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Local property companies continue GRESB outperformance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... is about 12%." Data reported to GRESB showed that in, in 2013, the commercial real estate sector reduced its energy consumption by about 0.8%, carbon emissions fell by 0.3%, and water consumption fell by 2.3%. GRESB also names regional leaders as part ...

Challenges, opportunities in Australia's energy future

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2014  |  NEWS
... future at a recent seminar sponsored by the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA), Victorian Division. Energy consumption and peak demand has declined in most states, while at the same time, on-site small-scale generation such as residential ...

CEFC, CFSGAM to establish clean energy infrastructure fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Management. The finance will upgrade St James' Hall at 169 Phillip Street and is expected to reduce base building energy consumption by about 30%, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 340 tonnes a year, according to KMH Environmental which ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Australia and provide a boost for commercial property owners and managers seeking to reduce their buildings' energy consumption and costs," said CEFC CEO Oliver Yates. EUAs are currently offered by the Cities of Melbourne, Sydney, North Sydney, Parramatta ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... 10,800 tonnes CO2/year saved, and 32%, or 61,400 tonnes CO2/year saved, an estimate by Arup that is derived from energy consumption in office buildings in the Adelaide CBD and fringe based on the total floor area and an assumed average greenhouse performance ...

Australian/NZ property continue dominance in GRESB survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... to the GRESB 2013 report, the real estate sector globally is reducing its environmental impact, decreasing energy consumption by 4.8% in 2011-2012, equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of 163,000 homes. Over the same period, greenhouse gas ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... commercial property could reach zero carbon emissions standards in 10 years with sufficient retrofitting to reduce energy consumption, according to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a not-for-profit research and education organisation. BZE recently published ...

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... CEFC's case that demand management can reduce business and residential electricity bills through "lower customer energy consumption, via improving end use energy efficiency, lower wholesale energy prices and reduced need for peak electricity generation ...

GHG efficiency projects increase cities' finances and health

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... centred on reducing energy demand in buildings, improving fuel efficiency in municipal fleets and lowering energy consumption and maintenance costs of outdoor lighting. Those three activities accounted for 25% of the activities that cities are undertaking ...

CA Technologies: increased focus on IT energy consumption

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
IT services provider CA Technologies says there is increased consumer demand for companies to manage IT energy consumption and carbon emissions, driving increased uptake of their enterprise software products, and impacting CA Technologies' sustainability ...