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Status Certified
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Address
2 George St Gardens Point QLD
- Certified Fri 29 Aug 2014
- Score 66
- Applicant(s)
Queensland University of Technology
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ESD Consultant
Viridis Australasia Pty Ltd
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Project Manager
Thinc Projects Australia Pty Ltd
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Structural/Civil Engineer
Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd
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Building Services Engineer
Floth Pty Ltd
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Building Services Engineer
Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd
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Acoustic Consultant
VIPAC Engineers & Scientists
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Landscaping Consultant
GAMBLE MCKINNON GREEN PTY LTD
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Main Contractor
Leighton Building & Construction
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Architect
Donovan Hill and Wilsons
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Quantity Surveyor
Rider Levett Bucknall
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Building Surveyor
PLP Building Surveyors & Consultants Pty Ltd
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Category Achievements
Management
- A Green Star Accredited Professional is engaged to provide sustainability advice from the schematic design phase through to construction completion.
- The person responsible for maintenance, or a suitably qualified maintenance staff
member, or a qualified facilities manager, has performed and submitted a design
review at both the preliminary and final design stages. This review must consider
the design with respect to access, ongoing maintenance and ongoing cleaning of
the following:
- Building services; and
–– External building features.
- Comprehensive pre-commissioning, commissioning, and quality monitoring are
contractually required to be performed for all building services (BMS, mechanical,
electrical and hydraulic); and
The works outlined above are done in exact accordance with CIBSE Commissioning
Codes or ASHRAE Commissioning Guideline 1-1996 (for mechanical services only)
and CIBSE Commissioning Codes for the other Services.
- The design team and contractor are required to transfer project knowledge to the
building owner/manager through all of the following
documented design intent.
- An Independent Commissioning Agent has been appointed to.
- A simple and easy-to-use Building Users’ Guide is developed and made available to the building owner.
- The contractor implements a comprehensive, project-specific Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the works in accordance with Section 4 of the NSW Environmental Management System guidelines 1998.
- The Contractor has valid ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) accreditation prior to and throughout the project.
- The contractor implements a Waste Management Plan (WMP), retains waste records
and submits quarterly reports to the building owner; and
• A percentage (by mass) of all demolition and construction waste is re-used or recycled
as follows:
80% of waste.
Indoor Environment Quality
- For 95% of the nominated area, outside air is provided at a 50% improved rate than the requirements of AS1668.2-1991.
• One point for 50% improvement;
- Each typical glazing configuration or atrium, fixed shading devices shade the working plane, 1.5m in from the centre of the glazing, from direct sun at desk height for 80% of standard occupancy hours;
- High frequency ballasts are installed in fluorescent luminaires over a minimum of 95% of the nominated area.
- The facility lighting design provides a maintenance illuminance of not greater than 25% above the minimum maintained illuminance levels recommended in Table E1 of AS1680.2.3 for 95% of the nominated area as measured at the working plane
- A carbon dioxide monitoring system is specified to track and adjust ventilation rates with low carbon dioxide levels upon occupancy. Also, a VOC monitoring system is specified to detect and alert when pollutants are too high in the building.
- The building services noise meets the recommended design sound levels provided in Table 1 of AS/NZS2107:2000.
- The nominated design sound levels measured in LAeq and reverberation times,for each functional space are provided in accordance with the lower values in
Table 1 of AS/NZS2107:2000; and all partitioning between adjoining academic offices or classrooms is constructed
to achieve a weighted sound reduction index (Rw) of at least 45 between spaces.
- 95% of all adhesives and sealants meet the TVOC Content Limits outlined in Table IEQ-8.2 or where no adhesives or sealants are used.
- All carpets meet the TVOC emissions limits outlined in Table IEQ-8.3 OR
- At least 95% of all internal painted surfaces meet the Total Volatile
Organic Compound (TVOC) Content Limits outlined in Table IEQ.8.1 or where no paint
is used in the project.
