Climate change per se does not represent a significant physical risk for Fabege, given the locations of its property holdings. Due to temperature changes, however, the need to control heating and cooling has changed. The use of air conditioning and process cooling is increasing constantly in office premises. One reason for the growing utilisation of air conditioning is the solar heat gain co-efficient (SHGC) on office buildings, while another is increased tenant demand for thermal and visual comfort.
Fabege’s efforts in this area entail continuously making active choices, enhancing operational efficiency without comprising comfort, making environmentally safe choices of materials and increasing the quality of the indoor environment. During 2011, Fabege continued to develop properties with a distinctive environmental profile. The company applies the GreenBuilding standard as minimum level both for new builds and major edevelopments.
The GreenBuilding criteria include energy, indoor environment and building material selection. Fabege’s environmental policy is the focal point of the company’s collective environmental measures. When Fabege acquires properties, energy consumption and environmental risks are analysed. A building’s energy consumption and improvement potential are becoming increasingly important for its market attractiveness. Property management
activities are based on the ISO 14001 environmental management system and procedures, inspections and test results have been gathered for years in a database that enables self-control.