Invited by the private academy of a Swedish construction company, I interacted with Polish  investors and construction entrepreneurs on the risks presented by non-green buildings.

Awareness on environmental issues in real estate is not the same as in Western Europe.

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On 2012 June 7, in Brussels, before the launching on international level of the French environmental certification HQE™, a conference dedicated to « Green Value and Certification » was held with the participation of three speakers.

I presented the first evidences of green value and the issue of keeping green value over time,Franck Hovorka (Caisse des Dépôts) gave the point of view of the investor, and Ursula Hartenberger (RICS Europe) presented the role of the expert.

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Filmed conference translated into English, with presentations (Speaking time: Jean Carassus 30 min 23 s after beginning, Franck Hovorka  45 min 21 s, Ursula Hartenberger 58 min 34 s):

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BNP PARIBAS REAL ESTATE Investment Services has invited in Paris, on 2011 May 19, investors from Japan, South Corea, Canada and Germany.

I was invited to present my opinion about Sustainable Real Estate, Environmental Performance and Green Value.

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I have been invited to participate, on 2010 October 20 in Boston (Massachusetts), in the Workshop entitled « International Perspectives on the Role of Building Regulation in Responding to the Challenges of Climate Change », organized by the Inter-Jurisdictional Collaboration Committee (IRCC), an international organization dedicated to regulation. I made a presentation dealing with 2010 European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and its implementation in France;

France was late in implementating the previous 2002 European Directive. Thanks to the « Grenelle de l’Environnement » mobilization, France is now one of the most advanced countries in Europe on that topic.

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Presented in the framework of a European contract conference gathering North European countries, the text dealed with Energy Efficient Buildings Policies.

The European Policy and the example of the French « Grenelle de l’Environnment » Policy are presented

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This paper was presented in Dubaï in November 2008 at the International Building Council (CIB) Working Commissions 55 (Building Economics) and 65 (Organisation and Management of Construction) Joint Symposium.

The paper presented three energy efficient buildings models: the Low Consumption Model (LCM), the Energy and Environment Model (EEM) and the Energy Saving and Production Model (ESPM).

A study of each real estate market segment is necessary to analyse the drivers and the barriers characterizing the models market dissemination.

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The conference presented the three main international models of green and energy efficient buildings. The presentation was made in an European Housing Network (Euronet) meeting. This network has been created by French social housing companies, members of the Delphis network, in partnership with German, Swedish and Italian social housing companies.

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This presentation described the French Low Energy Buildings Effinergie® label and its main success factors. It was presented in Shanghai in September 2008 and was a part of the French “Chinese Eco-Cities and Future Sustainable Buildings” Project, funded by the French Treasury Department.

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