We Need Cooperation To Decarbonise Cities And Real Estate - The Address Homes

L-R: Emmanuel Oputa ( Social Media Manager, The Address Homes), Doyin Olaleye (Client Sales Executive, The Address Homes), Olufunke Morohunfoye (Client Sales Executive, The Address Homes) and Segun Ogunbiyi (Marketing Manager/Client Sales Executive, The Address Homes ) of The Address Homes at the 2022 Real Estate Unite Summit with the theme: Towards A Sustainable Culture held at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, recently

In an increasingly challenging and volatile ecosystem, where more than 60% of carbon emissions within cities typically come from buildings, a real estate firm, The Address Homes, has emphasised the urgent need for property firms to embrace the global shift towards the reduction of carbon emissions into the environment.

The Address Homes Limited, a leading real estate company engaged in the acquisition, development and management of luxurious contemporary homes across Nigeria, made the call during a two-day 2022 Real Estate Unite Summit held in Lagos recently.

Making this known on the sidelines of the summit with the theme: Towards A Sustainable Culture, Segun Ogunbiyi, Marketing Manager/Client Sales Executive, The Address Homes, said all hands must be on deck to ensure the preservation of the environment via sustainable practices in the real estate sector.

Ogunbiyi said there had been various calls across the real estate sector and beyond for individuals and business entities to prioritise clean and renewable sources of energy.

He said, “The world is trying to see how it can reduce the emission of carbon monoxide to secure nature. There’s a need for all real estate organisations to create a sustainable policy within their system that revolves around the workforce, work methodology, the design and the team.”

“There are no quick fixes that will suddenly transform today’s energy inefficient buildings into models of sustainable construction in the coming decades. It will take time, investment and expertise to retrofit the majority of buildings across urban areas.

“Yet given that more than 60% of carbon emissions within cities typically come from buildings, a concerted effort is needed sooner rather than later.

“It’s why longer-term commitments for a net-zero future are now fuelling shorter-term pressures to start formulating action plans that will deliver steady progress.

According to him, one big step towards embracing greener energy sources would be to phase out the use of fossil-based power sources, a practice embraced by the Address Homes.

“When we talk about sustainability, there’s a green concept now. Projects have to be certified LEED. For instance, if you do more generators, you reduce them in order to safeguard the atmosphere.

L-R: Olufunke Morohunfoye (Client Sales Executive, The Address Homes) Segun Ogunbiyi (Marketing Manager/Client Sales Executive, The Address Homes) and Doyin Olaleye (Client Sales Executive, The Address Homes) at the 2022 Real Estate Unite Summit with the theme: Towards A Sustainable Culture held at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos, recently

“When you put on a log of generators, there is carbon emission. Technologically, It is being advised that we should start the installation of solar systems, and electric systems in order to sustain the ecosystem.”

Also speaking at the event, Ruth Obih, Convener, Unite Summit said the summit which is in its ten years was created to fill the global gap noticed in the industry, “When we started about 10 years ago, I felt there was a global gap that we needed to fill, that we needed a global summit for the industry to dialogue, talk about issues, challenges industry and trying to find solutions.”

Obih noted; “Over the years, the annual summit has been able to address some critical issues in the real estate industry, however, what we’ve found over the years is that when we find an issue today and you think you have addressed it, tomorrow another issue comes up. That’s how we have been taking it in filling the gaps. Why we are here at this sustainability conference today is that we realized that for us even achieve any of the solutions that we have, we need to take one step which is sustainable development. 

And that's why we are here today to preach the gospel of sustainability so that people can begin to understand what sustainability is especially with the growth environment and begin to also take steps in seeing how we can take care of this climate crisis.

June 08, 2022