The carbon footprint, an essential subject in the tertiary sector

For its 2023 edition, the International Market for Real Estate Professionals (Mipim) is going green and committing to carbon neutrality. As proof, the creation of a new zone, of 400 m²baptized Road to Zero, a space entirely dedicated to the objective of decarbonization. Beyond the symbol, the entire real estate chain is concerned. The building sector has been a bad student for several decades (residential and tertiary combined, it represents 44% of final energy consumption). “No one wants an ‘energy trash’ anymore. It becomes a real criterion.assures Jean-François Drouets, president of Catella Valuation and expert in real estate valuation.

The regulatory issues are fixed, the tertiary decree recommends that buildings reduce their carbon footprint by 40% by 2030 and by 50% in 2050. “The 2030 deadline is more of an incentive. We did the math, it would take ten times as many diagnosticians to be able…