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CEFC makes two investments totalling $230 million

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Collins Place and 700 Bourke Street. The 700 Bourke Street property is only the fourth in Australia to achieve the 6 Green Star performance rating from the Green Building Council of Australia, CEFC noted. Carbon emissions from buildings account for 23% ...

Monash University issues world-first certified green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... practice." The bond will fund a number of projects, including a major new learning and teaching building targeting 5 Star Green Star Certification at the Clayton campus, costing $180 million; the redevelopment of the Caulfield campus library, costing ...

CEFC to invest $110m in Investa Office Management portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... both a National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) rating of in excess of 5.5. stars, and a 6-Star Green Star rating. "Importantly, through this transaction we will also establish a landmark co-operation agreement that will promote the ...

Stockland reports on integrated sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... incorporated into the design of newly developed projects (compared to regional averages). Last year, Stockland achieved a Green Star - Performance portfolio rating for 22 of the company's retail centres around Australia. Stockland has reduced electricity ...

Demand exceeds supply in Australian green bond market

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... verification of the bond against CBI standards. Assets in the bond are made up of loans to wind power and solar projects, and Green Star rated commercial property buildings in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia, ANZ said. Earlier in 2015, National ...

Mirvac to build industrial estate with sustainability features

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Mirvac has received planning approval for its newest industrial estate in New South Wales, which the company said will become a benchmark for sustainable design and operation. Sketch of Mirvac's planned Calibre development (image courtesy Mirvac) Calibre ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... to own inefficient appliances." The CEFC finance will permit SGCH to build new, affordable homes to a minimum 4-star Green star rating or a 7-star rating under the Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS), says Trevor Wetmore, SGCH acting CEO. ...

Australia/NZ property companies, funds outperform: GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Once again, Australia and New Zealand property companies and funds topped the list of the Global Real Estate Benchmark (GRESB). According to the 2015 report, Australia and New Zealand continue to "significantly outperform" other regions with an average ...

ANZ issues $600m green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... verification of the bond against CBI standards. Assets in the bond are made up of loans to wind power and solar projects, and Green Star rated commercial property buildings in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia, ANZ said. "We've identified initially ...

Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... implementation and measurement. GRESB ranks organisations in four categories - green starter, green talk, green walk and green star. "Australia/NZ performs strongest in terms of regional Green Stars," GRESB said in the report. "70% of the total participants ...