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Rising importance of sustainability in the commercial real estate industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... 2016. In the 12 months between surveys, participants had reduced their corresponding water consumption by 0.5%, energy consumption by 1.1%, and carbon emissions by 2.2%. Australian commercial real estate organisations are at the forefront of GRESB, with ...

CEFC invests $150 million with IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... "also likely to involve using smart management systems which monitor asset performance and assist with reducing energy consumption and optimising logistics and supply chains," said CEFC infrastructure lead Julia Hinwood. "We recognise IFM Investors as ...

CEFC provides $90m in financing to Mirvac for residential clean energy initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... battery systems, will provide residents with a energy sufficient to meet up to 90% of a typical household's energy consumption, CEFC said. "The CEFC's finance will mean this clean energy technology is already included in the homes during construction ...

CEFC, Australian Ethical Investment invest in Dexus Healthcare Wholesale Property Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017  |  NEWS
... in both new and existing buildings when compared with the Council of Australian Government (COAG) Baseline Energy Consumption in commercial buildings. New HWPF buildings will target a Green Star Design, an As Built rating of 5 Stars and Green Star Performance ...

CEFC invests $200m into QIC Shopping Centre Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT. Australian shopping centres account for 36% of commercial building energy consumption, and are a "relatively untapped opportunity" to reduce energy use and carbon emissions, said Ian Learmonth, CEFC ...

Australia/NZ continue to top the ranks in GRESB 2017 real estate review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... outperform other types, scoring on average 64 points. Also in 2017 the global sector: Reduced like-for-like energy consumption by 1.1% - equivalent to 79,827 U.S. homes, Reduced like-for-like carbon emissions by 2.2% - equivalent to 113,000 passenger ...

CEFC allocates $80 million to Bodangora wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017  |  NEWS
... investment. CEFC's specialist finance has been used in the past four years "by a wide variety of businesses to tackle energy consumption through installing energy efficient equipment and technologies," said Paul Greenop, CEFC head of portfolio management ...

Evergen to pilot program installing system with SGCH

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... the rising cost of living including high energy costs," Langford said. "Many social housing tenants have high energy consumption: as a share of household income, low income households spend three times what high-income households spend on in-home energy. ...

AIGCC launches, releases survey on climate risk, responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... are mixed and uneven. China's banks, for example, have taken steps to restrict finance industries with high energy consumption, high pollution and excess pollution. The report also cited China's 2012 Green Credit Guidelines from the China Banking Regulatory ...

AMP Capital, CSIRO back renewable energy tech startup Evergen

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... import energy from the grid where needed, such that we try to minimise the greenhouse gas emissions, minimise energy consumption and cut costs," said Dr Sam Behrens, CSIRO Research Group Leader. "Some of the research we've done in the past is that we've ...