Better Commercial Buildings

shutterstocMelbourne - Australia. 03.08.12Napier & Blakeley are proud to announce that we have been selected and approved by Sustainability Victoria as a panel provider of services to assist owners of commercial property to apply for grant funding as part of their Better Commercial Buildings program.

The following table provides some introductory information relating to the program and for further details or to commence with an application please contact :

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NATIONAL
Rob Howells
National Director

o.  03 9915 6327
m. 0437 649 082
e.  rhowells@napierblakeley.com

MELBOURNE
Paul Bullen
Performance Assurance Manager

o.  03 9915 6339
m. 0409 508 876
e.  pbullen@napierblakeley.com

About the program

Sustainability Victoria’s $1.76 million Better Commercial Buildings program delivers grants of up to $30,000 for commercial building owners and managers to retrofit their building to reduce their energy consumption. Buildings must be situated in Melbourne and more than 1000 m2 to be eligible. A panel of approved service providers is available to participants in the program.

Some further information

New funding to make your building more energy efficient

Did you know that improved building performance can lead to savings in energy costs, increased tenant satisfaction, and lower vacancy rates? The Better Commercial Buildings program will provide $1.76 million in grants to support building owners, managers, and tenants make their buildings more energy efficient, reduce emissions, and improve their NABERS rating by 1 star, on average. Applications are now open.

Funding to upgrade 50 underperforming commercial buildings

Sustainability Victoria’s Better Commercial Buildings program will support owners of Victoria’s commercial buildings and tenancies (including offices, hotels, retail, and data centres) to identify and implement energy efficiency upgrades that lead to an improvement in building performance.

Recipients of the last building upgrade program reported:

  • Reduction in energy billing costs
  • Decreased maintenance costs
  • Reduction in tenant complaints
  • Increased asset value and appeal to prospective tenants, and
  • Decreased response time in relation to detecting and locating problems

The program will also provide access to a facilitation service for participants wishing to access third party finance for upgrades.

TO SEE IF YOU ARE ELIGIBLE AND TO APPLY GO TO:

www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/betterbuildings

or email buildings@sustainability.vic.gov.au

For 33 years and counting Napier & Blakeley have been providing the following services to the property industry:

  • Property Acquisition & Disposal Technical Due Diligence
  • Property Development Due Diligence
  • Quantity Surveying
  • Capital Expenditure Forecasting
  • Make Good Reporting
  • Energy Management
  • Development Monitoring
  • Property Tax Depreciation

Please contact any of the people below for more information or assistance:

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SYDNEY
Alastair Walker
Managing Director

o.  02 9299 1899
m. 0419 503 289
e.  awalker@napierblakeley.com
MELBOURNE
Craig Smith
Director

o.  03 9915 6300
m. 0407 371 664
e.  csmith@napierblakeley.com
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BRISBANE
Paul Mazoletti
National Director

o.  07 3221 8255
m. 0408 749 202
e.  pmazoletti@napierblakeley.com
SINGAPORE
Peter Mitchell
Chairman
o.  +65 6550 9642
m. +65 9670 9435
e.  pmitchell@napierblakeley.com

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