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Author Archives: Jan Arreza

Posted inEnergy

Australian solar systems cheaper but more fire prone than US, report warns

by Jan Arreza 16 November 202016 November 2020
Posted inCommercial

PlaceOS and Cisco team up on smart, Covid-ready workplace

by Jan Arreza 16 November 202016 November 2020
urban heat island effect
Posted inClimate Change

Two-thirds of Australian suburbs at risk of extreme heat effects due to lack of trees

by Jan Arreza 12 November 202012 November 2020
Posted inWaste and recycling

Property Industry Foundation giving unwanted office furniture a second lease on life

by Jan Arreza 9 November 20209 November 2020
Posted inBusiness

Sunbank Solar to improve solar trading with new plan

by Jan Arreza 29 October 202030 October 2020
Posted inRating tools

Biggest overhaul of Green Star since inception

by Jan Arreza 29 October 20202 November 2020
Posted inHousing

Improved targeted rent assistance needed for low-income tenants

by Jan Arreza 29 October 202029 October 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Schneider Electric on-track with sustainability targets

by Jan Arreza 27 October 202027 October 2020
Posted inBusiness & Politics

ClimateWorks highlights leaders in net zero ambitions

by Jan Arreza 19 October 202019 October 2020
Posted inBuilding

Time to deal with embodied carbon – WGBC

by Jan Arreza 16 October 202016 October 2020
Posted inEnergy

IKEA embarks on mega grid-firming clean energy project in Adelaide

by Jan Arreza 15 October 202015 October 2020
Posted inRating tools

Finally, evidence that NABERS works well in Oz…but what about the UK?

by Jan Arreza 12 October 202014 October 2020
Posted inWaste and recycling

Budget on waste welcome but contains too much recycling (of announcements)

by Jan Arreza 8 October 20208 October 2020
Posted inEnergy

Audrey Zibelman leaves AEMO for something even bigger

by Jan Arreza 1 October 20207 December 2020
Posted inBusiness

Energy Action launches commercial solar auction model as boom heats up

by Jan Arreza 1 October 20201 October 2020
A man painted steel wall
Posted inRating tools

Corporate net-zero targets established

by Jan Arreza 24 September 202028 September 2020
Eraring power station is a black coal-fired power station on the shores of Lake Macquarie
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Hunter region – moving from “coal country” to clean energy

by Jan Arreza 24 September 202025 September 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Coles joins ALDI with bold renewables commitments – will Woolworths follow suit?

by Jan Arreza 22 September 202023 September 2020
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Councils muscle up for the climate emergency and planning is on the front line

by Jan Arreza 22 September 202024 September 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

Fremantle carbon neutral apartments to deliver 50 per cent strata savings

by Jan Arreza 15 September 202024 September 2020
house under construction
Posted inConstruction & Development

Construction’s cowboys to get a shakeup in NSW

by Jan Arreza 10 September 202015 September 2020
Posted inGovernment

Hobsons Bay rolls out first virtual power plant

by Jan Arreza 10 September 202010 September 2020
Posted inConsumers

Ninety per cent of Australian consumers want sustainable products

by Jan Arreza 10 September 20202 March 2022
Posted inCommercial

GPT fast tracks net zero target by six years

by Jan Arreza 8 September 202010 September 2020
Posted inCommercial

171 Collins Street still leads in waste and sustainability

by Jan Arreza 3 September 20203 September 2020
Posted inCommercial

Workplace flexibility the new norm

by Jan Arreza 3 September 20203 September 2020
Posted inWaste and recycling

Rose Read: how this award winner wants to tackle the big challenges in waste and recycling

by Jan Arreza 1 September 20201 September 2020

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