The US commercial real estate (CRE) sector is moving fast. Whether it’s adapting to a flexible workforce, digitizing warehouses, or optimizing a vast real estate portfolio across multiple locations, industry leaders are navigating a whole new landscape of facility challenges — and opportunities.
At the same time, real estate is under intense pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. Buildings account for almost 40% of US energy consumption and carbon emissions, making decarbonization a top priority for many companies — including owners and investors as well as major tenants leasing up their space.
The bright side? Innovative facility and energy strategy can position your buildings as true assets, ready to drive value, increase market appeal, and optimize costs across your portfolio.
Today’s top tenants expect more from their spaces — demanding smart, efficient, and adaptable environments that support evolving work and operational needs. With hybrid work reshaping office demand and industrial tenants seeking next-gen logistics capabilities, property owners and investors must deliver high-quality, tech-enabled spaces that balance flexibility, functionality, and cost efficiency — all while keeping rents competitive in a shifting market.
For property owners and investors, protecting your real estate’s net operating income (NOI) and capitalization rate (cap rate) is more difficult than ever. Energy is one of the biggest operational expenses, accounting for a third of typical operating budgets. Operations and maintenance (O&M) OpEx on major building systems is also a factor.
Run-to-failure (RTF) and other reactive maintenance approaches to building and facility systems can result in major disruptions to business operations and income. In addition, climate risks could see CRE insurance premiums double in the years ahead. Property owners must reassess vulnerabilities, proactively act, and control costs — while ensuring long-term asset protection.
US real estate leaders are navigating a labyrinth of fast-changing federal, state, and local regulations in building performance standards, climate resilience, energy efficiency, and emissions disclosures. Staying compliant and avoiding potential fines is paramount and more complex than ever.
More than 60% of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) and nearly 70% of the world’s 500 largest companies have plans to reduce their climate impact. However, most are falling behind in the “taking action” category. This leaves CRE companies open to public criticism and misses out on the benefits of a ‘green edge’ that can benefit the bottom line.
Maximizing net operating income starts with a clear roadmap for energy and facility upgrades. Whether it’s improving insulation and ventilation, optimizing heating, cooling, and lighting, upgrading pavement and roofing, or refining energy procurement strategies, the right improvements can significantly cut costs and enhance long-term asset value.
To support this, we create custom-tailored playbooks that map out data-driven capital planning, assess ongoing sustainability efforts, and pinpoint where to invest, expand, or reprioritize for the greatest financial and operational impact.
Slashing emissions at a single site is one thing, but it takes a different toolset to decarbonize across far-flung properties — while also driving cost savings and risk management. We bring a big-picture approach that balances competing priorities, adapts to shifting compliance requirements, and accounts for variable budgets.
In complex real estate portfolios, there’s rarely a one-size-fits-all answer. That’s why we provide the tools and expertise to weigh tradeoffs and align individual facility needs with overarching portfolio goals, so that together, we can chart the most cost-effective path forward.
Together, we’ll identify exciting opportunities, navigate evolving challenges, and make the most of precious budgets — while driving efficiency and performance across your commercial real estate properties.