Green Star rating
5 Star Green Star Buildings v1
Location
Bunurong and Wadawurrung land
Truganina, Victoria
Completion
2023
Type
Industrial
Owner
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
5 Star Green Star Buildings v1
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.
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.
“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."