What are the waste streams in your building? The obvious answers of ‘general waste’ and ‘recycling’ may jump to mind. For newer buildings, the list might be longer and include ‘flattened cardboard’ or ‘food waste’. And for many, the answer might be, “what’s a waste stream?” Effectively managing the waste produced by a multi-unit dwelling
Parque Apartments on St Kilda Road – Community Garden Properties are increasingly being built with sustainability front of mind, solar panels and recycled water systems are used to make them more energy efficient. For properties without these built in features, owners still have plenty of options to achieve sustainability success. Parque Apartments on St Kilda
Increasingly developers are building properties with sustainability in mind. Properties can be built with energy efficient features like solar panels and recycled water systems. Developers should also consider setting up their owners corporations to ensure sustainability remains a feature in the management and day to day operations. One way this can be achieved is by
By Alex Smale – Owners Corporation Manager Over the years as a strata manager, countless owners have come to me with bold plans to make their strata lot more sustainable by installing solar panels. They go out, get a quote, present it to their committee of management and it gets voted down. Why? Too often,
Owners corporation managers are seeing increasing demand for retrofitting electric vehicle (EV) charging into apartment buildings. The Knight recently spoke with David Hamilton, an OC committee member at Triptych and EV charging solutions consultant. He graciously agreed to share with us his experiences with EV charging in strata. The Knight: Starting with your Owners Corporation,
Delivering on the Victorian Government’s election promise to ban new embedded networks. In 2018, the Victorian Government announced an election commitment to ban embedded networks in new residential apartment buildings, with exemptions for buildings that use renewable energy to deliver low-cost renewable energy to apartment buildings. This commitment was made in response to ongoing concerns
Sustainable businesses have realised that it is not enough to ensure their practices are sustainable, they also must look to their supply chain and ensure they employ businesses that share their values. Owners Corporations are major employers. Caretakers, plumbers, painters and much more all get engaged by owners corporations on a regular basis. However, few
On 21 July 2021, The Knight held our annual information evening, An Evening with The Knight. The evening was set to be our return to in-person events after a year in lockdown. Unfortunately, Melbourne’s snap lockdown meant a last-minute pivot to a virtual format, but a pivot that proved to be a huge success. This
More and more developers are creating projects that focus on sustainability. For many, this is a core value of their business, and they go to great lengths to include sustainability initiatives in their buildings. Despite the trend towards sustainable features in new buildings, and purchasers demanding more environmentally conscious homes, many do not appreciate the
At The Knight we strive to be thought leaders within the Owners Corporation industry, constantly sharing and expanding upon our knowledge base. As part of this, we are constantly looking to the thought leaders around us for inspiration and guidance and December 3rd was an afternoon filled with such inspiration. Firstly, we attended the UDIA
