COHORTS X RAMBOLL: Climate Risk Due Diligence
Climate Risk Masterclass: Better Diligence, Smarter Portfolio Decisions
Understanding climate risk is an increasingly important part of due diligence, underwriting, and portfolio management for real estate investors. It is not enough to check whether a property is located in a FEMA floodplain or rely only on standard diligence materials. Investors need to understand how physical risks such as flooding, wildfire, extreme heat, hail, and severe storms, as well as transition risks such as building performance standards, energy efficiency requirements, and natural gas restrictions, can affect property values, CapEx, OpEx, insurance, and exit strategy.
Join Cohorts for a discussion with Ramboll, a global consultancy supporting clients on environmental, climate, energy, and sustainability challenges, including climate risk, adaptation, and resilience planning.
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Topics:
· What are physical and transition climate risks that investors should consider when acquiring a building or portfolio?
· What can traditional due diligence miss?
· What free tools and public data sources can help investors screen for climate-related risks, and where do those tools have limitations?
· How can risks such as flooding, wildfire, extreme heat, hail, severe storms, and smoke affect asset operations, insurance, CapEx, tenant experience, and exit value?
· How can building performance standards, energy efficiency requirements, electrification rules, and natural gas restrictions affect development costs, equipment replacement, and long-term asset strategy?
· How should you think about risk concentration or management approaches when moving from a single asset to a larger portfolio?
· How can climate risk assessments inform capital planning, retrofit timing, reserves, and long-term portfolio management?