Advantages of implementing sustainable technologies in the real estate sector
The real estate sector consumes enormous amounts of water, materials and energy, and at the same time, generates waste, polluting materials and wastewater, which when taken to the city scale, greatly multiplies the need for resources on large scales.
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Today it is necessary to prioritize all actions aimed at protecting the planet. The real estate industry has implemented different sustainable technologies to address environmental damage.
This is an urgent action, given that the buildings, the real estate sector and real estate emit more than 40% of the world's greenhouse gases.
Sustainability and resilience go hand in hand; the continuity of the operations of companies and organizations depends on it. In addition, business needs arose, such as prioritizing or reinforcing mechanisms to protect the health and well-being of employees that must be taken into account, as well as the use of clean energy in companies, as a very important factor that is part of the implementation of comprehensive energy and sustainability programs.
First of all, we need to understand precisely what are sustainable technologies? These are all those applied in all types of buildings, whether residential, industrial parks, corporate, etc.
These technologies can reduce the consumption of natural resources and/or be used in a more optimized and conscious way to reduce the impact on the environment.
These can be solar panel systems, efficient lighting and sensors that consume less energy. As well as the implementation of spaces for charging electric cars or bicycles, among others.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the adoption of sustainable technologies for the real estate sectorThe industry is also interested in obtaining certifications in terms of environmental care and transition to the consumption of clean energy. This, more than a trend, is an urgent action for the industry, since buildings are responsible for more than 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in the world, which has an impact on global warming.
But, what are the real advantages of a company implementing this type of actions? Among the most important ones, the following stand out:
- Prioritize the health and safety of the company's and/or organization's employees.
- Reduce operating costs and make smarter investment decisions.
- Improve resilience (the ability of companies to bounce back from adverse circumstances).
- Improve compliance and reporting on current sustainability goals.
- Generate strategic synergies.
- To enhance the impact of actions related to environmental care.
This commitment is so great that it is not only directed to the environment, but to all those who are involved in planning and who seek to prioritize all sustainability issues, from employees, customers, investors, governments and strategic allies, among others.
You can already see this in many of the options in the pre-sale of apartments in Mexico City.
Most common sustainable technologies
These are some of the sustainable technologies that we see more frequently in different real estate developments nowadays.
1. Technologies for the operation of a smart home
Owning a smart property combines connectivity, security and efficient and responsible use of resources.
Dynamic facades
The exteriors of some smart buildings have integrated solar protection systems to reduce energy consumption related to cooling. This technology allows the facades to modify their geometry, adapting the building to the climatic conditions of the environment.
3. Use of renewable energies
There are several real estate solutions, such as photovoltaic glass or solar cell roofs, that use solar radiation to produce, store and use clean electrical energy.
4. Energy Efficiency
Some smart homes integrate a system to measure the internal temperature and even to manage and save water consumption. These can be compatible with other heating and air conditioning systems.
5. Water catchment
Several technologies have been developed to enable the reuse of non-potable water. In this sense, some systems are responsible for collecting, processing and storing rainwater so that it can be used for cleaning, irrigation and bathing activities.
If you are about to build a property and want to implement some of these actions, we recommend you to read: Make your home sustainable!
You are at sustainable technologiesThe new technologies, without a doubt, were an urgent and important change that the planet needed.
Remember that, "The earth is our only home, so we must take care of it".
It is becoming more and more common to find properties which, since their planning, were conceived as projects that would ensure the protection of the environment.
As well as in iBrokers, we are aware of the damage we have been causing to our environment through the construction of real estate, which is why currently all of our developments in the real estate sector are adapted to the sustainable technologiesThe aim of these programs is to reduce the negative effects on our planet.
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