Speaking Topics


Unique Perspective on Critical Topic

Scott’s groundbreaking writing and industry engagement worldwide on the topics of health, wellness, and sustainability, in concert with his international real estate investment leadership, provide him with a wealth of insights that can be crafted to a wide array of audiences.

Rapid market change has significantly increased the demand for sustainable and healthy properties by employers, tenants, investors, and regulators, but decision-making has not sufficiently evolved, often limiting investment to what can be justified by on operating cost savings alone. Continuation of cost-based decision-making that ignores value and risk will both reduce investor profitability and fail to achieve the carbon emissions reduction and health goals critical to moving society forward.

Health has become a critical pillar of the economic success of cities as a result of emerging demographic, technological, scientific, and business changes. Cities face dramatic health challenges as well as substantial opportunities to improve individual health, encourage business and employment growth, and position themselves for long-term success.  Similarly, real estate, and other, investors that understand these trends, and how cities are responding to them, will be well positioned to profit and manage investment risk.


Speaking Venues


His speaking and publications have been international in scope.  He has addressed business and academic audiences in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He was an advisor to an international consortium involved in developing guidance for the 2015 COP21 climate negotiations in Paris and has advised the Department of State on building and sustainability issues as part of their Industry Advisory Panel on Overseas Building Operations

Lectures

Mr. Muldavin has lectured on real estate finance, mortgage lending, risk management, securitization, investment and sustainability at the Urban Land Institute’s Development School, UC Berkeley, Wharton, Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tulane University, University of Colorado, New York Academy of Science, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories, the University of Georgia, Torcuato Di Tella University, the Tokyo Land Forum, and the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources as well as in company training sessions and other venues.

Forums

He also speaks regularly at forums sponsored by the Urban Land Institute, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, the Pension Real Estate Association, GreenBuild, the American Real Estate Society, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers, the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, the Counselors of Real Estate, the Appraisal Institute, the Building Owners and Management Association, the Canadian Life Insurance Association, and at scores of other forums.


Select Recent Speeches


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  • “Health & Well Being: A Foundation for the Success of 21st Century Cities”, Counselors of Real Estate
  • “Making the Case for Healthy Buildings” Phipps Conservatory WELL Building Forum
  • “Buildings Emerge as Drivers of Health, Well Being and Profits”, Global Exchange Council, Urban Land Institute
  • “Determining the True Value of High Performing Buildings”, CoreNet Global
  • “Breaking Down Barriers to Sustainable Property Investment, International Commission for Environmental Cooperation
  • “The Economics of Sustainable Properties”, GreenBuild
  • “The Missing Link: Transforming Deep Retrofits into Financial Assets”, Building Owners and Managers Association

  • “Maximizing the Value of Sustainable Real Estate in Your Organization”, Young Presidents Organization
  • “The Top 10 Issues Affecting Real Estate”, National Association of Realtors,
  • “Value at the Nexus of Energy, Technology, and Real Estate”, Urban Land Institute
  • “Beyond Compliance: Property Sustainability and Business Value”, British American Business Council
  • “Valuation: A Key to Zero Net Energy Building”, New York Academy of Science
  • Pension Funds and Sustainable Property Investing, VIP Conference, Institutional Real Estate
  • “The Financial Case for Going Green: Sound Business Strategy?”, Building Owners and Managers National Advisory Council