Acumin sponsors the RICS Built Environment European Summit 2024

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Oct 1, 2024

Accumin participated as Silver Sponsor in the second edition of the RICS Built Environment European Summit, held on 14 and 15 October at the Azkuna Zentroa in Bilbao (Spain). The event, which brought together 300 professionals, explored how the property sector, and cities in particular, can move towards a more sustainable context in line with global objectives.

Accumin was well represented at the event: Maarten de Haas, Global Head of Value & Advisory; Manuel Hurtado, Global Head of Intelligence; Belén Dávila, Director RICS Valuation & Advisory Services at Tinsa España by Accumin; Raquel Gómez, Head of Valuations & RE Specialist in urbanData Analytics (uDA) by Accumin; and Pedro Mestre, Director of PVW Tinsa by Accumin.

The debate revolved around topics such as ESG, sustainability, taxonomy, renovation, urban transformation or the risks involved in raising stakeholder awareness of the importance of socially responsible investment, the decarbonisation of the real estate sector, the integration of sustainability in investments or the concept of climate-resilient cities.

The exchange of ideas and networking led to conclusions such as:

  • To achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, it will be necessary to renovate the existing building stock, as 85% of the current buildings will still be standing by that date.
  • Brown risk or green premium? Although there is currently no evidence of an immediate fall in the value of non-green assets, there is a growing perception that an asset that does not meet a high standard of energy efficiency has fewer potential buyers than others.
  • Reducing consumption, improving energy efficiency, reusing materials and finding more efficient and technological models for developing property products are some of the challenges facing the various players.
  • The impact of regulation and legislation, standards and risk management play an important role and are seen as a turning point for the sector.
  • Value, data and risk form a triangle that puts Accumin on the right track to contribute to the sustainable development of real estate.