By Tina Perinotto 13 February 2012 –UPDATED 14 February 2012 –  A wide ranging survey and technical review of the NABERS sustainability rating scheme was delivered by the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating, late... 
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By Tina Perinotto 1 December 2011  – The Property Council of Australia has raised the bar on quality office buildings. Sustainably. Its latest review of the quality office matrix, released today (Thursday) has made it official that a prime rated building... 
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25 October 2011 – Jones Lang LaSalle has released a Mandatory Disclosure Update Paper to help prepare building owners and tenants for the Commercial Building Disclosure Program, also known as Mandatory Disclosure, which comes into effect from 1 November... 
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By Tina Perinotto 13 October 2011  – Melbourne has claimed victory in the  race worldwide to sign the first Environmental Upgrade Agreement. Read More > >  
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By Luke Nixon, CB Richard Ellis 6 October 2011 ­– A new report produces more evidence that rated NABERS buildings outperform non rated ones. Early signs indicate that green development in Sydney’s CBD is gaining momentum to help redress an apparent... 
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By Lyn Drummond 5  October 2011  – Bushfire affected timber was used in the Hassell – designed six star Green Star government services office building to be completed at the end of the year in Dandenong, Victoria. Read More > >  
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By Lyn Drummond 20 September 2011 – A survey of green office buildings has shown they are almost twice as energy efficient compared to the Read More > >  
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By Tina Perinotto 21 September 2011 – It’s got Richard Branson and his Carbon War Room and potentially billions of dollars of investment in the United States. Australia is also in on the act and Melbourne and Sydney are vying to be the first... 
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By Tina Perinotto 21 September 2011 – News today (Wednesday) that one of Australia’s most highly rated green buildings under construction in Canberra for the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency will use high greenhouse gas emission... 
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20 September 2011 – Lend Lease on Monday night showcased its new six star Green Star Commonwealth Bank Place at Darling Quarter in Sydney in its launch event for World Green Building Week Read More > >  
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By Tina Perinotto 23 August 2011 – There are plenty of people keen for the environmental upgrade agreement models to be finalised, but perhaps none more so than property and development consultants, Napier & Blakeley. The company recently launched... 
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By Leon Gettler 1 September 2011 – When it comes to creating a sustainable building or refurbishing an old one so that it picks up NABERS stars, there is no one size fits all solution. Read More > >  
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By Tina Perinotto 1 September 2011 – It has taken 12 years from go to whoa, 3000 workers at various stages of construction, a meshing of ambitious design and new technology, a potentially lethal confrontation with an advancing global financial crisis,... 
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By Lynne Blundell 19 August 2011 – NABERS yesterday launched a new 6-star energy and water rating for buildings and announced new ratings tools for transport, data centres and hospitals. But while the launch was lauded by many in the industry, others... 
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17 August 2011 – Case study: The time has come when tenants want to know how many bicycle racks there are in a building, rather than car spaces. Read More > >  
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12 August 2011 – GPT officially launched its new offices on three high rise floors at Sydney’s MLC building on Wednesday with a panel discussion that delved into some of the complex thinking that has delivered a virtually paperless office and... 
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By Leon Gettler 9 August 2011 – John Bond, son of ’80s entrepeneur Alan Bond, and director of the $1.5 billion wholesale property syndicator Primewest, is just one satisfied client of Ian Knox’s HFM Asset Management. Bond’s entire... 
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By Tina Perinotto 17 February 2011 – Favourites: A glittering line-up of speakers at a Property Council of Australia lunch in Sydney in November last year provided a rare glimpse into the problem-solving, decision-making and sometimes heart-stopping... 
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By Tina Perinotto 4 December 2011 – Berkeley and Maastricht universities’ academic Nils Kok arrived in Australia last week to confirm what every sane investor knew all along, that sustainable and energy efficient buildings are better buildings... 
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By Lyn Drummond 3 August 2011 – The New Zealand Green Building Council has awarded the country’s first six star Green Star Office Interiors 2009 rating to the Bank of New Zealand’s Harbour Quays offices in Wellington and will soon be certifying... 
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2 August 2011 – The Total Environment Centre is in search of C and D grade buildings in Sydney that have been successfully upgraded, or are in the process of doing so in order to develop a set of case studies to assist other owners. According to manager... 
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13 July 2011 – The Australian Conservation Foundation’s head office in Melbourne, the 60L Green Building, was designed to minimise its impact on the environment when it opened in 2002 but has it measured up ? Read More > >  
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By Tina Perinotto 7 July 2011  – Brisbane investor Harvest Denison Opportunity Fund has leapfrogged the competition and signed Australia’s deal energy efficiency upgrade and finance deal with Low Carbon Australia. Up to six more agreements are... 
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By Leon Gettler 8 July 2011 – Capital market players say sustainable property might soon become a better investment proposition. A carbon price will force up energy costs. In a carbon market, building owners and investors who know how to slash operating... 
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By Tina Perinotto 7 July 2011 – CB Richard Ellis has claimed has offset its greenhouse gas emissions for the entire Australian operations, making it “the first commercial real estate services firm in Australia to be certified under the Australian... 
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By Tina Perinotto 30 June 2011 – “It’s about time we realised the limitations of using the atmosphere as a tip,” said GPT’s Bruce Precious on the launch today (Thursday 30 June) of a new coalition Read More > >  
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By Tina Perinotto 23 June 2011 – Blackwater recycling and trigeneration plants are all very well, but what tenants want to know is will the building help make their tenants happier and more productive? More specifically, does it have as close to possible... 
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By Lynne Blundell 17 March 2011 –One of the biggest challenges facing designers and construction companies today is the selection of building materials for minimum environmental impact. In his keynote address at Green Cities, Michael Green, principal... 
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Waste management is one of the primary urban environmental issues facing Asia today. This article from Sustainability Asia, published by CB Richard Ellis, Asia Pacific, examines regional waste management and recycling practices and looks at how the issue... 
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By Lynne Blundell 19 May 2011 – Green leases, which include clauses and agreements designed to ensure energy efficiency and sustainable operation of buildings, were not so long ago hailed as progressive. These days it is an outdated concept, according... 
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