Green star certification awarded to Barangaroo South Tower 2

Green star certification awarded to Barangaroo South Tower 2
Jennifer DukeDecember 7, 2020

The Green Building Council of Australia’s 6 Star Green Star rating has been awarded to Barangaroo South’s Tower 2 commercial building. The Office Design c3 certified rating identifies sustainable building practices.

The 42-storey Tower 2 is the largest building to receive this rating, and it is currently under construction.

New South Wales Environment Minister Rob Stokes said that supporting the sustainability in the commercial office sector is something the state government is behind.

“It is great to see sustainability made a priority in this project, reinforcing NSW as a leader in the area of environmental innovation,” said Stokes.

Tower 2 is one of three buildings that collectively create the International Towers Sydney, and it includes Westpac and Gilbert + Tobin as anchor tenants.

Lend Lease chief executive officer, property, Australia, Tarun Gupta, said that the internationally-recognised rating helps benefit corporate tenants, residents, retailers and visitors, with a sustainable view across the entirety of Barangaroo.

“Lend Lease's aim is to make the precinct Australia's first carbon neutral community,” said Gupta.

“Energy-efficient design, on and offsite low carbon and renewable energy teamed with zero carbon waste treatment and commuter carbon emission offsets, will result in a net carbon neutral outcome for the precinct's operational energy use.”

An on-site blackwater treatment plant, which has the capacity to supply a million litres of recycled water to the precinct and local suburbs, is an initiative of the precinct.

Jennifer Duke

Jennifer Duke was a property writer at Property Observer

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