Stone Capital – OASIS Project

This involved a comprehensive sustainability strategy process to guide the conceptualization and vision of this project. This process included several key components: first, we conducted a materiality analysis to identify critical sustainability topics relevant to construction and retail businesses. Additionally, we developed an Environmental Impact Framework specifically tailored to the retail sector, allowing us to understand and address its unique challenges and opportunities. Utilizing benchmarking and market studies, we gained insights into industry best practices and market trends. Finally, we translated Stone’s sustainability vision into strategic marketing and communication pieces, ensuring alignment between the company’s sustainability objectives and stakeholders’ expectations.

Finally, Impact Labs supported in converting the sustainability goals of the project into communication pieces to engage key stakeholders, through the creation of guidelines for retailer selection, B2B guidelines for retailer operations and B2C consumer branding and education initiatives. All of these initiatives are core to the creation of an Impact Report that aims to communicate effectively with all stakeholders.

A company partner of the project and BREEAM certification expert and assessor is supporting in the calculation of the credits needed to achieve the intended goal and navigating through the certification process. On the other hand, in light of the materiality analysis referenced earlier, Impact Labs is leveraging insights from this analysis and helping sourcing solutions to support the creation of a BREEAM certification strategy tailored to the most relevant sustainability topics for the retail sector and the region. This strategy has been created with a rigorous cost-benefit analysis of each credit, ensuring that our approach not only meets sustainability objectives but also maximizes the value of our efforts. Moreover, we prioritize the ability to strategize BREEAM certification to achieve high rankings at reasonable cost, and we emphasize maximum efficiency in the bureaucratic process, particularly in evidence collection. With a long-term goal to master the practice internally, we understand the necessity for BREEAM to be deeply embedded into the design phase, ensuring its seamless integration into our sustainable construction initiatives. Through our support, we aim to demystify BREEAM, empowering Stone to navigate its complexities and unlock its transformative potential in shaping the future of sustainable construction practices.

In the real estate sector, digital tools play a pivotal role in revolutionizing traditional practices. Construction cost management tools and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software are transformative aids empowering architects, engineers, and project managers that support the optimization of building designs and streamlining construction processes.

Moreover, due to the complexity of construction projects and the diverse expertise required, Impact Labs actively seeks out strategic partners. A specialized company in Zero-Energy Buildings (nZeb), is providing valuable insights into the buildings’ environmental life cycle impact and cost considerations, significantly contributing to the project’s sustainability performance. Working with specialized companies can support real estate developers in building more nature-positive cities.