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"The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) says it has invested $50 million
to help Scape Australia, a leading provider of student accommodation,
accelerate electrification and kick out gas across the its nationwide
portfolio.
Scape has a portfolio of 38 buildings that boasts over 18,500 beds, with
another 10 buildings in planning and development. All are located within
Australia’s four key educational precincts – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and
Adelaide.
The CEFC investment into Scape Australia, a subsidiary of parent residential
platform The Living Company, aims to accelerate the electrification of up to 20
residential buildings with the removal of gas infrastructure.
The CEFC describes it as the largest apartment electrification project in
Australia to date, and will also establish a pilot program to test
behind-the-meter load-shifting initiatives, and will install advanced metering
and control technologies to manage the energy demand and respond to price
signals from the grid.
Scape will also use the investment to support its ambition to explore the use
of PassivHaus principles in new developments.
PassivHaus is a voluntary building standard for energy efficiency that
prioritises thermal comfort, reducing the need for heating and cooling by
relying instead on insulation, airtightness, appropriate window and door
design, ventilation systems with heat recovery, and the elimination of thermal
bridges.
PassivHaus principles have been shown to achieve up to 70 per cent improvements
in overall energy efficiency, as compared to other high performing buildings."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
