Study: Investors snapping up inefficient office buildings to tap green retrofit potential

Stuart Stone
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Knight Frank study finds investors increasingly seeking value from renovating poor performing commercial buildings as companies seek to maximise 'social value'

UK and European offices with weak environmental credentials are increasingly being targeted by investors seeking to profit by renovating them to meet future environmental, social, and governance (ESG)...

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