Green Building Council of Australia (
GBCA) announces the launch of the first phase of Green Star Online, a new platform that allows projects to easily apply for a Green Star rating. Green Star Online streamlines the application process and improves customer experience for project managers and GBCA members (19 January 2021). More.
Victoria
La Trobe sports stadium scores top sustainability ratings
The sports stadium built as part of La Trobe University s Sports Park development, has been awarded Australia s first ‘6 Star Green Star Design and As Built v1.2 certified rating for a sports building by the Green Building Council Australia (20 January 2021). More.
Developers prep for Melbourne s newest suburb Pakenham East
In the media
E-commerce boom has property bankers eyeing warehouses
Data centres, hospitals and build-to-rent apartment blocks are the beacons of hope for institutional investors in real estate in 2021 after the sector s traditional trophy assets – major malls and big city offices – lost some of their lustre through the disruption of last year (14 January 2021). More.
The solar panel fire season is getting more intense in Australia
A recent report rated Australia as one of the cheapest per kilowatt for solar PV, but it questioned our safety standards. Poor-quality solar rooftop components have led to an expanding list of product recalls (14 January 2021). More.
In the media
Australia makes top 10 for real estate investment
Australia just became one of the top ten countries to buy real estate with inbound investments to increase sharply in 2021 (04 November 2020). More.
Office outlook optimistic for 2021
There is likely to be “no major demise” to the global office sector, despite remote working arrangements, with higher rental incentives expected in CBD offices, according to a global survey by Savills Investment Management (04 December 2020). More.
Australian commercial property firms see environmental management as increasingly important to their business
Many companies that work in commercial real estate are lagging behind other industries in terms of good environmental management, but there is an increasing number that are catching up fast, a new international report has found (03 December 2020). More.