Sustainability
Public buildings get the green tick
THE Green Building Council of Australia has released the Green Star – Public Building v1 rating tool following a two-year pilot period. ... Full story
Green leases, cooperation between landlord and tenant is key
OPINION: IT is essential that landlords and tenants discuss openly what the expectation of each party is with respect to environmental issues and that the lease document contains a co-operative approach to identifying and dealing with environmental issues and concerns. ... Full story
First QLD project gets Green Star
SEKISUI House's new development, Ecco Ripley, in Ipswich is set the first Green Star - Communities rating in Queensland. ... Full story
Green offices deliver superior returns
GREEN office buildings continued to outperform the total office sector, according to the latest Property Council/IPD Australian Green Property Index. ... Full story
Australand scores 5 star rating
AUSTRALAND has been awarded a 5 Star Green Star – Industrial Pilot Certified Rating for its Staples (formerly Corporate Express) distribution centre development in Erskine Park Sydney. ... Full story
Political expediency shoves green opportunities into a black hole
OPINION: IT was somewhat surprising that the Climate Commission report, The Critical Decade: Generating A Renewable Australia, published a few days ago, failed to discuss the significant impact that Energy Efficiency improvements can have on reducing carbon emissions. ... Full story
Brookfield Multiplex spearheads green future
BROOKFIELD Multiplex’s general manager for sustainability, safety and health, Dr Dennis Else, has been elected to the board of the newly launched Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Low Carbon Living based at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). ... Full story
Setting new benchmark for green industrial
TWO industrial facilities have been awarded the Green Star - As Built ratings, by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). ... Full story
Apple isle gets first green school
THE University of Tasmania’s new Medical Science 2 (MS2) building is the first educational building in Tasmania to achieve a Green Star rating. ... Full story
Lend Lease committed to sustainability
LEND Lease has been included in the 2012 Dow Jones World Sustainability Index for the 10th year in a row. ... Full story
Monopoly not a good analogy to real estate
OPINION: MONOPOLY is a board game that allows you to...
Australian housing markets continue to show improvement
OPINION: As the year is quickly coming to an end,...
Investors coming out of hibernation
INVESTORS are returning to the residential property market in response...
Market depth
OPINION: AUSTRALIANS borrowed $200 billion last year to buy a...
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