024
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CRE Provides Lessons Learned on Building Performance Standard Regulations

Duane Desiderio, senior vice president at the Real Estate Roundtable shares a recently released 20-point policy guide which outlines lessons learned from the building owner perspective over the past seven years.

11/05/2024
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REITs Participate in Climate Week NYC

This year’s event discussed an increased focus on environmental justice and a just transition.

10/18/2024
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USGBC’s Journey to Support Decarbonization of the Built Environment

The U.S. Green Building Council’s Heather Payson and Wes Sullens share their perspectives on the building sector’s sustainability journey and the path forward for decarbonizing commercial real estate.

08/27/2024
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REIT Report Podcast
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Unlocking Clean Energy Supply Through Utility Grid Expansion and Improvement

Bryn Baker from the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) discusses how energy customers are a powerful voice for modernizing the power system that underpins economic growth and development.

07/23/2024
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DOE Better Buildings Initiative’s Support for Building Sector Decarbonization

DOE’s Maria Vargas focuses on how success, solutions, and challenges are being addressed at the industry level.

05/07/2024
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Maria Vargas on the REIT Report podcast
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NYU Stern Competition Challenges MBA Students to Quantify the Return on Sustainability Investment for CRE

Nareit’s Jessica Long joined a panel of expert judges at the university’s Center for Sustainable Business pitch competition last week.

05/03/2024
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BXP’s Ben Myers on Electrifying the Built Environment

Myers shares his views on why it’s important to take a long term view on electrification.

04/09/2024
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USGBC National Capital Region Hosts Women in Green Event

Event included keynote looking at ways to raise public awareness around climate action.

03/28/2024
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Empire State Realty Trust Makes the Business Case for Decarbonization Strategy

Dana Schneider discusses how ESRT shares its approach to the energy audit process and results in order to drive decarbonization across the built environment.

02/27/2024
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Jessica Long is SVP, Environmental Stewardship & Sustainability at Nareit

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