sustainability

Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green

2024-04-23T10:02:59+10:00

18 APRIL 2024 Independent Federal MP Allegra Spender spoke at last week's OCN webinar "Shared Solar for Apartments" noting that even though many households had solar panels there was a significant divide between those in freestanding homes and apartment complexes. "Australia has one of the highest penetrations of solar power in the world, but about half of Australia's households are locked out," she said. Fred Tuckwell, OCN Chair noted apartment residents [...]

Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green2024-04-23T10:02:59+10:00

Inquiry into the Transition to Electric Vehicles

2024-03-25T13:24:54+11:00

22 MARCH 2024 OCN responded to the Australian House of Representatives Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water inquiry into: the establishment of resources, systems and infrastructure required to support transition to EVs the impact of moving from internal combustion engine vehicles, including fuel excise loss, existing auto industry component manufacturers and the environment the opportunities for fuel savings, such as by combining EVs with other consumer energy technologies [...]

Inquiry into the Transition to Electric Vehicles2024-03-25T13:24:54+11:00

The apartment building with sustainability at its core

2024-03-20T18:44:09+11:00

14 MARCH 2024 The Antias building, with 43 apartments and part of the Jackson’s Landing precinct in Pyrmont, has undertaken significant efforts to enhance its environmental sustainability since its completion in June 2012. The lessons learned include a combination of financial prudence, community engagement, strategic grant utilisation and a commitment to embracing emerging technologies and standards for long-term environmental benefits. “We would not have pursued these important ratings had it not [...]

The apartment building with sustainability at its core2024-03-20T18:44:09+11:00

How to get Australia’s bodies corporate to go green and save money

2024-03-21T11:51:15+11:00

9 MARCH 2024 Whether you’re an owner or a renter living in an apartment, navigating the body corporate can be like tiptoeing through a minefield of different opinions and competing interests. So how do you negotiate making eco-improvements to your building, when it can be hard enough to get agreement on rules for hanging out your washing? A good first step, according to Megan Chatterton, chief resilience officer for the Owners [...]

How to get Australia’s bodies corporate to go green and save money2024-03-21T11:51:15+11:00

Inquiry Into Residential Electrification – OCN Supplementary Submission

2024-03-20T11:59:13+11:00

13 MARCH 2024 OCN made a supplementary submission to the Senate Economics References Committee, to clarify testimony regarding incentivising both individual owners and owners corporations. Read Submission:> OCN Supplementary Submission - Senate Economics References Committee Questions VI Original Submission 28/9/23:> OCN Submission - Australian Senate Economics Reference Committee Inquiry into Residential Electrification 230928 Opening Remarks for Testimony 21/2/24:>OCN Appearance - Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into Residential Electrification Opening Comments 240221 [...]

Inquiry Into Residential Electrification – OCN Supplementary Submission2024-03-20T11:59:13+11:00

Senate Inquiry into Residential Electrification

2023-10-08T18:09:53+11:00

OCN made a submission on the need to support the residential strata sector, which is lagging behind other household types in the clean energy transition. We recommended that the Committee: see Owners Corporations and Strata Committees as partners with Government; develop a coherent national strategy for the residential strata sector; adopt measures tailored to the strata environment.

Senate Inquiry into Residential Electrification2023-10-08T18:09:53+11:00

The Homes Where Residents Save Big On Energy Bills

2023-03-15T15:43:29+11:00

As energy costs soar across the nation, so do the number of apartment buildings offering bills of less than $500 a year, and more are on the horizon. They are the result of an increasing number of owners retrofitting their blocks with solar panels, batteries and alternative water heating systems and developers vying to be among the first to build new blocks with maximum energy savings. https://amp-smh-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.smh.com.au/property/news/the-homes-where-residents-save-big-on-energy-bills-20230222-p5cmkx.html

The Homes Where Residents Save Big On Energy Bills2023-03-15T15:43:29+11:00

Peak Body Calls for Major New Apartment Building Design Changes

2022-10-25T11:09:09+11:00

18 OCTOBER 2022 The $400billion apartment owners sector in New South Wales will mobilise in the lead up to the March 2023 State election to call for major changes to design, management, emergency preparedness and related issues. READ Press Release:> 221019 Peak Body Calls for Major New Apartment Design Changes

Peak Body Calls for Major New Apartment Building Design Changes2022-10-25T11:09:09+11:00
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