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MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... in North America A majority of companies in Asia Pacific and Europe are tracking their carbon emissions or energy consumption - 58% in Asia Pacific, and 75% in Europe, while only 20% of North American companies are doing this, MSCI said. "This industry ...

LGS generating energy savings certificates from retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... savings certificates through the New South Wales Energy Savings Scheme (ESS), the state's initiative to reduce energy consumption through financial incentives. The AU$6.5bn LGS has hired Sigma Global to manage the energy savings certificates process ...

Wesfarmers publishes 2012 sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... as transport emissions in the supply chain and Wesfarmer's percentage of joint venture/investment emissions. Energy consumption also fell in energy, at 30 petajoules, a decrease of approximately 11.1% following the sale of Premier Coal and enGen. Wesfarmer's ...

Local Government Super wins property sustainability award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... the future," said LGS CEO Peter Lambert in a media statement. "These building upgrades significantly reduce energy consumption across our property portfolio, lowering running costs and improving the investment returns for our members." A second building ...

Melbourne's Vega Press declared carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... stationery. Vega Press's owners uses power factor improvement systems and energy efficient lighting devices to reduce energy consumption, said commercial manager Rob Nugent. The company also recycles water used in the printing process and a SkyCool roof ...

Equinix Sydney facility receives LEED certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... continue to raise these standards, ensuring we are as efficient and green as possible while keeping our customers' energy consumption and costs down." SY3 phase one is an AU$62.4M investment and provides the equivalent of 1,000 cabinets of capacity ...

La Trobe sustainability report discloses ESG action, targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... also disclosed that it did not meet targets such as reducing staff business travel greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and water use. "We tried really hard to give an honest account of our performance and identify our material omissions," Adams ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... represent members with a total of EUR 7.5tr in assets under management. Buildings are responsible for 40% of final energy consumption and 36% of carbon emissions in the EU, IIGCC found. Implementing existing technologies such as better insulation, efficient ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... sides of the coin - internally, funds are increasingly implementing decisions such as recycling and reducing energy consumption, and externally, funds are engaging with their service providers and establishing sustainability committees to address both ...

LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Opportunity Fund, the owners and managers. Harvest Property undertook the retrofit, which reduced the building's energy consumption by over 40% and increased the building's NABERS rating from zero to a targeted 4 stars. Harvest Property acquired the ...