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LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
A commercial property in Brisbane that underwent an energy efficient retrofit financed by Low Carbon Australia has been sold for AU$12.25m, representing a 17% internal rate of return (IRR). O'Connell's OBM House, an office building at 26 Wharf Street ...

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 ...

Strong overseas interest in EUA structure, opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... highlighted to me that we are sitting in this marketplace that is the envy of the world from a property perspective and a retrofit perspective," Bocskay said. Bocskay has been in Europe to talk about the EUA structure, speaking at the Global Energy Basel ...

LGS select MSCI for ESG and carbon research, monitoring

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... portfolio and compare that exposure to a benchmark ESG index." See Also: LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit Investor Profile: Local Government Super Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis

City of Melbourne to hold EUA sessions for building sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... green building market, with the purpose of stimulating jobs and economic activity in Australia. Bocskay will speak on the retrofit market in Australia, EUAs and how European companies can connect with building owners and project developers. "We will ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... signed between NAB, the City of Melbourne, Low Carbon Australia and the owner of 123 Queen Street, will fund a AU$1.3m retrofit of the building, including a trigeneration system to generate electricity, heating and cooling, occupancy sensors and double ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... council. The council then collects this charge and passes it back to the financier. "The money is to be mobilised towards retrofit projects that deliver environmental and social outcomes, and the city can use its ratings mechanism to de-risk the investment ...

Low Carbon Australia partners with Macquarie Equipment Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... savings, improve their energy performance and achieve carbon reductions." See Also: Environmental Upgrade Agreement to retrofit Melbourne property

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... three commercial buildings at Southbank, Melbourne were assessed and a range of energy initiatives were identified. The retrofit received funding from the federal government's Green Building Fund, were recently completed and are expected to achieve energy ...

LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The New South Wales based Local Government Super (LGS) has completed a retrofit of a Sydney commercial property that will reduce the building's emissions reduced by approximately 85% and allow the building to operate independently of the electricity ...