This document contains a summary of a Q&A session on the GRESB 2022 Real Estate Assessment. It provides answers to common questions about changes in the 2022 assessment, how to add or remove users, use templates, request response checks, submit evidence in different languages or for multiple entities, and GHG emission scopes. It also lists upcoming deadlines and resources available, including reference guides, scoring documents, training platforms and how to contact GRESB's helpdesk for additional support.

1. Q&A
Session
Spring 2022

2. 2
Use the Q&A function to
ask your questions

3. 6
Access
Rights: Users
How can I add,
change or remove
users?

4. 6
Access
Rights: Users
How can I add,
change or remove
users?

5. 6
Access
Rights: Users
How can I add,
change or remove
users?

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Reporting
Tip:
Templates
Templates are an
easy way to copy
responses across

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Reporting
Tip:
Templates
Templates are an
easy way to copy
responses across
• Start a template from scratch or from an existing response
• Template one or multiple indicators across Assessments

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Response
Check
• Request a Response Check with our validation team
• Deadline to request a Response Check is June 1st
• Request Response Checks in the Assessment Portal

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Evidence:
Multiple
entities
 GRESB Evidence Cover Page 2022 
My evidence
document applies to
multiple entities. Can
I still use it?

10. 10
Evidence:
Multiple
entities
 GRESB Evidence Cover Page 2022 
My evidence
documents are in a
different language
than English. What to
do?

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Evidence:
Tips & Tricks
• Make it easy to find the right section or paragraph
• Indicate the relevant pages
• Use the evidence cover page to add references
• Only translate the relevant parts
• No need to translate a full document
• Make clear that the document applies to the entity
• Use the evidence cover page to provide clarifications
• Check evidence requirements in the Reference
Guide
• Look at the “Validation” sections

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GHG emission
Scopes
Asset Spreadsheet – Instructions Tab

13. 13
Use the Q&A function to
ask your questions

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Q&A

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What are the main changes in the
2022 Real Estate Assessment?

16. 16
Are targets/goals (eg. CO2 target)
sufficient to count as an
environmental policy or would any
policy on a specific topic need to be
elaborative?

17. 17
Could you please explain what is
meant with “compliance linked to
employee renumeration” exactly?

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How old/new must documents be?
For example, can a policy be
formulated (and still be in place)
years ago, eg. 2015?

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Could you please elaborate on
what exactly is meant with
“fiduciary duty”?

20. 20
Is it possible to get a break down
on fees for the submission upload
and how it works?

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FAQ’s

22. 22
What are the parameters for including
parking in the reporting boundary and
what are the parameters for excluding
parking from the reporting boundary?

23. 23
Can we estimate the volume of
waste?

24. 24
Can I collect data from prior the
acquisition date to be eligible for
LFL calculations?

25. 25
This year we have adjusted our
methodology on
calculating/collecting environmental
performance data (e.g. water
consumption) for the entity, shall I
modify previous years' performance
data in the assessment portal?

26. 26
What if one of my development
projects finalized construction
works in June 2021, should I report
it under development or under real
estate?

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If a development asset was completed
within the reporting year, but
afterwards it still remained
unoccupied, do I need to report
performance data for the remaining
part of the reporting year? Does
occupancy affect the operational
status of an asset?

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It is noted in the 2022 Indicator
Summary that the Resilience
indicators (RM5, RM6.1-4) do not have
required evidence, but I see in the
Reference Guide that evidence is
optional. Does this mean the evidence
for these indicators is not validated?

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GRESB
Assessment
Resources
Find Assessment
materials at
• documents.gresb.com
• gresb.com/nl-en/industry-
insights/resources/
2022 Resources
• Reference Guides
• Scoring documents
• Indicator summaries
• Assessments in Excel format
• Scoring Simulator
• Aggregation Rules Handbook
• Asset Portal Validation Rules

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GRESB Training
Platform
• Introduction to
assessments
• Scoring and materiality
explanations
• Indicator-by-indicator
training
gresb.com/nl-en/online-
training-platform/

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Getting in touch
Our Helpdesk team
responds to queries
within 1-2 business days
gresb.com/nl-en/about-
us/contact/

32. GRESB Assessments Timeline 2022
April 1 Portal opened
June 1 Response Check request deadline
June 15 Validation starts
July 1 Portal closes
June-July Validation
August Scoring
September 1 Preliminary results
September 1-15 Review period
September 15-30 Validation and scoring
October 1 Final results

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