Energy intensity of real estate in Europe by type

The healthcare sector was the most energy intensive real estate sector in 2020 according to a survey among 88 listed real estate companies with a total market cap of 262 billion euros in Europe. A square meter of a healthcare building had an energy consumption of 145 kilo-watt hours per square meter per year, while for self-storage building this figure was 25 kilo-watt hours per square meter. The office sector ranked second with an annual per square meter energy consumption of 141 kilowatt-hours.

Energy consumption of the real estate sector in Europe in 2020, by building type (in kilowatt-hours per square meter)

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Release date

September 2021

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Region

Europe

Survey time period

2020

Number of respondents

88*

Supplementary notes

* The survey includes 88 companies with a market cap of 262 billion euros as of December 31, 2020, listed in the following countries: Germany, the UK, France, Belgium, Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, Austria, Norway, Romania, Ireland, and Italy

The source adds the following information:
"Companies have been classified and grouped according to the following criteria:
• by country. In this case the corresponding country is represented by the stock exchange where the company is listed (and not by the location of the assets owned);
• by FTSE EPRA Nareit index classification and associated property sector.

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