GHG intensity of the European real estate sector 2020, by building type

The healthcare sector was the most greenhouse gas 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 a greenhouse gas intensity of 38 kilograms of carbon dioxide per year, while for a self-storage building this figure was 5.75 kilograms per square meter. The residential sector ranked second with an annual per square meter greenhouse gas intensity of 27 kilograms of carbon dioxide.

根据对欧洲市值总计达2620亿欧元的88家上市房地产公司进行的调查，2020年，医疗保健行业成为温室气体排放强度最高的房地产领域。医疗建筑每平方米的温室气体排放强度为每年38公斤二氧化碳，而自助仓储建筑每平方米的该数值为5.75公斤。住宅领域则位列第二，其每年每平方米的温室气体排放强度为27公斤二氧化碳。