”Sustainability today is no longer merely a regulatory requirement, but one of the most important strategic fields of professional real estate development.
Tamara OrfBREEAM Assessor
A fundamental prerequisite for responsible decision-making is a clear understanding of a property’s environmental condition and the potential impacts arising from its past use.
Identifying environmental risks not only enhances the security of decision-making in transactions, but also makes the planning of future development and operational costs more predictable.
At Realiscon, Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) is regarded as a professional tool that reveals the true environmental risk profile of a property, its legal and regulatory context, and the potential development implications, all within their intricate interrelations.
Expertise that supports confident decisions
Our EDD assessments are conducted by an engineering team that seamlessly integrates expertise in environmental engineering, infrastructure design, building services engineering, and sustainability with practical experience in real estate development.
Realiscon’s professionals not only analyse environmental data, they possess a deep understanding of how identified risks can affect a transaction or a development opportunity.
This comprehensive approach ensures that the outcome of our environmental due diligence is not simply a compilation of data, but a professionally interpreted assessment, presented within its proper context.
EDD in support of sustainable development
Environmental Due Diligence plays a particularly important role when an investor aims to deliver a long-term sustainable development or a certified building.
EDD findings can be decisive in:
- site selection,
- key development concept decisions,
- minimising environmental and regulatory risks,
- shaping permitting and approval strategies.
In this sense, environmental due diligence is not only about risk identification, but a professional step that strengthens the project’s robustness, credibility and sustainability.
Reliable methodology and relevant expertise
As part of our Environmental Due Diligence process, we:
- analyse historical site data,
- carry out on-site inspections,
- identify risks through sampling and laboratory testing where required,
- assess the likelihood and extent of contamination,
- determine potential remediation measures and their estimated costs.
Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the local regulatory framework and procedural requirements. For the Investor, real security lies not only in recognising the risks, but also in clearly understanding their potential consequences.
Clarifying the environmental condition of a property is often a critical factor in cases such as:
- sites with an industrial past,
- locations exposed to heavy traffic or pollution,
- land acquisitions intended for development,
- long-term operational or regulatory compliance risks.
Thanks to our experience across various fields of real estate development, we are able to integrate the results of environmental due diligence into sustainability and development objectives, addressing the project as a coherent whole.
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