This site represents construction of an office/retail tower which is being developed as a 5-star green design and a 5-star NABERS energy building (http://www.161castlereagh.com.au/) . With two major tenants, Freehills (161 Castlereagh) and ANZ (242 Pitts), the building is scheduled for completion in 2013. The developer and construction company, Grocon, is striving for this to be the greenest building in the world. Some of the features which will make this building a 5 star green building are:
· Outside air will be introduced into the building at 150% of the ventilation required under Australian standards
· Light efficiency chillers will be utilized, supported by 1200kW tri-generation plant with excess heat used for heating water
· Lighting will be configured with time schedules to reduce power consumption when light is not needed
· Automatic blinds for daylight glare control and solar reduction
· Rainwater will be harvested and test water from the sprinkler system will be collected for re-use (sprinkler system required to be tested bi-annually)
· 95% of demolition waste nd 90% of construction waste will be re-cycled.
One of the most interesting aspects of this building project for me was the required design angle of the building to meet city statues regarding the shadow of a building and the Hyde Park War Memorial.
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