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Labor promises to address the issue of Building Energy Consumption

Added: 28 July, 2010

Last week it was lean pickings for the green property in election promises so far. By Sunday the worm had turned in the sector’s favour with big welcome news from the Labor Party of a 50 per cent tax deduction bonus for green building work, possibly eno read more >

Tax Breaks for Green Buildings

Added: 28 July, 2010

Yesterday the Labor party announced its Tax Breaks for Green Buildings initiative aimed at improving the energy efficiency of commercial buildings. If Labor is re-elected, the tax break will run from the 1 July 2011 until 30 June 2015 and reward building read more >

Greens energy efficiency buildings bill axed

Added: 26 March, 2010

A Senate committee has refused to endorse a Greens bill aiming to upgrade the energy efficiency of commercial Australian buildings. Greens Senator Christine Milne's legislation, which had the backing of Bovis Lend Lease, would introduced a mandatory emiss read more >

NABERS

Added: 18 March, 2010

What is NABERS?

NABERS is the National Australian Built Environment Rating System. Very basically, the NABERS System allows individuals or businesses to compare buildings using a five star rating system. Buildings are rated on their energy, water or wa read more >

Mandatory Disclosure

Added: 18 March, 2010

What is Mandatory Disclosure???

Mandatory Disclosure is where buildings will be required to provide details of their energy performance over the previous 12 months whenever there is a transaction (sale, lease or sublease) of more than 2,000m2. read more >

Mandatory Disclosure of Commercial Building Energy Efficiency

Added: 18 August, 2009

The Australian Government is working with State and Territory Governments through the National Framework for Energy Efficiency (NFEE) to develop a new nationally consistent mandatory disclosure scheme for commercial office building energy efficiency. read more >

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS)