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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 ...

City of Sydney signs first environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... other EUA deals in several ways - previous EUAs have been used to finance retrofits and upgrades of existing commercial properties, while this is a new development, and a development that is building residential units as well as commercial and retail ...

GRESB hires head of sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... estate sector." In the 2012 survey, 450 property companies and funds submitted information to GRESB with data on 36,000 properties representing US$1.32tr in global assets under management. Australia represented 9% of the total database, but generated ...

Future Fund excludes tobacco producers from portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... Future Fund. "The board noted tobacco's very particular characteristics including its damaging health effects, addictive properties and that there is no safe level of consumption," said David Gonski, board chairman, in a statement. "In doing so the board ...

Local Government Super sells upgraded property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has sold one of the properties in its portfolio for AU$42m. LGS sold SKM House in St Leonards to Altis Property Partners Group. The property had been retrofitted to 6-star NABERS rating and received a $439,000 grant from ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... social and governance issues in their businesses objectives in its first sustainability report. Charter Hall manages 184 properties for wholesale, institutional and retail clients, with an AU$9.6bn predominately Australian property portfolio across the ...