SuStainable tropical building deSign - Cairns Regional Council ...

Cairns Regional CouncilSustainable Tropical Building Design397.3 Case Study 3 – Council House 2 (CH2), Melbourne 29The Council House 2 (CH2) buildingprovides office accommodation forthe City of Melbourne. The City ofMelbourne constructed a Green Starrated office building because they arecommitted to promoting the healthand well being of staff and to meetingthe key performance indicator of zeronet emissions by 2020. They also aimto influence the market and act as aleader in sustainable development.The following sustainable technologiesare incorporated into this 10-storeydevelopment:• a water-mining plant in thebasement;• phase-change materials for cooling;• automatic night-purge windows;• wavy concrete ceilings; and• a façade of louvres (poweredby photovoltaic cells) that trackthe sun.The building is estimated to have:• reduced electricity consumption by85%;• reduced gas consumption by 87%;• produced only 13% of theemissions; and• reduced water mains supply by72%.29Green Building Council of Australia, 2006 Edition. The dollars and sense of green buildings: Building the Business Case for Green Commercial Buildings in Australia