Sydney’s 8 Chifley Square development, which is jointly owned by Mirvac Group and K-REIT Asia, has been awarded a 6 Star Green Star — Office Design v2 certified rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).
Located on the corner of Elizabeth, Hunter and Phillip Streets within the core of Sydney’s CBD, 8 Chifley Square is a thirty four (34) storey premium grade commercial office building designed by architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Lippmann Partnership.
The environmentally sustainable design features that have been incorporated into the design include:
- Blackwater recycling plant for the treatment and reuse of building and mains sewer, 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.
- A façade that includes external shading and performance glazing reducing heat load, direct sunlight and daylight glare
- Naturally ventilated ground floor glass lobby enclosure.
- Use of low volatile organic compound materials and minimising the use of polyvinyl chloride products
- Basement facilities for cyclists including bike racks, change rooms and lockers
- Photovoltaic ready roof structure.
8 Chifley Square is now one of Australia’s newest green landmarks, and we congratulate the team at Mirvac Group and K-REIT Asia for their green leadership,” said Chief Executive of the Green Building Council of Australia, Romilly Madew.
