Where we invest

Property

Energy efficient buildings using proven clean energy technologies reduce stress on the electricity network, lower electricity consumption and cut our national emissions.

Our property-related investment commitments include ‘demonstration’ projects with the ability to deliver best-in-class performance around energy efficiency, along with the effective integration of renewable energy into new and existing buildings. We are financing projects that extend the benefits of clean energy across the commercial, industrial and residential property sectors. Each of these properties has its own energy demands, requiring an approach that identifies and harnesses the available opportunities.

The CEFC also has a strong track record of investing in a diverse range of cleaner, greener residential options. Our Green Home loan products, delivered through co-financiers, offer customers discounted finance for measures that will reduce their carbon footprint and lift the sustainability of their homes. We have also invested in community housing, build-to-rent and masterplanned communities, seniors living and student accommodation. Read how we are deepening this focus through our Household Energy Upgrades Fund.

Read our reports

A practical guide to electrification

Read our series developed by the Green Building Council of Australia and Cundall, together with the support of the NSW Government and the CEFC.

A practical guide to electrification: For new buildings

A practical guide to electrification: For existing buildings

$300m Timber Building Program

The CEFC is seeking to transform Australia’s approach to medium and large-scale building construction, with a new $300 million program to encourage mass timber construction across the property sector.

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Sustainability delivers for greener industrial precincts

The CEFC has worked with Western Australian developer Hesperia to tackle hard-to-abate emissions in industrial precincts through the use of low emissions construction materials including low carbon concrete.

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Landmark buildings and the path to net zero emissions

The CEFC has been working with the AMP Capital Wholesale Office Fund to deliver a net zero carbon portfolio of buildings where design landmarks are becoming benchmarks for clean energy innovation.

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Opportunities for cutting embodied carbon

This report helps quantify the challenge and identifies solutions and opportunities for builders to reduce the carbon footprint of construction. It outlines material and design initiatives that can reduce embodied carbon in new projects.

Case study

23 001 Quintessential Render 30 Pirie Street

Retrofitting to reposition commercial properties

We are delighted to be appointed as fund manager and to invest via our flagship Investment Trust with the CEFC who continue to demonstrate tremendous leadership as we strive for a net zero emissions future.
Wayne Lasky
Group Executive Chairman, MaxCap Group

T3 Collingwood puts the timber in high rise

Mass-timber construction is an important step in driving a sustainable future for the built environment we live and work in. Not only is timber a completely renewable resource, but timber offices are also biophilic in creating a more natural working environment for tenants and their staff.
Simon Nasa
Managing Director, Hines

Perth’s most sustainable industrial estate

We believe that demonstrating leadership through new approaches to developing industrial estates is the best way to help increase the pace of change and a faster transition to carbon neutrality in this important part of the property sector.
Ben Lisle
Managing Director, Hesperia

Greener lease on life for Brisbane office building

The transition of mid-tier buildings to a lower carbon future is not particularly difficult or costly. More importantly, in our experience once such assets are transitioned we find they actually create additional financial returns through cost savings and valuation improvement.
Adam Murchie
Capital Director, Forza

Stockland chases cleaner, greener property portfolio in bid for net zero emissions by 2028

Improving the energy efficiency of our assets improves environmental outcomes, provides economic advantages for our business, and supports thriving, resilient communities. Australia has promising renewable energy potential and we are working towards a cost efficient and low carbon future in line with the WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings commitment.
Mark Steinert
CEO, Stockland

CEFC invests in new platform set to deliver green homes for disability sector

Specialist disability accommodation with a green edge

We are delighted to be taking the next step in this journey by working with the CEFC to help even more people with disabilities access housing that is both high quality and energy efficient. CEFC’s investment is a vote of confidence in specialist disability accommodation as a social infrastructure asset class, and we look forward to working with them to further increase the supply of this much-needed accommodation across Australia.
Ben Barry
Executive Director, Macquarie Asset Management