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The Barangaroo South project has been accepted as a pilot project for the Green Star – Communities Pilot rating tool.
Barangaroo South signs up for Green Star – Communities
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How to achieve an improved investment outcome when embarking on a sustainable refurbishment
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DR MIREK PIECHOWSKI from Meinhardt Australia reveals how an improved investment outcome can be achieved when embarking on a sustainable refurbishment.
iAutomation competition winner announcement
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Facility Management congratulates the winner of its Feb-Mar 2013 competition, who has won up to $1200 worth of sensors, including design/consultation time.
Green Cities 2013 round-up
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Now in its seventh year, last week’s Green Cities conference focused on sustainability within the built environment. JO LEEDER reports the highlights.
NZ's first Green Property Investment Index
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The PCNZ/IPD’s new Green Property Investment Index provides a measure of investment performance across office buildings that have been awarded a Green Star rating.
Win $1200 worth of sensors, including design/consultation
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Enter to win up to $1200.00 worth of sensors, including design/consultation time, courtesy of iAutomation and Facility Management.
Updating the outdated: Bringing a fitout into the 21st C
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The GPT Group shares how it transformed its existing head office in the MLC Centre into a green, collaborative 21st century workplace and realised the highest satisfaction rating among its employees compared to any other office measured in Australia.
The two projects that show why it's getting easier for industrial facilities to be green
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The first two Green Star – As Built ratings for industrial facilities are positive proof that industrial facilities can be truly sustainable, The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) believes.
Controlling humidity at Gold Coast University Hospital
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Air Change shares how Gold Coast University Hospital’s HVAC system was designed to cater for the high humidity of the hospital’s subtropical location.
DEXUS and Buildcorp win top accolades at the CitySwitch Green Office Awards
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Solar panels, carbon neutral operations and a comprehensive suite of energy efficient equipment initiatives gave Sydney businesses the winning edge at the CitySwitch Green Office Awards for office energy efficiency.
Whose responsibility is indoor environment quality?
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CETEC’s ADAM GARNYS discusses the state of indoor environment quality (IEQ) in Australia, questions where the responsibility for IEQ lies and debates how a balance can be created for better IEQ in the long run.
Tasmania's first green school
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The University of Tasmania’s new Medical Science 2 (MS2) building is the first educational building in Tasmania to achieve a Green Star rating.
Interior fitout green rating tool for all building types launched
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A new rating tool to assess the interior fitout of any building type has been launched by the Green Building Council of Australia.
Sustainable procurement: Going beyond claims and labels
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Interface, which presented at Total Facilities 2012 on the subject, explains how to distinguish reliable green claims from fake ones and how to get a better understanding of the real environmental impacts.
How to prepare an HVAC maintenance strategy
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Total Facilities 2012 speaker, DAVID CHOKOLICH from GHD provides guidance on how to prepare an HVAC maintenance strategy, how to assess the capability of a BMS and how to maintain an HVAC system’s optimisation.