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City of Melbourne EUAs extended to include property trusts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Property trusts will be able to access environmental upgrade finances in the City of Melbourne, opening up 42% of the city's lettable commercial property space environmental upgrade agreements (EUAs) for energy and waste efficiency upgrades. Scott Bocskay ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... incentive", where tenant enjoy energy efficiency savings whilst the building owner pays the charges associated with the upgrade. IIGCC pointed toward the need to exploit sustainability improvements during each stage of the building's life, including ...

Low Carbon Australia financing for local council upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... grant from the federal government's Community Energy Efficiency Program towards an AU$739,163 project. The shire will upgrade Cardina Life's heating, ventilation and air conditioning, install a heat pump to replace its electric hot-water unit, a lighting ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Environmental upgrade financing vehicles in the City of Melbourne have funded AU$4.9m in energy and emissions efficiency retrofit programs and are projected to save 5350 tonnes of CO2-e emissions per year, according to the Sustainable Melbourne Fund. ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $1.6m Ipswich building upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has helped finance the $1.6m upgrade of a 7,000 square metre office and retail building in Ipswich, Queensland. The redevelopment of Trident's Limestone Street Centre featured upgrades to lighting, air-conditioning and a building ...

AusLSA to provide access to environmental measurement tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Legal Sector Alliance (AusLSA) has introduced an online platform allowing members to measure and report their environmental impact. AusLSA, an industry-led association promoting sustainable practices in the legal sector, has partnered ...

Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has developed a financing program tailored to foundry manufacturers seeking to invest in energy-efficient upgrades to equipment and processes. Low Carbon Australia is working with the Australian Foundry Institute (AFI) to inform ...

LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... partnership with Low Carbon Australia, Harvest has given itself an edge over its competitors," Slack said. The building upgrade included new air conditioning and the replacement of the base building metering and the building management system. Low Carbon ...

Santos identifies 24 material sustainability indicators

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... work with the relevant agencies to ensure that the impacted areas are remediated. We have committed to invest AU$20m to upgrade the Eastern Star Gas sites, equipment and processes to ensure the operations meet best practice standards." The oil and gas ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has been given the Infinity Award for sustainability leadership for the second year in a row by research firm SuperRatings. The Infinity Award recognises the superannuation fund that is practicing responsible investment ...