{"id":5678,"date":"2026-04-29T07:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/?p=5678"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:55:11","slug":"best-of-sustainability-in-your-ear-making-billions-of-square-feet-of-commercial-space-sustainable-with-cbres-rob-bernard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/best-of-sustainability-in-your-ear-making-billions-of-square-feet-of-commercial-space-sustainable-with-cbres-rob-bernard\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Sustainability In Your Ear: Making Billions of Square Feet of Commercial Space Sustainable with CBRE\u2019s Rob Bernard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The built environment, particularly office buildings other urban facilities, are responsible for 39% of the global energy-related emissions, according to the World Green Building Council. About a third of that impact comes from the initial construction of a building and the other two-thirds is produced over the lifetime of a building by heating, cooling, and providing power to the occupants. Our guest today is leading a key battle to reduce the impact of the built environment. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/earth911-podcast-making-billions-of-square-feet-of-commercial-space-sustainable-with-cbre-s-rob-bernard--59331598\">Tune in for a wide-ranging conversation<\/a> with Rob Bernard, Chief Sustainability Officer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbre.com\/\">CBRE Group Inc.<\/a>, which manages more than $145 billion of commercial buildings, providing logistics, retail, and corporate office services across more than than 100 countries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364284\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Rob-Bernard-inarticle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-364284 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"http:\/\/baldheadedgirls.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Rob-Bernard-inarticle.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rob Bernard, Chief Sustainability Officer at the commercial real estate giant CBRE, is our guest on <i>Sustainability In Your Ear<\/i>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rob cut his sustainability teeth at Microsoft, as its Chief Environmental Strategist for 11 years, as the company was developing its world-leading approach and collaborating with other tech giants to lobby for policy and funding to accelerate progress. He discusses CBRE\u2019s Sustainability Solutions &amp; Services for commercial building owners, as well as the accelerating progress for renewables, carbon tracking, and economic, health, and lifestyle benefits of living lightly on the planet. You can learn more about CBRE and its sustainability services at <a href=\"http:\/\/cbre.com\">cbre.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Take a few minutes to learn more about making construction and building operations more sustainable:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"entry-title title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/podcast\/earth911-podcast-cityzeniths-michael-jansen-uses-digital-twins-to-reinvent-urban-planning\/\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Earth911 Podcast: Cityzenith\u2019s Michael Jansen Uses Digital Twins to Reinvent Urban Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/podcast\/earth911-podcast-concrete-ai-ceo-alex-hall-on-mixing-embodied-carbon-out-of-the-built-environment\/\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Earth911 Podcast: Concrete.ai CEO Alex Hall On Mixing Embodied Carbon Out Of the Built Environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/podcast\/earth911-podcast-lowering-construction-impacts-with-green-badgers-tommy-linstroth\/\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Best of Earth911 Podcast: Lowering Construction Impacts With Green Badger\u2019s Tommy Linstroth<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/podcast\/earth911-podcast-william-ulrich-on-learning-from-y2k-and-designing-the-circular-economy\/\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Best of Earth911 Podcast: William Ulrich on Learning From Y2K To Design the Circular Economy<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/podcast\/earth911-podcast-autodesk-spacemaker-aides-bulding-efficiency-with-ai-insights\/\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Best of Earth911 Podcast: Autodesk Spacemaker Aides Building Efficiency With AI Insights<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/business-policy\/is-it-sustainable-how-to-assess-your-planned-environmental-and-social-impacts\/\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">How to Assess Your Business\u2019 Environmental and Social Impacts<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-title title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/eco-tech\/passive-house-design-changing-new-home-construction\/\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\">Passive House Design: Changing the Future of New Home Construction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Subscribe to\u00a0<em>Sustainability in Your Ear<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/earth911-com-sustainability-in-your-ear\/id1384301001?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/earth911-com-sustainability-in-your-ear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow\u00a0<em>Sustainability in Your Ear<\/em>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/earth911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spreaker<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/966-Earth911com-Sustain-29715785\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iHeartRadio<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOEAu3yE_OGPAQR9o8o9XeA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Editor\u2019s Note: <\/strong>This podcast originally aired on April 15, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\/podcast\/earth911-podcast-making-billions-of-square-feet-of-commercial-space-sustainable-with-cbres-rob-bernard\/\">Best of Sustainability In Your Ear: Making Billions of Square Feet of Commercial Space Sustainable with CBRE\u2019s Rob Bernard<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/earth911.com\">Earth911<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The built environment, particularly office buildings other urban facilities, are responsible for 39% of the global energy-related emissions, according to the World Green Building Council. 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