Sustainability

Sustainability

Well Certification Has Positive Effect on Employee Satisfaction

A Well-certified office increases employee satisfaction by 30%, mental health by 10%, and productivity by 10%, according to a study...

Sustainability

Energy Efficiency Crucial for a Successful Office Project

In the current environment, energy efficiency is becoming ever more critical when letting or selling an asset. The location and...

Sustainability

Market Talk: Real Estate Market Learning to Embrace Sustainability

Analysts agree that commercial real estate projects are becoming more sustainable and efficient, notably in the office and industrial sectors....

Sustainability

Green Matters: Financial Drivers Must be Aligned With Environmental Issues

On the matter of how the concept of sustainability accreditation will develop and how green and sustainability issues will further...

Sustainability

Shedding Light on Environmentally Sound Interiors

Commercial property interiors bring together a plethora of issues regarding the general environment, the internal atmosphere and layout, staff wellbeing...

Sustainability

Sustainability a Central Element in Development Cycle

Accreditation from an independent, third-party sustainability organization such as the U.K.-based Breeam and the U.S.-based Leed, and increasingly the interior...

Sustainability

The ESG Approach in Real Estate Investment Deals

Zsolt Berényi has been acting as development director for GTC Hungary since September 1. With a more than 15-year track...

Sustainability

Location a Vital Element to Sustainable Buildings

Buildings that respond to the needs of the users while simultaneously interconnecting with their environment can be said to be...

Sustainability

Green Transition Comes with Challenges, Many Long-term Benefits

As Europe grapples with its energy crisis, more businesses in Hungary are thinking about making their operations greener and more...

Sustainability

Reports Highlight Sustainable use of Biodiversity, ‘Nature Values’ Preservation

Biodiversa+, the European Biodiversity Partnership, a network of ministries and agencies across Europe that support research, has introduced two reports,...

Sustainability

Wing Supports Program for Development of Disadvantaged Children

Wing is providing a donation of a total of HUF 7 million to support the work of the SOS Children’s...

Sustainability

Driest Year So Far Since 1901

Only 207 mm of precipitation fell on average nationally by the end of July, making it the driest first seven...

Sustainability

Nearly 40% of Companies Performed Energy-saving Developments

Some 39% of domestic companies have carried out energy-saving development in the last 3 years, according to GKI Economic Research....

Sustainability

Lake Velence Water Level Reaches Record Low

While the water level of Lake Velence had already reached a record low of 61 cm on August 2, according...

Sustainability

Hungary Ranked 13th in KPMG Net Zero Readiness Index

Of the 32 countries featured, Hungary was placed just behind Spain and just ahead of the United States. Poland, the...

Sustainability

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...

Sustainability

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Sustainability

Summer Heatwave Underscores Need for Urban Responsibility

Real estate sustainability is a top-down mindset: if a landlord’s leadership doesn’t walk the walk, employees won’t, and neither will...

Industrial, Sustainability

Demand for Prime Sustainable Industrial Space Remains High

The Central and Eastern European industrial and logistics markets are seen as an attractive development and investment option, with leading...

Sustainability

Allee Achieves Leading Sustainability Performance Among CEE Retail Properties

Allee Shopping Center has achieved a 5-star rating from the internationally recognized GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) system, ranking...

Sustainability

Apollo Tyres Achieves ISCC+ Certification for Hungary Facility,

Apollo Tyres' facility in Hungary has been awarded the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC+) certification, the company tells...

Sustainability

Lightware Reinforces ESG Commitment with Participation in Girls in STEM Day

Lightware continues to strengthen its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives by fostering diversity, inclusion, and community engagement within the...

Sustainability

Schaeffler Expands Solar Park in Szombathely as Part of Climate Strategy

Schaeffler Savaria Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the global Schaeffler Group, has expanded its on-site solar park in Szombathely, reinforcing...

Sustainability

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...

The Business Case for Building Less, and Managing Better

Tibor Karsai, managing director of Rustler Kft., explains how coordinated design, investment and property operations can make circular strategies commercially...

Taking Discipline, Perseverance, and Goal-setting from the Pool to the Workplace

In his sporting life, Valter Kalaus was an Olympic swimmer at 18 and, now 56, competes regularly in Masters events....

Interior ESG Elements now Central to the Real Estate Industry

ESG interior elements related to building use trends, design, layout, amenities, and property and facility management are now seen as...

Summer Heatwave Underscores Need for Urban Responsibility

Real estate sustainability is a top-down mindset: if a landlord’s leadership doesn’t walk the walk, employees won’t, and neither will...

Cordia Starts Construction of 360° Residential Project

Cordia, part of Hungary’s Futureal Group, is expanding in Spain with the official start of construction of 360° by Cordia,...

Demand for Prime Sustainable Industrial Space Remains High

The Central and Eastern European industrial and logistics markets are seen as an attractive development and investment option, with leading...

ESG Compliance Driving Investment

A sentiment report published by SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) Europe and the University of the Built Environment...

Lurdy Ház Earns BREEAM In-Use ‘Very Good’ Certification

Lurdy Ház in Budapest has now obtained the BREEAM In-Use “Very Good” certification, confirming the complex’s energy-efficient operation and environmentally...

Allee Achieves Leading Sustainability Performance Among CEE Retail Properties

Allee Shopping Center has achieved a 5-star rating from the internationally recognized GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark) system, ranking...

Sustainability Pays: International Green Building Week Opens in Hungary

Hungary has joined a growing number of countries participating in International Green Building Week, a global initiative led by the...

ESG Elements Crucial to Sourcing Finance

Commercial lenders have become increasingly influential in shaping ESG practices in the Central European real estate sector, particularly through the...

Apollo Tyres Achieves ISCC+ Certification for Hungary Facility,

Apollo Tyres' facility in Hungary has been awarded the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC+) certification, the company tells...

Lightware Reinforces ESG Commitment with Participation in Girls in STEM Day

Lightware continues to strengthen its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives by fostering diversity, inclusion, and community engagement within the...

Schaeffler Expands Solar Park in Szombathely as Part of Climate Strategy

Schaeffler Savaria Kft., the Hungarian subsidiary of the global Schaeffler Group, has expanded its on-site solar park in Szombathely, reinforcing...

Erste Purchase Proves ESG key to Major Investment Deals

ESG issues are becoming central to transactions at the high end of the commercial real estate markets, as exemplified by...