What we do
The Built Value Institute works to redefine what value means in real estate.
We connect global research, industry innovation, and civic leadership to create a built environment that actively contributes to social equity, health, and planetary wellbeing.
Our mission is to transform real estate from a system that extracts value to one that creates value for people, place, and planet.
1. Advancing Knowledge
We lead and curate world-class research programmes that bridge the gap between academia and practice.
Our work explores how investment, design, and governance can align with human and ecological systems — generating evidence for new standards of responsible real estate.
Through our partnerships with universities, investors, and developers, we turn data into insight and insight into measurable impact.
2. Driving Industry Transformation
We collaborate with organisations across the real-estate sector to embed social-value and ESG principles into everyday decision-making.
Our frameworks and tools help investors, asset managers, and public agencies quantify the societal outcomes of their projects — from improved wellbeing and inclusion to community wealth-building and environmental resilience.
We support the creation of buildings and neighbourhoods that deliver financial returns while strengthening the social fabric that sustains them.
3. Influencing Policy and Standards
The Institute works with governments, professional bodies, and multilateral organisations to advance regulation and policy that prioritise long-term public good.
We contribute to the development of social-value legislation, ESG disclosure standards, and global benchmarks that hold the real-estate sector accountable for its impact.
Our policy engagement ensures that every investment decision moves us closer to equitable, low-carbon, and healthy cities.
4. Building Capacity and Leadership
Through education, training, and knowledge exchange, we equip professionals and students to become agents of change in the built environment.
Our learning programmes — from executive courses to the forthcoming MSc in Real Estate and Social Value — provide the analytical, ethical, and strategic tools needed to lead responsibly in a rapidly evolving industry.
5. Connecting a Global Community
At the heart of the Built Value Institute is a growing international network of researchers, practitioners, and civic leaders.
We convene this community through symposia, working groups, and collaborative publications such as the Real Estate and Social Value Review.
Together, we are building a shared movement for an industry that measures its success not only in profit, but in the positive impact it leaves behind.
Our Impact
Through research, advocacy, and collaboration, the Built Value Institute aims to:
Establish global standards for social-value measurement and ESG integration.
Support evidence-based investment that advances wellbeing and inclusivity.
Accelerate the transition towards a responsible, regenerative real-estate economy.
Accelerator Reports
Since 2023, the Built Value Institute has brought together pioneering organisations and researchers advancing the social value agenda in real estate.
In our latest Social Value Reports, we highlight the projects, partnerships, and insights shaping a more equitable and responsible built environment.
