The Szencorp Building in South Melbourne has achieved the highest waste management rating awarded to date through the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS).
The building, at 40 Albert Road, achieved a 4 Star rating for its recycling and waste management performance. It has maintained its position as Australia's highest rated sustainable building since 2006, having continually achieved 5 Star NABERS ratings for energy and water, as well as a 6 Star Green Star rating for the building's design from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).
"Our recycling rate is 76.3 per cent and each occupant only produces 303g of waste per day, but we need to do better if we want a 5 Star waste rating," says Szencorp Building owner and developer, Peter Szental. "By our calculations, we need to halve the amount of overall waste produced per person and increase the recycling rate by a further 10 per cent to achieve a 5 Star waste rating."
In order to achieve this, Szencorp has engaged sustainable buildings consultancy, Great Forest Australia, to provide recommendations and conduct further waste audits. Some of the actions soon to be implemented include supplying staff with reusable containers and mugs for take-away coffee and food from cafes, donating old magazines to schools and installing a worm farm on-site.
