Reducing carbon impact and managing physical climate risks are increasingly shaping real estate investment decisions. From low-carbon building design to physical risk assessments, these initiatives show how targeted strategies can reduce carbon impact, lower costs, and safeguard assets against climate-related hazards.
INREV members have recently shared case studies to illustrate these approaches in practice, showing how targeted strategies can combine sustainability, financial performance, and risk mitigation.
- CapMan: Scandinavia’s largest integrated solar roof at Stationsparken
- Jamestown: Rethinking carbon impact: adaptive reuse outperforms new construction
- Bywater: Paradise Building: low-carbon office in central London
- Link: Climate resilience-linked insurance renewal
- Madison International Realty: Physical risk assessment for a mixed-use asset in Florida
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Stationsparken – Scandinavia’s largest integrated solar roof by Capman
Published on 17 Dec 2025
CapMan Real Estate replaced the ageing roof at Stationsparken with Scandinavia’s largest integrated solar roof, installing 10,534 photovoltaic tiles. The system generates 589,000 kWh of electricity per year, covering over 60% of the building’s demand, cutting CO₂ emissions by 60 tonnes annually, and reducing energy use by 37%. The project delivers €201,000 in yearly operating-cost savings and has an eight-year payback. The building is expected to achieve EPC A and DGNB Gold.
Jamestown – Rethinking carbon impact: Adaptive reuse outperforms new construction
Published on 17 Dec 2025
Jamestown conducted Life Cycle Assessments for two office adaptive reuse projects in Amsterdam and Cologne, comparing their whole life-cycle carbon impact against hypothetical new-build scenarios. The analysis covered both upfront embodied carbon and use-stage emissions over a 50-year building lifespan. The study highlights that focusing only on operational carbon understates the true environmental benefits of reuse and reinforces the need for a whole life-cycle perspective in development decisions.
Bywater – Paradise Building
Published on 17 Dec 2025
Paradise SE11 is a low-carbon office development in central London designed to meet RIBA 2030 and LETI benchmarks. The project adopts a mass-timber structure supported by a concrete core, achieving a substantial reduction in embodied carbon. Circularity measures include a demountable timber frame and non-permanent fire-protection boards, enabling future material recovery and storing a significant volume of CO₂. The fully electric building aligns with CRREM 2034 and achieves EPC A and BREEAM Excellent. Engagement with local students informed the façade design.
Link – Climate resilience-linked insurance renewal
Published on 17 Dec 2025
Link invested HK$5 million in flood-resilience measures and engaged 22 insurers through a resilience-focused roadshow. A Sustainability-Linked Insurance model developed with AXA demonstrated a 10–20% potential reduction in flood losses. In 2025, Link achieved an 11.7% premium reduction, doubled water-damage sub-limits, secured two-year coverage, and negotiated an additional 7.5% performance-linked discount. Despite severe weather in 2025, claims decreased by 66% compared with 2023.
Physical risk assessment for a mixed-use asset in Florida - Madison International Realty
Published on 10 Feb 2026
Madison International Realty conducted a physical climate risk assessment for a mixed-use asset in Southwest Florida, focusing on flooding, hurricane wind exposure and rising heat. Using First Street’s property-level analytics, the team translated hazard metrics into financial impacts, modelling losses of approximately 4.4 million USD for flood events and 20 million USD for wind. The analysis informed underwriting, insurance structuring and prioritisation of resilience options, such as equipment protection, facade and glazing hardening and operational cooling improvements.