How can we easily and transparently certify new and existing properties

Obtaining and maintaining sustainability certifications for a large portfolio of existing properties can be a cumbersome, time-consuming and often expensive process. With up to 30% overlap in the criteria for many operational certifications, we’ve noticed a lot of unnecessary duplication in the industry. This leads to frustration, wasted hours and unnecessarily high costs.

We have a solution for that: Openframe’s new “Connect Projects” feature is designed to streamline the process and reduce manual tasks. This allows you to focus on creating more sustainable initiatives.

Strategic rationale: Sustainability, Economy and Future-proofing

Real estate certification is a strategic investment. With an ever-increasing focus on sustainability in the construction and real estate industry, certifications are a tool to minimize risk and future-proof your assets. It ensures compliance with the growing body of legislation (such as the EU taxonomy) and helps meet ambitious ESG goals. Financially, certified energy-efficient properties often lead to lower operating costs and a higher market value due to the Green Premium effect. This ensures your portfolio remains attractive and finance-ready in the future.

How to make certification easy and centralized:

Imagine updating the documentation and description for a task once – and instantly applying the change to all your properties. Think of the hours you can reclaim and how much cheaper it will be to certify and recertify when the foundation is already in place. The feature gives you full control. This means that the dashboard also gives you an overview of the status, goals and responsibilities across your entire portfolio.

With “Connect Projects” you get centralized management over your certification projects, which is especially relevant when you are operational certifying existing properties:

1. Central management of tasks: You define which overlapping tasks should be managed centrally from one project.

2. Update once: If you update descriptions and documentation in the controlling project, it is automatically sent out to all connected projects.

3. Continuous overview: The new portfolio dashboard gives you a complete overview of the progress of your portfolio and status of each individual property.

4. Effective team management: You can easily keep track of where the workload is. Keep track of teams and identify projects with many upcoming or outstanding deadlines in the calendar.

5. The auditor gets an easy ride: With a consistent approach, it’s also easier for an auditor to certify the entire portfolio. They can easily verify the overlapping criteria together.

 

Ready to operationalize your sustainability strategy and save time? 🚀

“Connect Projects” is live now in the Openframe platform. 

Want to see how many hours your company can save when you no longer have to certify the same task 50+ times?

Reach out and get a demo at: +45 50778877 or hello@openframe.org