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Retrofitting the Built Environment: A Strategic Priority for Spain

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Retrofitting the Built Environment: A Strategic Priority for Spain

José Luis Miró Morales, President and Founder of Almar Consulting, examines the challenges of refurbishing Spain’s existing building stock and the need to promote a comprehensive strategy based on energy efficiency, economic viability and public-private collaboration in an opinion article published in El Español.
27/10/2026
Madrid

“Retrofitting our existing building stock is not merely a technical matter, but a strategic decision for the country.”

The refurbishment of Spain’s existing building stock represents one of the real estate sector’s major challenges, both in terms of improving buildings’ energy efficiency and addressing its wider impact on sustainability, competitiveness and urban transformation.

In his opinion article, “Retrofitting the Built Environment: A National Strategic Priority”, published in El Español, José Luis Miró Morales, President and Founder of Almar Consulting, reflects on the need to approach building refurbishment from a strategic perspective that integrates planning, investment, technical feasibility and public-private collaboration.

This transformation requires a multidisciplinary approach capable of coordinating the technical, economic and regulatory aspects of each intervention, while ensuring project feasibility and long-term value creation.

📰 Read the full article by José Luis Miró Morales in El Español.

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