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Property investors now have more reason to care about air-con

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Published Sun, Sep 4, 2016 · 09:50 PM

London

REAL estate investors might have more reason to care about the air conditioning in your office than you do.

As energy-related emissions from buildings creep higher, property investors are starting to worry that regulators and politicians will come down hard on the sector for its contribution to climate change.

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