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New Forests releases 2013 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... our assets fit together like puzzle pieces - in the Green Triangle region in Victoria and South Australia, we have properties that are literally neighbours, and we have to understand those assets and other properties in the regions, how they operate ...

CEFC to provide $100m financing through Balmain Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... commercial loan manager Balmain Corporation to provide up to AU$100 million of debt finance to retrofit commercial properties. Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The agreement with Balmain Corporation will see CEFC finance used for major building retrofits that ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... 6-star equivalent buildings generate an average 10.3% return - notably higher than the 7.8% return of lesser-rated properties." EUAs are already in operation and can be used to upgrade 0-star National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... proposed Building Upgrade Finance legislation applies to the whole state. Adelaide City Council has the greatest number of properties that could be eligible for BUF, with over 3,000 commercial and industrial properties, mainly commercial office and retail ...

ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... compared to 61 respectively for the Global and APAC sample." ANREV members had the highest percentage of Green Star rated properties - 41% of ANREV members who participated in GRESB received Green Stars, compared to 22% globally and 39% in APAC overall. ...

Expanded EUAs could generate $4.5bn investment in Victoria

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
If environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) are expanded to encompass commercial properties across Victoria, the EUA financing vehicle could generate AU$4.5 billion of commercially attractive investment and create over 18,000 jobs, according to new research. ...

Property developers advised to factor in climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... significant community/government pushback, reputational risk and the development of a market premium for climate resilient properties. "We know of property developers who have purchased land and then applied for planning permits only to be confronted ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... report is based on sustainability data from 543 property companies and funds, providing aggregate information on 49,000 properties around the world. Organisations respond to a 42-question survey, divided into seven sustainability aspects. The score for ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... "When we first started on designing EUAs, we had the question put to us at the time, can you put it on residential properties," Bocskay said. "Yes, you could, but the challenge is having the existing lenders comfortable with that. We were dealing with ...

Bush Heritage Australia fund pays farmers for conservation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... $3.3 million conservation fund that aims to conserve biodiversity in the Tasmanian Midlands. Beaufront, one of the 10 properties that has joined the Midlands Conservation Fund. (Photo courtesy Bush Heritage Australia) The fund is designed to compensate ...