Better Commercial Buildings
Napier & 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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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. |
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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:
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 |
Capex Planning Makes Property More Valuable
If you’re an Owner or Manager of commercial property, you may well now be planning budgets and setting targets for the year ahead and beyond.
There are a number of questions to be answered:
- Are there any priority issues that need to be managed?
- What needs to be repaired, replaced or improved?
- When do these need to be done?
- What could safely be deferred?
- How much will it cost?
- What will be the return?
Napier & Blakeley have developed software which enables the allocation of budget forecasts as well as the associated tax depreciation benefits that may follow. These forecasts can be viewed by individual asset, by level, or tenancy, by whole building and by whole portfolio, providing an holistic insight to manage expenditure and priorities.
The initial assessment process is made possible by our Services Engineers, Building Consultants and Quantity Surveyors who have current cost information to produce cost estimates and property tax depreciation reporting aligned to the commercial goals of your business and intentions for the property. Continue reading
