GREEN STAR RATING
5 Star Green Star
Buildings v1.0
LOCATION
Truganina
Victoria
COMPLETION
2023
TYPE
Industrial
DEVELOPER
Stockland
ESD consultant:
Cundall, SD Consultants
Architect:
Watson Young Architects
Acoustic consultant:
Acoustic Control
Building services engineer:
Cormack Plumbing, PBH, Prism Engineering
Main contractor:
Texco Contracting
Located in Truganina, Victoria, is the newly Green Star certified 90 Melbourne Drive at Melbourne Business Park (MBP) – a modern logistics facility contributing to Victoria’s economy.
Having received a 5 Star Green Star Buildings v1.0 rating, representing Australian excellence in sustainable design, the tenanted facility is Stockland’s first logistic project to receive such a rating under the new ratings standard.
Stockland, with builder partner Texco and consultants from Sustainable Development Consultants (SDC) and Cundall, initially pursued a 4 Star Green Star rating before pivoting, determined to make the project reach a 5 Star Green Star certification.
“Our 5 Star Green Star rating is more than just a badge; it represents responsible and innovative commercial development which is core to Stockland values and progress on delivering our ESG strategy,” said Stockland’s Senior Development Manager, Anthony Osborne.
This certification with the Green Star Buildings tool builds on Stockland’s growing portfolio of Green Star rated projects, and its commitment to achieving 5 Star Green Star across its $9.7 billion Logistics development pipeline.
The first completed building at Melbourne Business Park achieved an impressive 12% reduction in embodied carbon by using low-carbon alternative materials, such as thinner concrete slabs with supplementary cementitious materials. The team also successfully diverted more than 90% of construction waste from landfill.
Features of the Green Star rated project
Entirely electric building: tenancy power supplied by 100% green power via solar produced onsite and a green power purchasing agreement.
Energy efficient: 45% less energy than a typical warehouse, due to intelligent, energy-efficient LED lighting and a 198kW rooftop solar PV system.
Water use: 75% less potable water used with rainwater collected onsite for landscape irrigation.
Advanced energy and water metering systems to monitor performance and optimise the use of these resources.
Employee wellbeing: natural light is maximised throughout the warehouse, while indoor pollutants are removed through conscious product selection and steady supply of outside air.
Davina Rooney, CEO of GBCA, said the milestone represents Australian excellence in better, healthier and more responsible buildings.
“90 Melbourne Drive has been designed and built with low carbon and low waste in mind, and then it does so much more.”
“Operationally it’s a smart, all-electric, highly efficient building that will have a low impact on the environment and an ongoing positive impact for all who work there,” said Davina.