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Verdia to assist companies on energy efficiency project design

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... some of these projects have challenges, the opportunities are very real." Financing retrofitted upgrades to commercial properties for energy efficiency purposes can post challenges both in terms of technical knowledge for design and implementation, but ...

Westpac Group issues $500m climate bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... bond from the Westpac Climate Bond will be allocated to seven wind energy facilities and five low carbon commercial properties, Westpac said. The underlying asses have all been certified under the Climate Bonds Standard, and the commercial properties ...

Investors call for affordable housing bonds, aggregating body

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... "calculated Australia's shortfall in affordable and available private rentals for low income earners at almost 400,000 properties in 2011, up from 225,000 in 2006.3," which means that low-income earners can't afford a place to rent, or experience insecurity ...

Urgent need for social impact metrics development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Trust partner with Horizon Housing to "finance the purchase of management rights for 995 existing affordable housing properties and the future development of up to 60 new social and affordable homes," according to HESTA. Horizon Housing has properties ...

CEFC launches $250m Community Housing Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... is expected to build over 200 new energy efficient homes, and upgrade a proportion of SGCH's 4,300 existing, older properties with energy efficient technologies, CEFC said. At the time, CEFC cited statistics from ACOSS stating that the lowest income ...

Mirvac to build industrial estate with sustainability features

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... on, every one of those is about maximising those key elements." The design also incorporates features from commercial properties, reflecting trends for employee flexibility. When constructed, Calibre could contain up to 700 employees. "There is a huge ...

HESTA allocates $6.7m to affordable housing development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Trust partner with Horizon Housing to "finance the purchase of management rights for 995 existing affordable housing properties and the future development of up to 60 new social and affordable homes," according to HESTA. Horizon Housing has properties ...

NZ Super Fund invests in NZ$113m housing project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... the remaining 4%, NZ Super said. The project will see around 200 new homes developed by late 2018. Around 50% of the properties will be priced under the Auckland median house price and 30% will be priced at $550,000 or below under the Hobsonville Point ...

South Australia passes building upgrade finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Alliance for Greenhouse Action (WAGA) conducted research suggesting that if EUAs were expanded to encompass commercial properties across Victoria, the EUA financing vehicle could generate AU$4.5 billion of commercially attractive investment and create ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... almond orchards and land dedicated for further almond cultivation, First State Super said. "There are three separate properties, all along the Murray River," Brandweiner said. "We have a mandate with a partner of ours, Blue Sky Water Partners. It's a ...