At Hang Lung Properties’ Real Estate and Decarbonization Summit on September 20th, Raefer Wallis, our founder, shared his expertise on decarbonizing interior spaces, offering practical insights and strategies.

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He explained that carbon cannot be addressed in isolation—true progress requires improving material circularity, which in turn depends on enhancing material health by removing harmful chemicals. Each step in this process is essential and interconnected.

Building on this foundation, Raefer outlined a practical decarbonization strategy and actionable steps, providing clear guidance on how to set baselines, identify hotspots, and implement solutions.

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He then moderated a discussion exploring best practices in circularity for retail and office spaces with industry experts, including:

• LVMH/Gaïa - Nicolas Martin

• HSBC - Greg Hadley-King

• Interface - Andy Lee

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This action-packed and substance-driven summit featured ten speeches and five panels, delivering in-depth conversations on low-carbon construction, energy efficiency, and sustainable design, providing a comprehensive look at the industry's decarbonization challenges and opportunities.

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For those who would like to watch a replay/snippets of the summit, please click the link:
https://www.yunxianchang.com/meeting_pc/7572?u=946174QR
(Jump to 7:12:30 for Raefer's Speech)

About RESET®

RESET® is a performance data standard and certification program, created and managed by GIGA, to develop actionable, long-term strategies toward regenerative health and sustainability for the built environment. RESET focuses on creating a structure around data and analytics to generate opportunities for improvement and optimizations by combining the development of continuous monitoring and cloud software to increase the visibility of health and sustainability data.

For more information about RESET, please visit: https://www.reset.build/