By Tina Perinotto 9 February 2012 – Sustainability Victoria will call tenders for the sale of its FirstRate5 residential thermal rating tool, but only private industry need apply, it seems. Newly appointed chief executive officer of SV Stan Krpan... 
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9 February 2012 – The Federal Government today (Thursday) opened its package of energy efficiency programs designed to improve energy efficiency in households communities and businesses. The programs opened include: The Community Energy Efficiency... 
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By Tina Perinotto 3 February 2012 – Could John Brogden be the man to save Sydney? The Urban Taskforce thinks so. The developers’ lobby group leapt on this week’s appointment of the former Liberal Leader as chairman of Landcom to say this... 
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By Lynne Blundell 1 February 2012 – Smart meters, hailed by government and electricity distributors as the answer to reducing power use, have fallen victim to an inefficient distribution system, regulatory complexity and inflexible pricing. So far... 
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20 January 2012 – The Federal Government on Friday announced its new Urban Policy Forum of 30 members. It will include former South Australian Premier Mike Rann, former Deputy Prime Minister Brian Howe  current head of the Local Government Association... 
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14 December 2011 – The Tasmanian Government’s plan to delay six star energy efficiency requirements for new homes in the state until May 2013 has disappointed the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors. “While we support the state government’s... 
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2 November 2011 – Low Carbon Australia has revamped the online guide for the voluntary carbon market, the Carbon Offset Guide, which will include information on the Carbon Farming Initiative . The result of a partnership between Low Carbon Australia,... 
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By Lyn Drummond 28 November 2011 – The wheel has turned more than 100 years to an electric car comeback in Sydney.  Read More > >  
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By Tina Perinotto 17 November 2011  – Peter Clarke is struggling to see what the problem is. As  chairman of the new look, newly renamed Places Victoria – formerly VicUrban and for a while, the Urban Renewal Authority – Clarke is charged with... 
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10 November 2011 – The City of Sydney last night officially became the first first council in Australia to achieve formal certification as carbon-neutral, under the National Carbon Offset Standard, introduced by the Australian Government last year. Climate... 
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8 November 2011 – At last Australia has a carbon price and a Clean Energy Future package that will unlock the riches from saving the Earth, rather than burning it up. The package of carbon price bills passed in the Senate today to applause from the... 
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8 November 2011 – The Federal Government today delivered a mammoth broadside of information on promises and plans for the introduction of the carbon price, to match the size of the reforms now under way. Read More > >  
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8 November 2011 – Today’s passing of the carbon price and the  Clean Energy Future legislation in the senate was an historic win for Austarlia, the Australian Greens said today. Australian Greens Deputy Leader Senator Christine Milne (pictured... 
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3 November 2011 –Victoria has revamped its urban planning authority with a change of name to Places Victoria and the appointment of acting chief executive Sam Sangster to the role on a permanent basis. The Victorian Government yesterday launched... 
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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 Tina Perinotto 12 October 2011  – The Clean Energy package has sailed through the Lower House, Jillian Broadbent from the Reserve Bank has been appointed to head the new $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation and Tony Abbott may  not be... 
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By Lyn Drummond 21 September 2011 – Sustainable Business Australia and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s APEC secretariat are developing a carbon capability program for Vietnam and Indonesia. Read More > >  
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1 September 2011 – The final round of Green Building Fund grants, Round 7, was announced today (Wednesday) and all the big property names were there. They included ISPT, DEXUS, GE Real Estate Investments, Westfield, Abacus Funds Management, Stockland,... 
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31 August 2011 – Lord Mayor Clover Moore on Wednesday delivered a progress report on Sustainable Sydney 2030 at the Sydney Town Hall. Following is the text of that speech. Today, I want to tell you about our progress implementing Sustainable Sydney... 
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By Chris Olde, general manager, HFM Asset Management 27 August 2011 – When the CBD Tenancy Lighting Assessment for offices  becomes compulsory in November, commercial building owners will be forced to become more conscious about the lighting systems... 
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24 August 2011: Low Carbon Australia Ltd on Wednesday made good its promise to become another source of energy efficiency project with an announcement a “request for proposals” for projects from businesses, property owners and organisations. ... 
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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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This  text formed the basis of a speech today by climate change minister Greg Combet at the Law School at the University of Sydney 28 July 2011 – It is a great honour to be here at the Sydney University Law School this morning to release the exposure... 
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25 July 2011 – Commentators have until 19 August to provide feedback on an Australian urban design protocol being developed by the federal government’s Major Cities Unit, in partnership with industry and state and territory governments. Read... 
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By Dick Clarke past president and fellow of the Buiding Design Association NSW 28 February 2011 – FAVOURITES: Mandatory disclosure of thermal performance and/or energy consumption is slowly but surely being implemented across the nation. The commercial... 
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It’s a story of deep resistance to sustainable change, embarrassing mistakes and scientists at 20 paces. Now the clever people have turned the spotlight to the humble real estate agent. Welcome to the wild world of the residential market. By Lynne... 
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19 July 2011: Low Carbon Australia and Wagga Wagga City Council, NSW are to   cooperate on energy efficiency  in the first agreement of its kind for regional Australia in the second major agreement for the new agency. See our recent article on Low... 
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By Tina Perinotto 19 July 2011 – Forget the abysmal polls that came out on Monday and walloped the carbon tax. Julia Gillard did. Addressing the packed auditorium of about 400 people for the Total Environment Centre’s Green Capital forum Read... 
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