400 George Street, Brisbane
5 Star Green Star Rating
Project Overview400 George Street, Brisbane is a 34 storey, 43529m2 A-Grade commercial office building positioned on the corner of George and Turbot Streets in Brisbane's CBD. It comprises a tower of three rises totalling 41,119m2 NLA, a mid rise recreational terrace, low rise food and service retail and basement car parking.The objective behind 400 George was to create a thoughtfully designed, environmentally sustainable office environment with comprehensive supporting amenities - a vertical village. To that end, tower floors utilise column-free floor plates that promote connectivity, creativity and productivity. A 3.1m floor to ceiling zone maximises daylight penetration and exposes panoramic views. The podium and ground floor house a food court, restaurant and coffee shop with provision for a gymnasium and crache. Occupants can cycle to work, rack their bike in one of 290 secure racks and utilise extensive shower and change facilities. All forms of public transport, shopping malls and green spaces are a short walk away. 400 George Street, Brisbane is being developed by Joint Venture Partners Grosvenor Australia and Leighton Properties and was awarded a 5 Star Green Star Office Design v2 rating in February 2008. It is on schedule for completion in late 2009. |
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Category Achievements
Management
Green Star Accredited Professional on consulting team.Comprehensive building user's guide.
Contractor (Thiess) will recycle more than 80%
of construction waste.
Comprehensive environmental and waste management plans.
Indoor Environment Quality
Ventilation system provides 50% more fresh air than a typical office building.3,100mm floor to ceiling glazing around perimeter of office floors increases daylight penetration.
Use of high performance glazing system reduces thermal loading but allows good daylight penetration.
Formaldehyde minimisation.
Low internal noise levels.
Sweeping external views.
Low VOC (volatile organic compound) carpets,
Energy
Five Star Australian Building Greenhouse Rating plus 20% CO2 reduction.Approximate predicted savings of green house gas emissions equates to 2,604,000 kg of C02 per annum compared to a Four Star ABGR rated building.
Energy efficient T5 lighting.
Lights installed on 3150 x 2700 grid which reduces office lighting power density and saves energy.
Extensive use of the BMS and movement sensors for common areas lights, which activate lighting only as required.
Lighting in car parks operated after hours by movement sensors.
Separate air handling units for each facade and the interior zone to eliminate reheat and maximize 'economy-cycle' operation.
High-efficiency chillers.
Variable speed car park ventilation fans controlled by CO2 sensors.
Tenant metering and extensive electrical sub metering for plant and equipment.
Transport
290 secure bike racks- approximately one for everyten employees.
Extensive shower and change facilities.
Excellent proximity to public transport.
Water
8% reduction in potable water through the use of air conditioning condensate for toilet flushing.AAAA Water efficient fittings and fixtures.
Waterless urinals.
Low water usage cooling towers.
Water for testing the fire services re-used for toilet flushing.
Materials
20% cement replacement with fly-ash.100% of reinforcing steel made from recycled steel.
100% FSC certified plantation timber.
Land Use & Ecology
Effective re-use of existing brownfield development site.Improvement in ecological value of the site.
Emissions
Ozone depleting substances avoided in building materials.Reduced flow to sewer due to water efficient fittings and fixtures.
Innovation
MEVA re-useable formwork is an innovative approach to reducemore than 40,000m2 waste plywood.
Condensate recovery system and condenser water pumping system, which optimises energy use, are projected to save 702,100 litres of water and 116,500kg CO2 per annum.