Special Forum

Sessions on Real Estate

October 30th from 10.00 to 13.30

Invitation & Programme

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In collaboration with:

Cofunded by the Intelligent Energy

Europe Programme
of the European Union

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The presentations held during the two interlinked special

forum sessions will address the following issues:
1. Strategies and options for real estate investors, managers and users to successfully manage and demonstrate
their responsibility with regard to the environment and society.
2. Strategies and options for improving and highlighting the positive role of the construction and real estate
industry within the sustainable development of the built environment.
3. Methodologies to understand and demonstrate the whole value of a built asset including the links between
sustainability related performance aspects of buildings and financial corporate goals.
4. Tools and concepts addressing the organisation of information flows and decision-making processes, including
supply chain challenges.
5. Policy recommendations for creating supportive framework conditions.
6. Guidance and capacity-building programmes for built environment professionals.

Panel Session 1: Responsible business practice in land,

construction and real estate
10.00-11.30 / Session number 113, Room H2
Welcome and introduction by the moderator
Ursula Hartenberger, Global Head of Sustainability, RICS
Promoting responsible business practice in land, construction and real estate
Angel Pes Guixa, Brand and Corporate Responsibility Director, Caixa Bank, President,
Global Compact Network Spain
Human Rights, Labour, Environment and Anti-Corruption: Mapping sectoral engagement with the
Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact
Alexander Cosgrove, Associate, Latham & Watkins
Best practice example: Embedding environmental best practice in construction
Roy Antink, Director Green Support, Skanska
Best practice example: Building capacity for corporate sustainability
Mahmoud Hesham El Burai, Director, Dubai Real Estate Institute
Panel discussion and Q&A from the audience
Wrap up and conclusions by the moderator

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Panel Session 2: Putting sustainability in real estate into practice

12.00-13.30 / Session number 131, Room H2
Welcome and introduction by the moderator
Tatiana Bosteels, Head of Responsible Property Investment, Hermes Real Estate,
UNEP FI Property Working Group Co-Chair
Strengthening the business case for energy efficiency in buildings in Europe:
The role of the European Commission
Pau Garcia, Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, European Commission
Sustainability metrics in real estate investment and management
Frank Hovorka MRICS, Head of Sustainable Development, Caisse des Dpts,
UNEP FI Property Working Group Co-Chair
Greening the building supply chain
Curt Garrigan, Coordinator, UNEP SBCI
RenoValue: State of play regarding the integration of sustainability in valuation practice in Europe
Ursula Hartenberger, Global Head of Sustainability, RICS, on behalf of the RenoValue Consortium
Sustainability from a valuation practitioners perspective
Mark Creamer MRICS, Head of EMEA Valuation & Advisory Services CBRE
Panel discussion and Q&A from the audience
Wrap up and conclusions by the moderator

The Special Forum Sessions on Real Estate are organized in the

framework of the RenoValue project.
RenoValue is a 2-year project funded by the Intelligent Energy
Europe Programme of the European Union.
The RenoValue consortium includes: the Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, CBRE,
the Polish National Energy Conservation Agency, Troostwijk Real
Estate, Skanska and Business Solutions Europa.

Special Forum Sessions on Real Estate

World Sustainable Buildings Conference, 30 October 2014, Barcelona

Why RenoValue
is important
The use of property valuation is an essential aspect of the property lifecycle.
Incorporating energy efficiency and renewable energy considerations
into valuation practice is essential to raise awareness on the value of
investing in energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) installations
amongst prospective buyers, sellers, lenders and investors. Being able to
demonstrate the business case to these built environment stakeholders
is a necessary prerequisite to accelerating the market transition towards
sustainable buildings in Europe.
In this context, RenoValue aims to develop and pilot tailored training
material for practising valuation professionals from across the EU.
The training material will provide professionals with a more profound
knowledge base regarding the latest energy efficiency and renewable
energy technological solutions, their respective impact on various economic
building performance aspects, relevant information sources, as well as
methodological and theoretical guidance so that valuation professionals
can appropriately factor energy efficiency and renewable energy issues into
the valuation process and advise their clients accordingly.
Disclaimer: the sole responsibility for the content of this document lies with the authors.
It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the EASME nor
the European Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information
contained therein.

Renovalue partnership:

More information: Luigi Petito, Project coordinator (luigi@bs-europa.eu)