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Sustainability Engineering – Shaking the Hard Hat Hex
Steven O’Keefe, deputy head of Griffith University’s school of engineering, recently spoke to sustainability website thefifthestate.com.au about the future generation of sustainability engineers in Australia. “Some people see engineers with the hard hat and roll of blueprints, some can’t see past ...
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Environmental Finance Opens for Commercial Property Owners
The first privately funded Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) has been signed under the City of Melbourne’s 1200 Building Program, paving the way for property owners to access finance for environmental (energy ...
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Energy Efficiency Pays in Port Melbourne
FOR Port Melbourne apartment dweller Steve Brown, getting his owner corporation committee on board with energy cuts was easy once he told them how much money they could save. Bayview Apartments’ owner corporation MiCM Property has now won the ...
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Durban Climate Conference: Cause for Cautious Optimism
The recent UN climate conference in Durban saw delegates from over 200 countries make a conceptual advance towards real action on climate change. The biggest breakthrough was that the world’s largest emitters - India, China and the U.S. - have agreed ...
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Sydney could become green powerhouse
The City of Sydney's efforts to tackle climate change have been given a ringing endorsement by the international Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. "The City of Sydney's Sustainable Sydney 2030 presents a bold and compelling vision for ...
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Community Energy Efficiency Program
Funding type: Competitive Grant Funding Amount: $200m (for council programs) over 4 years Grant Amount: Up to $5m Location: National Availability: Applications are now open until 23rd March CEEP Funding ...
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Low Carbon Australia Limited
Funding type: Financing Funding Amount: Financing over $100M Funding Access: Available for projects >$100,000 Location: National Availability: Available now Available to: Local Government & Businesses Information: www.lowcarbonaustralia.com.au Low Carbon Australia Limited (LCAL) provides financing to businesses, building owners and local councils. The funds provided are to ...
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Victorian Energy Efficiency Certificate (VEECs)
Funding type: Certificate Scheme Funding Amount: Private Market Trading Controlling Body: Essential Services Commision (ESC) Location: Victoria Availability: Early 2012 More info: https://www.veet.vic.gov.au The VEET scheme is a Victorian Government initiative promoted as the Energy ...
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MEDIA RELEASE: 2011 Managed Property Energy Efficiency Award Announced
CarbonetiX is proud to award the Port Melbourne Bayview Apartments Owners Corporation with the 2011 Energy Efficiency Award. This award recognises the owner’s corporation’s continued efforts to reduce energy consumption in the common areas of the Bayview Apartment Complex. The owner’s ...
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Extreme Weather linked to Climate Change
The latest IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report from the USA highlights that extreme weather events are "a noticeable aspect of climate change". It goes on to say that there ...
