Sustainable buildings

Prevent your property from losing value

As a property owner or developer, you want certainty that your sustainability efforts truly matter to banks, tenants, buyers, investors and regulatory authorities. Yet keeping up with increasingly strict and evolving sustainability regulations and market expectations is becoming more challenging.

Today, sustainability has become a true licence to operate in the real estate sector. Banks and investors increasingly link financing to green loans and ESG criteria. It is therefore essential to improve the sustainability performance of your assets in a measurable way, ensure EU Taxonomy alignment and obtain the right building certifications, such as BREEAM, WELL, DGNB, LEED or EPC.

These certifications and frameworks are no longer optional when it comes to attracting tenants, buyers and investors. In an increasingly competitive market, commercial, residential, industrial, healthcare and hospitality properties risk becoming less attractive if they fail to meet sustainability expectations.

At the same time, certification processes and EU Taxonomy assessments are often complex and time-consuming. Many property professionals lack the in-house expertise or resources to manage them efficiently. Without timely action, the risk of value loss and stranded assets increases significantly.

Encon helps you navigate this complexity with clear priorities, practical roadmaps and profitable sustainability strategies that future-proof your assets.

From ambition to roadmap to certification

We support asset managers, property managers and facility teams in translating sustainability ambitions into practical actions. Complex standards and certification criteria are converted into clear to-do lists for each building or portfolio, supported by a long-term ESG roadmap.

At Encon, certification is never just about collecting credits. Together, we determine the most suitable label and ambition level based on your strategic and financial objectives. In line with our vision of profitable sustainability, we assess the cost and added value of each measure so that every recommendation is technically sound, financially viable and strategically relevant.

We manage the entire certification process from start to finish, ensuring a fast, predictable and high-quality approach. Whether for new developments, renovations or existing assets, we combine mandatory requirements with smart quick wins to reduce investment costs and maximise long-term value.

We make your buildings profitable and future-proof

We bridge the gap between different sustainability frameworks and regulations while identifying synergies that save both time and costs. This results in smarter combinations of measures, phased implementation plans and more cost-effective technical solutions.

Our approach is highly practical and hands-on. We provide clear expectations, templates, checklists and structured guidance, while taking as much work off the client’s hands as possible to ensure a smooth and efficient certification process.

Our approach

Met onze proactieve begeleiding en praktische tools verlies je geen tijd en haal je maximale waarde uit elke euro. Zo kan de focus op de kern gelegd worden: duurzaamheid inzetten als profit driver.

• Clear intake
  Together, we define your ambitions, determine the appropriate certification scheme, establish the scope per asset and align with the expectations of investors, banks, tenants and other stakeholders.
• Pre-assessment & building scan
  We assess the building, analyse certification credits, perform a GAP analysis and identify the most achievable and cost-effective ambition level.
• Optimisation & roadmap
  We conduct cost-benefit analyses per measure and develop a phased roadmap tailored to budget, timing and financing opportunities.
• Work scope & project organisation
  We prepare a clear certification work scope, including responsibilities per credit, deadlines, evidence templates and a structured reporting framework.
• Expert guidance during design & implementation
  Our experts provide hands-on advice on design choices, technical specifications and tendering, always focused on maximising added value while minimising additional costs.
• Assessor support & certification
  We handle official registrations, coordinate assessments, verify supporting documentation, communicate with certification bodies and deliver the final certificates.
• Building analyses & portfolio support
  Optional studies include energy analyses, comfort assessments, acoustics, ecology, LCA/LCC studies, subsidy support and commercial sustainability reporting for tenants, banks and investors.

Sustainable property that is faster, smarter and more profitable

Clients immediately notice the difference in working with Encon. Thanks to our standardised methodology and clear scope of work, certification processes move faster, require fewer revisions and reduce internal workload.

Rather than simply chasing certification points, we focus on achieving BREEAM and WELL certifications in the most cost-efficient way, selecting measures based on impact, feasibility and payback time.

Our proactive guidance and single point of contact ensure smooth collaboration across project teams. With practical tools, templates and an experienced multidisciplinary team, everyone knows exactly what is expected and when.

Whether for a single building or an entire portfolio, our approach delivers measurable results: lower consultancy costs, faster certification roll-outs and higher sustainability ambitions without increasing budgets.

As Encon’s Real Estate team, we have already helped future-proof more than €4 billion worth of real estate assets, ranging from logistics facilities to mixed-use office developments.