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Henry Davis York reports increase in pro bono, energy and travel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... can be attributed to our increase in revenue, the end results are somewhat disappointing, given the energy efficiency lighting change that was implemented during our office refurbishments," the firm said. "Mitigating factors may include the increase ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... managers continue to reduce energy consumption by monitoring the building management system, adjusting non-essential lighting schedules and changing the light fittings to more energy efficient versions. Specific initiatives were undertaken at Westfield ...

NAB funds Melbourne building environmental upgrade agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... retrofit. Four of the five buildings in the precinct will be fitted with new high efficiency chillers, cooling towers, lighting system upgrades and heating and air conditioning units and controls. The retrofit aims to cut CO2-e emissions by more than ...

Sunshine Coast TAFE certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... reduced waste to landfill by a quarter, adapted air conditioning operation and maintenance, installed energy efficient lighting and added two new hybrid vehicles to their fleet. The institute has been recognised for its initiatives in sustainability ...

Low Carbon Australia partners with Macquarie Equipment Finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... technologies in existing commercial buildings. The Energy Efficient Asset Financing Program will provide financing for lighting systems, heating, variable speed drives, metering, ventilation and air-conditioning, computer, communications and office equipment ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... efficiency moves, Mirvac identified three developments in 2011 for upgrade. One was the Broadway Shopping Centre carpark lighting upgrade, which used high efficiency reflector technologies to reduce the number of required fittings and light emitting ...

Australia enters the era of carbon as a commodity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... direction. Financial adviser Bank of America Merrill Lynch assisted in the deal, which supports the implementation of a lighting energy efficiency programme - Luz Sustentable - in Mexico. Under the deal, the Mexican government will receive a royalty ...

LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... was the most cost effective." The project's goals were to reduce the heat load through the building by upgrading the lighting and to replace the existing HVAC system in the building's plant room. In the end, the tri-generation system selected replaced ...

Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... 2004. We have substantially completed the majority of our upgrades using leading edge Australian technologies such as E1 Lighting and the Shaw Method of Air Conditioning. These technologies have enabled us to make large gains in energy efficiency in ...

GPT moves into refurbished, greener headquarters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... 90%, a reduction in paper use of 50%, a reduction in paper use by 50%, expected reduction in enegy costs by 50%, and a lighting energy consumption drop of over 70%. More than 80% of waste generated during the demolition and construction was reused or ...