Real Estate

Property development, management, and services. Building operational energy (HVAC, lighting) and embodied carbon in construction materials drive the footprint.

SICS Industries

RREReal estate and services

Real estate development, buying/selling, management, and related services

Scope Emission Diagram

Click any node to view its emission profile. Scope 3 Upstream sources on the left feed into Scope 1 & 2 direct/indirect emissions at center, which flow to Scope 3 Downstream on the right.

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Scope 3 Upstream
Scope 1 & 2
Scope 3 Downstream

Dual Framework Coverage

GHG Protocol Scope 3

Upstream (Cat 1–8)

Cat 1
Purchased Goods & Services(medium)
Cat 2
Capital Goods(high)
Cat 3
Fuel & Energy-Related Activities(medium)
Cat 5
Waste Generated in Operations(medium)

Downstream (Cat 9–15)

Cat 13
Downstream Leased Assets(high)
Cat 11
Use of Sold Products(high)
Cat 12
End-of-Life Treatment(medium)

Carbon Measures / PACT PCF

pcfExcludingBiogenicpartial

Applicable for construction materials; CRREM methodology for operational carbon

pcfIncludingBiogenicpartial

Biogenic content in timber/mass-timber construction

primaryDataSharefull

Building energy data typically metered (high primary data share)

dqrpartial

GRESB and CRREM provide sector-specific data quality frameworks

Full Partial N/A

Direct & Indirect Emission Sources

Scope 1Direct Emissions

Building Heating Systemshigh

Natural gas and oil boilers in managed commercial and residential buildings

50–300 t CO2e / building / year

Refrigerant Leaksmedium

HFC fugitive emissions from building HVAC and chiller systems

5–50 t CO2e / building / year

Maintenance Vehicleslow

Company vehicles for property management, maintenance, and site inspections

2–10 t CO2e / vehicle / year

Scope 2Indirect Energy

Common Area Electricityhigh

Grid electricity for lobbies, corridors, elevators, parking, and shared HVAC in managed properties

50–200 kWh / m2 / year

District Heating/Coolingmedium

Purchased heat and cooling for large commercial properties

30–100 kWh / m2 / year

Reference Implementation

The Real Estate reference implementation lives in the Open Footprint repository under the following directories:

openfootprint/industry/real-estate/
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