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1 May 2012

Investment manager to increase exposure to green constructionp

building_leaf_170_170 An AIM-listed investment management firm will increase its spending in the green buildings sector, its CEO told NewNet, as energy efficiency fundamentals begin to be compelling.

2 April 2012

EnOcean, Future Energy Solutions form partnership

German sustainable building company EnOcean has formed a strategic partnership with Future Energy Solutions, for a distribution arrangement.

22 February 2012

Fund launches with $75m to green US East Coast housingp

building_leaf_170_170 A $75m fund has been launched to finance green building projects along the East Coast of the US.

1 February 2012

BASF VC participates in $27m round for green building company Solidia

Corporate investment group BASF Venture Capital has participated in the $27m financing round for green materials technology company Solidia Technologies.

27 December 2011

Skanska builds green premises in Poland

panel-on-building_170_170 European engineering giant Skanska has invested €51m in a green office project in the centre of Warsaw, Poland.

19 December 2011

Asia leads the world in eco-city drivep

building3_170_170 Asia is leading the way in the development of eco-cities that deploy green techniques in their buildings, transport system and resource management.

13 December 2011

Masdar opens building material research centre in Abu Dhabi

Masdar3_170SQ Abu Dhabi-based cleantech developer Masdar has partnered with the German research institute Fraunhofer Gesellschaft to build a facade test centre in Masdar City.

5 December 2011

Green building providers to cash in on new US funding scheme

Green building specialists in the US are set to gain financing under a major government scheme that has just been launched.

18 October 2011

NewNet Investor Profile: Greg Kats, Good Energiesp

Opportunities for energy efficiency and improvement in green building are almost unlimited, providing institutional capital can be found to drive the global potential for change.

16 September 2011

Investing in the future of intelligent buildingsp

Private equity investors are constantly on the lookout for businesses with real potential within growth sectors, writes Paul Franks, partner at UK investment firm Gresham Private Equity. One area that displays great potential for growth is the building automation systems industry, which is focused on managing building environments and energy consumption.

19 August 2011

Sweden’s Industrifonden invests €5m in SEEC

Swedish technology investor Industrifonden has committed €5m in SEEC, which has developed an energy system for the heating and cooling of large buildings, which stores excess heat for later use.

15 August 2011

Sustainability high on the corporate agendap

Swiss-based SAM, a global investment boutique focussing on sustainability investing, is seeing an increasing number of companies put climate change and carbon footprint firmly on their radar.

11 August 2011

Saint-Gobain buys Solar Gard to bolster energy efficiency offering

Design and manufacturing specialist Saint-Gobain has acquired Solar Gard, a company focused on energy efficient coating materials to bolster its 'sustainable habitats' division.

16 June 2011

Aecom buys into India’s green building sector through Spectral deal

Environmental technology support service provider Aecom Technology has acquired green building specialist Spectral Services to expand its business into the fast paced Indian market.

21 April 2011

Intel gets silver LEED award for Arizona campus

Intel has been awarded a silver LEED award for its Arizona manufacturing campus from the US Green Building Council.

17 March 2011

Iceni builds portfolio with ZeroC

UK growth capital firm Iceni Capital has made a ‘significant’ minority investment in ZeroC, a building developer with a focus on sustainability.

8 March 2011

UK green buildings predicted to be ‘next big thing’

The green retrofit and refurbishment market in the UK is gaining momentum and has been tipped to be the 'next big thing' in the commercial property sector, according to a new report by Skanska.

11 February 2011

Wells Fargo environmental financing exceeds $8bn

Financial services major Wells Fargo has made more than $8bn in loans and investments to businesses and projects with a positive impact on the environment since 2005.

26 January 2011

Novacem raises £1.6m in follow-on funding

Specialist investor the London Technology Fund (LTF) has made a follow-on investment into carbon negative cement company Novacem.

17 January 2011

Autodesk’s cleantech programme helps bridge gaps for start-ups

Software technology provider Autodesk told NewNet it is aiming to bridge the gap between clean technology start-ups and investors through its Clean Tech Partner Program.

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