- 95% of tenancy fitout items (workstations, walls/partitions, chairs,
tables and storage units) meet the TVOC emission limits outlined in Table IEQ-8.4.
- All engineered wood products (including exposed and concealed applications) Have low formaldehyde emissions;
Energy
- 65%
- The project is served by an on-site energy system shared by at least two buildings.
- Sub-metering is provided to separately monitor lighting and general power consumption for primary functional areas (per floor) as defined in the Technical
Manual,
- Peak energy demand is actively reduced by 30%;
- An automated lighting control, including occupant detection and daylight adjustment is provided AND the nominated area for the purpose of this credit is UFA.
- 60% of the nominated area is naturally ventilated.
- Building is designed with amenable and highly visible, accessible and convenient stairs.
- All external lighting has a light source efficacy of at least 50 lumens/watt; 95% of outdoor spaces meet or exceed the minimum requirements of AS1158 for illuminance levels; AND 95% of all external lights are connected to daylight sensors (daylight sensors can be combined with a time switch).
Transport
- At least 50% less than the maximum local planning allowances applicable to the project OR No more than the minimum local planning allowances
- A minimum of 25% of the total parking spaces on the site are designed and labelled for
small cars in accordance with AS/NZS 2890.1:2004 and/or mopeds/motorbikes.
- A minimum of 10% of the peak number of students using the building at any one time (with 75% occupancy) are provided with a secure bicycle storage space.
- Cyclist facilities are provided for 10% of building staff.
- Many public transport networks operate in close proximity with frequent peak hour services.
- At least one dedicated pedestrian route is provided on and off the site; and A Travel Plan has been developed,
Water
- 4 points determined by the Green Star Potable Water Calculator.
- Potable water consumption for landscape irrigation has been reduced by 90%;
- There is sufficient temporary storage for a minimum of 80% of the routine fire protection
system test water and maintenance drain-downs, for re-use on-site; AND Each floor fitted with a sprinkler system has isolation valves or shut-off points for
floor-by-floor testing;
- There is no once-through cooling for any equipment (excluding water for cooling tower makeup or other evaporative systems).
Materials
- A dedicated storage area is within; 20m of the exit used for recycling pick-up; 20m of the lift core serving all floors; or 3m of the shortest route connecting the lift core serving all floors and the exit used for recycling pick-up.
- 3 points as determined by the Flooring Calculator
- 3 points as determined by the Loose Furniture Calculator
- The project has reduced the absolute quantity of Portland cement by substituting it with industrial waste product(s) or oversized aggregate as follows: 60% for in situ concrete, 40% for pre cast concrete and 30% for stressed concrete.
- 90% of all steel, by mass, in the project either has a post-consumer recycled content greater than 50%, or is re-used
- 30% of the total cost of PVC content was reduced through replacement with alternative materials
- 95% (by cost) of all timber products used in the building and construction works have
been sourced from Re-used timber; Post-consumer recycled timber; or Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified timber.
Land Use & Ecology
- At the time of the site purchase, 75% of the site has been previously built on.
- The site was contaminated at the time of purchase; and the developer has undertaken full remedial steps to decontaminate the site prior to construction.
- 1 points as determined by the Green Star Change in Ecology Calculator
Emissions
- HVAC Systems containing refrigerants are contained in a moderately airtight enclosure; and a refrigerant leak detection system is installed to cover high-risk parts of the plant.
- The point above is achieved; and the project has installed a refrigerant recovery system that is equipped with an automated pump down system.
- All thermal insulants in the project avoid the use of ozone depleting substances in both its manufacture and composition.
- The building outflows to the sewerage system due to building occupants' usage have 40% reduction against an average practice benchmark
- No direct light beam is directed at any point in the sky, the path of any direct light’s angle of incidence directed to the sky must be obstructed by a non-transparent surface, the lighting design complies with AS4282 and 95% of outdoor spaces do not exceed the minimum requirements for illuminance levels.