Building smarter: energy, sustainability and the future of industrial real estate

Jason Carr, VP of industrial development at Affinius Capital, joins Redaptive’s Evan Farr and Sean Tuoto to talk about building smarter industrial assets. He covers why securing power is now a front-end requirement, how regulations make sustainability easier to justify, and why tenant engagement is the next big step. The episode closes with the Hub at Ontario Airport, a first-of-its-kind project that cut carbon by nearly 40% at cost neutrality.

Key takeaways

• Energy access is now a core part of due diligence
• Sustainability has to pencil out financially
• You can’t measure improvement without a baseline
• Tenant engagement is the next frontier
• The Hub cut carbon nearly 40% and drew strong leasing interest