The Cleantech Show #021: Greening our Buildings, Interview with Craig Roussac, Investa Property Group
The Cleantech Show #021 (MP3 - 12MB - 33min)
Interview with Craig Roussac, Investa Property Group.
Over the last 3 years Deacon University’s Built Environment Research Group conducted a 3 year survey and found that the built environment demands 40-50% of global energy, consumes 40% of non-renewable resources, generates 40% of landfill waste and uses 30% of fresh water reserves.
These unsustainable environmental impacts are driving the reassessment of the functional, economic, and societal mandates of the property fund and construction industries. The good news is that 33% of energy related CO2 emissions are generated by energy use, 29% of that can be cut by existing tech by 2020. (newscientist)
My guest today is Craig Roussac, General Manager – Sustainability, Safety & Environment of Investa Property Group. Investa is a fully integrated property group and the largest listed owner of commercial property in Australia.
On the show Craig and I discuss the success that Investa has had over the last 5 years in transforming their property portfolio utilising sustainable practices, education, green building redesign and novel green building leases.
Investa is now recognised as a world leader in sustainability. Up until early this month when it became a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Real Estate, Investa was the leading Real Estate company on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI) and it also led the DJSI’s Financial Services Super-sector.
Investa was ranked 38th on the Global 100 list of the most sustainable corporations on Earth announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, and has received numerous other awards and accolades.
We have lots to learn from the experience of Craig and his team at Investa. Enjoy the show and please post your comments.
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Nick Bruse
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