Sustainability Checklist for Building Operators Unveiled

30 Jul 2024 CW Team

A new sustainability checklist has been introduced to guide building operators and decision-makers in improving their environmental impact. This comprehensive tool is designed to help organisations assess and enhance their sustainability practices, ensuring that buildings operate more efficiently and with a reduced ecological footprint.

The checklist covers several critical areas, including energy efficiency, water conservation, waste management, and indoor air quality. By providing a structured approach to evaluating these aspects, it enables building operators to identify areas for improvement and implement effective solutions.

Key elements of the checklist include recommendations for energy-efficient lighting and HVAC systems, water-saving fixtures, and sustainable waste management practices. It also emphasises the importance of regular maintenance and monitoring to ensure that sustainability measures are consistently applied and updated as needed.

Adopting this checklist can lead to significant benefits for both building operators and occupants. Enhanced sustainability practices contribute to lower operational costs, improved building performance, and a healthier environment. Furthermore, demonstrating a commitment to sustainability can improve a building's marketability and appeal to environmentally conscious tenants.

This initiative aligns with broader trends towards greener building practices and supports the growing demand for more sustainable and responsible property management. As the real estate sector continues to prioritise environmental stewardship, tools like this checklist play a crucial role in driving positive change and fostering a more sustainable future.

Real Estate

30 Jun 2026

The Workplace Reset

If the past few years have seen sustainability emerge as a buzzword in the design of commercial spaces, the next few years will see the focus shift to ‘experience’. Workplaces that prioritise superior employee experiences consistently report stronger talent attraction and higher retention rates and productivity, while using resources sustainably.First things first; what sort of experiences are expected from a workplace?As Vandana Dhawan Saxena, Founder and Design Principal, Studio IV Designs, explains, “Offices have grown into environments that need to support various kinds of experience..

Designing Human-Centric High-Rises

The Institution of Engineers (India) (IEI), Navi Mumbai Local Centre, under the aegis of the Architectural Engineering Division Board, organised a one-day national seminar, ‘Reaching New Heights – Overcoming High-Rise Construction Challenges’, at CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai.The seminar brought together architects, engineers, planners, developers, academicians and industry professionals to deliberate on the design, construction, operation and sustainability of tall buildings in rapidly urbanising cities...To read the full article Click Here ..

Carbon-negative and ultra-low carbon are not just claims!

In an interaction with Construction World, Tarun Jami, Founder, GreenJams, explains how the company is cutting cement’s carbon footprint by 80 per cent through Binder, while scaling innovations such as Agrocrete® and Novastone to make buildings lighter, faster and carbon-negative.Agrocrete® is positioned as a carbon-negative material. What does this mean for developers?For developers, Agrocrete® offers a practical way to reduce embodied carbon at the material level. Since walling forms a significant part of a building’s material footprint, using carbon-negative blocks can bring the net ..