1. Introduction; Lisa N. Hasan 2. The Relevance of Real Estate in Solving Climate Change; Cary Krosinsky 3. Evolutions in Sustainability and Sustainable Real Estate; Sherif Goubran, Tristan Masson, and Margarita Caycedo PART I: REGULATORY APPROACHES 4. Public Regulatory Trends in Sustainable Real Estate; Pernille H. Christensen and Jeremy Gabe 5. A Policy Framework for Sustainable Real Estate in the European Union; Diane Strauss PART II: MARKET-DRIVEN APPROACHES 6. Information or Marketing? Lessons from the History of Private Sector Green Building Labelling; Jeremy Gabe and Pernille H. Christensen 7. Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmarking, an Essential Tool for Real Estate Management; Willem G. Keeris and Ruben Langbroek 8. Business Case for Green Buildings for Owner-Operators; Philippe St-Jean 9. Sustainability as an Organizational Effectiveness Tool; Sara Schoen PART III: DELIVERING AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY 10. Building Energy Simulation and the Design of Sustainable and Resilient Buildings; Bruno Lee 11. Driving Investment in High-Performance Commercial Buildings; Molly J. McCabe 12. Financing roof-top solar for single-family rental properties; Russell Heller PART IV: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES 13. A Case for Sustainable Affordable Housing in the Unites States; Sarah Gomez 14. Passive House Standard: A Strategic Mean for Building Affordable Sustainable Housing in Nova Scotia; Ramzi Kawar 15. Sustainable Investing in Community Sporting Facilities; Gordon Noble 16. Sustainable Real Estate in the Middle East: Challenges and Future Trends; Amir Radhari, Asma Mehan, and Behzad Malekpourasl 17. Sustainable Community Development in Nigeria; Saheed Matemilola ukryj opis