Real Estate Sustainability

Renew Home emerges from Google Nest Renew Service and OhmConnect merger. Are virtual power plants (VPPs) the future of home energy services?

IBM veteran Chris Bontempo joins Johnson Controls International as chief marketing officer. Commercial smart building & sustainable data center technology initiatives continue.

Legence, backed by Blackstone, acquires Corporate Sustainability Strategies (CSS). The opportunity: Assist real estate firms with building decarbonization.

Here is Cushman & Wakefield's sustainability strategy; carbon reduction & net zero goals; and Jessica Francisco's career experience.

Populous hires Mohit Mehta as global head of sustainability. Architecture & design firm names David Jarratt (EMEA) & Kavita Gonsalves (APAC) as regional sustainability leaders.

Podcast: How will cloud services, AI-enabled autonomous capabilities and data management enable smart buildings of the future? Vijay Sankaran, VP and CTO at Johnson Controls, offers perspectives and guidance.

Halton Group, a global technology company specializing in indoor air solutions, hires Riikka Paarma as chief sustainability officer. Here is Halton Group's business focus, and sustainability milestones to date.

ECM Technologies hires Ernst & Young (EY) veteran Andrew Soulier as its first chief sustainability officer (CSO). ECM develops HVAC energy efficiency solutions to help customers on their sustainability journeys.

Bellway Homes, a major homebuilder in the United Kingdom, hires Durham University veteran Simon Park as group head of sustainability. Here is Bellway's sustainability strategy.

Private equity firm Apax Partners acquires Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a technology solutions provider, consulting firm & digital twins specialist that helps customers to decarbonize buildings, communities and cities.

Smart building consultancy Contollo Group, backed by the private equity firm NorthEdge, acquires Abacus to assist customers with Net Zero GHG emissions strategies.

Schneider Electric's record financial performance for fiscal year 2023 included a healthy dose of sustainability consulting and managed services.

Commercial real estate services firm Colliers International Group promotes Andrzej Gutowski to ESG chief officer for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Here is the Colliers ESG strategy.

Honeywell International expects its Sustainable Technology Business to generate $1 billion in revenues "in the next few years," CEO Vimal Kapur asserts.

Eddisons hires Nazar Soofi as head of sustainability & decarbonization -- a newly created position for the property consulting company.