Public Consultation Survey

  • GRESB Real Estate Standard: Road to Performance – Public Consultation

    Help shape how performance will be recognized in the next evolution of the GRESB Real Estate Standard.

  • The GRESB Foundation is seeking feedback on proposed updates to strengthen the role of measured, real-world performance within the Real Estate Standard. These proposals aim to increase the weighting of performance-based scoring while maintaining stability, comparability, and feasibility across markets.

    How you can engage

    We have structured this consultation so it can be completed in one of two ways, depending on your time and technical background. Both options allow you to save your feedback and return to the survey at your convenience.

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  • For more information visit the Public Consultation landing page.

  • 1. Vision 

    What the Standard is evolving toward 

  • 1.1 Define Performance

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  • 1.1.2 Does the current dual approach to energy performance strike an appropriate balance between recognizing leadership and incentivizing improvement?
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  • 1.2 Increase Performance Weight

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  • 1.3 Broaden Performance Scope 

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  • 2. Roadmap 

    How the transition will be managed 

  • 2.1 Adopt Staged Model of Change

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  • 2.1.2 How appropriate is the three-year cadence cycle for updating the Standard in balancing stability with continued progress towards improved real-world performance?*
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  • 2.2 Define Implementation Timeline 

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  • 2.2.2 How prepared is your organization to be assessed against performance-focused requirements by the 2027 reporting year (for the 2028 Standard)?*
  • 2.2.3 Does the 2028 implementation timeline strike an appropriate balance between the urgency to strengthen performance-based scoring and the time needed for participants to prepare and take action?
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  • 2.3 Manage the Transition 

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  • 2.3.3 To what extent do you think providing forward- and backward-looking scores (alongside the official score) would create confusion for internal or external stakeholders?
  • 2.3.4 What safeguards, guidance, or limitations should be considered to minimize potential confusion associated with forward- and backward-looking scores?
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  • 2.4 Prioritize Energy and GHG Emissions 

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  • 2.4.2 How would you assess a ~25% combined weighting for energy and GHG performance in the first iteration of performance-based scoring?*
  • 2.4.3 Which dimensions do you believe currently present the greatest potential barriers to readiness for energy and GHG performance-based scoring?

  • 3. Implementation 

    What will change in the first iteration (2028) 

  • 3.1 Strengthen Energy and GHG Indicators 

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  • 3.2 Reinforce Data Quality Review 

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  • 3.2.2 How would you assess the recommended increase in scoring weight for third-party data review for: Energy consumption (4.0 points)
  • GHG emissions (3.25 points)
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  • 3.3 Introduce Prerequisites 

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  • 3.4 Rebalance Data Coverage 

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  • 3.4.2 How would you assess the resulting scoring weight for data coverage of both topics:  Energy data coverage: 6.5 point (down from 8.5 points)?
  • GHG data coverage: 3.5 points (down from 5.0 points)?
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  • 3.5 Retire Low-Value Indicators 

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  • 3.6 Reassess Building Certifications 

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  • 3.6.2 How would you expect the role of building certifications within the GRESB Standard to evolve as performance-based scoring expands?*
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  • 1. Vision 

    What the Standard is evolving toward 

  • 1.1 Define Performance

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  • 1.2 Increase Performance Weight 

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  • 1.3 Broaden Performance Scope 

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  • 2. Roadmap 

    How the transition will be managed 

  • 2.1 Adopt Staged Model of Change

  •
  • 2.1.2. How appropriate is the three-year cadence cycle for updating the Standard in balancing stability with continued progress towards improved real-world performance?*

  • 2.2 Define Implementation Timeline

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  • 2.2.2 How prepared is your organization to be assessed against performance-focused requirements by the 2027 reporting year (for the 2028 Standard)?*

  • 2.3 Manage the Transition 

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  • 2.4 Prioritize Energy and GHG Emissions 

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  • 2.4.2 How would you assess a ~25% combined weighting for energy and GHG performance in the first iteration of performance-based scoring?*

  • 3. Implementation 

    What will change in the first iteration (2028) 

  • 3.1 Strengthen Energy & GHG Indicators

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  • 3.2 Reinforce Data Quality Review

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  • 3.3 Introduce Prerequisites

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  • 3.4 Rebalance Data Coverage

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  • 3.5 Retire Low-Value Indicators 

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  • 3.6 Reassess Building Certifications

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  • 3.6.2 How would you expect the role of building certifications within the GRESB Standard to evolve as performance-based scoring expands?*
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  • Thank you for completing the Public Consultation Survey

  • We value the time you have taken to engage with this consultation and to consider the GRESB Foundation’s recommendations.

    Following the close of the consultation period, the GRESB Foundation will formally review and analyze all responses received. GRESB will share an aggregated analysis of the feedback, alongside key findings and insights, in Q3 2026.

    You will receive a summary of your survey responses via email shortly.

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