8 Chifley Square awarded Australia’s 6-Star Green Star rating

A commercial building in Sydney’s CBD has been just been awarded the highest 6-Star Green Star - Office Design v2 rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).

Developed by

Mirvac and

K-REIT Asia Management Limited, 8 Chifley Square will stand at 34 storeys and feature 19,000 square metres of Net Lettable Area (NLA).

As the focal point of Chifley Square, the new tower will also feature highly articulated and expressive architecture.

A five storey void at the street level of the building will offer a grand entrance and add extensive public space to the already appealing Chifley Square precinct.

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, in conjunction with

Lippmann Associates and Mirvac Design, have designed the building to achieve a series of office “village” environments where varying floor plates and 3 storey voids offer unique workspaces and flexibility within a commercial tower.

According to the building’s

website, some of the sustainable features include:

• Blackwater recycling plant for the treatment and reuse of building and mains sewer water, reducing the building's demand on potable water supply and discharge to sewer;

• Tri-generation system for onsite generation of base building power, heating and cooling and peak load reduction from the existing electricity grid. The tri-generation system will also be capable of exporting power to other buildings at certain times of the year;

• Chilled Beam Mechanical system with high volume of fresh air intake;

• High efficiency façade, including external shading and performance glazing reducing heat load, direct sunlight and daylight glare;

• Naturally ventilated ground floor glass lobby box enclosure;

• Use of low volatile organic compound (VOC) materials and minimising use polyvinyl chloride (PVC) products;

• Basement facilities for cyclists including bike racks, change rooms and lockers; as well as

• Photo Voltaic ready roof structure.

The developers are also targeting a 5 Star NABERS rating for the development.

To date, the developers have pre-committed major law firm

Corrs to occupy levels 9 to 18 on completion in early 2014.

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