CASE STUDY
Canopy at Chifley
15A-D Chifley Drive,
Moorabbin Airport VIC
Industrial
Structural timber takes center stage, reducing embodied carbon by 24% and earning a 5 Star Green Star Buildings v1 Rating.
APPROACH & SOLUTION
The use of structural timber for an industrial warehouse development represented a first for the project team, including the Head Contractor, H. Troon.
SDC made use of Life Cycle Assessments to help the team ensure that the benefits of using the structural timber construction were fully realised, not only in the Green Star rating but also when preparing the Climate Active Carbon Neutral Certification for the building.
SDC worked closely with the structural timber design team and supply and install contractors to make sure that we understood what elements were able to be delivered as a timber construction, and which minor items were required to remain as steel. This helped ensure that a true reflection of the benefits of this construction was able to be measured and reported on.
The projects target was to achieve greater than 20% upfront carbon reduction, which was exceeded with a 24% reduction achieved. In addition, the project achieved a 5 Star Green Star Buildings v1 rating and is Certified Climate Active Carbon Neutral for construction.
BUILDING SUMMARY
- 396kW of solar PV
- 10 bike spaces
- 7 EV chargers
- 20kl Rainwater tank
SUSTAINABILITY SNAPSHOT
5 Star
Green Star Buildings v1
Rating
Estimated 24% reduction in embodied carbon. 81% reduction in operational GHG Emissions
Solar PV system
396kW
Rainwater storage
tanks 20kL
5 Star
Green Star Buildings v1
Rating
Estimated 24% reduction in embodied carbon. 81% reduction in operational GHG Emissions
Solar PV system
396kW
Rainwater storage
tanks 20kL
PROJECT PARTNERS
JMA Architects – Architecture
H. Troon – Construction