30 the Bond
5 Star Green Star Rating
Project OverviewTo commit to achieving five stars under the Australian Building Greenhouse Rating system, 30 The Bond, owned by Dexus Property Group, comfortably surpassed its greenhouse emission objectives during the initial 12-month monitoring period.There is nothing conventional about the $112 million Asia Pacific headquarters of the Lend Lease Corporation. It features the latest in environmental design, achieving 30 per cent lower carbon dioxide emission than a typical office and using between 30 and 40 per cent less power than today's best-practice buildings. The interior at 30 The Bond is fitted with sustainable and low-volatile forest timbers. Its carpets and paints do not exude toxins. Conference rooms on the west side of the building are designed as wintergardens, with windows that can be opened and shielded from the sun by automatically controlled external shades. A stunning backdrop of the building is a four storey sandstone wall, the longest and oldest convict-hewn sandstone cutting in Sydney, providing natural cooling to the atrium. Air cooling is based on the chilled beam system - the first time it has been used in Australia on this scale. Initiatives such as these have not only helped 30 The Bond and Lend Lease to achieve the first Green Star - Office As Built Certified Rating, but have also resulted in greater comfort and amenity for staff in the building. The 5 Star Green Star - Office As Built v1 Certified Rating was awarded in October 2005. |
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Category Achievements
Management
Building Users Guide for all tenant employeesIndependent building commissioning and tuning
Comprehensive post occupancy building tuning
Over 80% of construction waste recycled and
diverted from landfill
Indoor Environment Quality
100% fresh air supply - no recirculated componentIncreased fresh air provided at a rate 100% above
the Australian Standard requirement
Active humidity control within the office space
High thermal comfort performance
Low level indoor air pollutants from paint
Automated external Venetian Blinds for daylight
glare control
Over 60% of occupants have external views
Daylight factor above 2.5% for 30% of the NLA
Electric lighting levels and high frequency ballasts to improve occupant comfort
Acoustic comfort maintained with Sound Masking system
Energy
First large scale passive chilled beam installationin Australia
5 Star + 20% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions
Naturally ventilated atrium and wintergarden rooms
throughout the building
Automatic external Venetian Blinds for reduced solar gain
High efficiency cooling plant
Low energy lighting with single tube T5 light fittings
Daylight responsive lighting control
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Comprehensive electrical sub metering and
monitoring program
Transport
Convenient access to CBD bus, train and ferry networksWater
3A rated fittingsWater sub-metering connected to BMS for leak detection
Sub soil drip irrigation system with moisture control over-ride
Materials
Waste storage areas are provided for the collection forco-mingle, paper and organic waste separation and recycling
Integrated fitout for over 70% of the building
Land Use & Ecology
Roof garden with native plants and timber deckingRemediation of previous contaminated Gasworks site
Use of heritage listed sandstone wall as thermal back
drop to atrium
Emissions
Over 90% of refrigerants used have an ozone depletionpotential of zero
Refrigerant leak detection provided
No light pollution
Innovation
The Innovation points are awarded to recognise theenvironmental benefits of the application of the passive
chilled beam technology and of the decontamination of
a heritage site, as well as to acknowledge the extensive
team briefing.