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A journey towards
Circular
Economy
for Central Place, Sydney
From Ownership to Stewardship
Frasers & Dexus
Table of
Contents
Coreo acknowledges the first
and continuing custodians
of the ground upon which we
collectively work, live & dream.
Coreo recognises Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander peoples continuing
connection to lands, waters &
communities. We pay our respect to
Elders past, present & emerging.
EXEC SUMMARY 04
INTRODUCTION 08
SCOPE 10
THE LINEAR & THE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY 12
INTERNAL REVIEW 15
CPS BASELINE 15
AMBITIONS 15
OPPORTUNITIES 16
BARRIERS 16
PARTNERSHIPS 16
FOUNDATION 17
DEFINITION 17
VISION 18
GUARDRAILS 20
PURPOSE
The purpose of this report is
to provide The Central Place
Sydney (CPS) Project Team
with a clear pathway toward
implementing, learning from
and scaling initiatives at CPS
in order to advance progress
towards the circular economy,
demonstrate leadership, improve
environmental performance,
and strengthen social value.
JOURNEY TO CE
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STEPS & RECOMMENDATIONS 23-42
CONCLUSION 43
REFERENCES 44
APPENDIX 47
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Executive
Summary
The circular economy is a systemic approach to economic development driven
by innovation and designed to benefit business, society, and the environment.
Globally, the circular economy is recognised as a $4.5 trillion dollar opportunity. 1
Dexus Funds Management Limited
and Frasers Property Australia have a
substantive opportunity to contribute to
the development of a circular economy
in Australia through the development of
Central Place Sydney.
Central Place Sydney is a part of the Central
Precinct Renewal Program (CPRP). The
CPRP is a large-scale urban renewal and
city shaping project led by Transport for
New South Wales (TfNSW) and other key
planning authorities including the City of
Sydney, Greater Sydney Commission, and
the NSW Government Office of Environment
and Heritage.
Central Place Sydney is proposed to exceed
industry benchmarks in energy, water and
wellbeing whilst also pioneering circular
economy solutions aimed at designing
out waste, reducing embodied carbon and
regenerating natural systems.
As market leading circular economy consultants,
Coreo was engaged to explore, ideate and
provide recommendations on the highest value
circular economy opportunities at CPS whilst
building internal capability and capacity.
Over a four month timeframe Coreo
implemented their proven and robust
four phased methodology:
Phase 1 - Internal review
Phase 2 - Circular economy workshop
Phase 3 - Circular economy options analysis
Phase 4 - Socialisation of recommendations
Based on the outcomes of this methodology
and international best practice and benchmarks,
Coreo has proposed that the most valuable
opportunity for CPS is to pioneer a shift from
ownership to stewardship. Ultimately creating
The transition from ownership to
stewardship at CPS cannot be entirely
achieved in one fell swoop, but rather it will
be a journey and like any journey, it starts
with taking the right steps in the
right direction.
Coreo recommends that the first steps of this
journey be centred on establishing the circular
economy narrative for CPS whilst testing and
trialing the commercially feasible and technically
viable elements of materials stewardship.
These steps include CPS utilising materials from
the urban mine to reduce embodied carbon;
pioneering innovative technologies and servicebased
business models; developing upstream
partnerships in the supply chain; and lastly,
facilitating the provision of waste as a service for
tenants and CPS.
Coreo has prioritised six key recommendations
that are listed in order of priority. The first two
recommendations are proposed to be actioned
entirely whilst the other recommendations are
proposed to commence and be evaluated step
by step as there are critical decision points for
their implementation.
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Initiative: Circular Economy Position Paper
Recommendation: In using this report as
a springboard, it is recommended that
The Project Team undertake an exercise
to solidify their position on the circular
economy for internal and external
audiences and importantly clarify how
this position fits with their existing
development priorities. It is Coreo’s
recommendation to include the following
in the position paper:
• Vision
• Definition
• Position (ownership to stewardship)
• Work to date (operations focused)
• Decision-making framework
• Targets and measurement approach
a future where every part of a building can be
treated as a temporary service, rather than owned.
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2 Initiative: Lee Street Materials
Recommendation: The first step in valuing
the materials within the Lee Street
buildings is to firstly understand the degree
that it is possible and what materials are
present. Accordingly, Coreo recommends
the following actions:
Initiative: Circulating high value materials
Recommendation: In appreciation of the
vast array and significant volumes of
materials to be generated at CPS and
captured in the Integrated Distribution
Facility (IDF), Coreo recommends that
two material streams both biological,
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food waste, and technical E-waste be
Collate and review existing Building
prioritised.
Information Modelling (BIM) on the Lee
Street buildings. Where the information
is adequate progress in assessing what
percentage of materials can be recovered
and used in CPS or diverted to other
industries. Where the information is
inadequate Coreo recommends engaging
with a deconstruction/demolition company
to determine the best estimate of types
and quantities of materials that could
be recovered and reused in CPS or other
projects. Important factors to determine
are the type, quantity and percentage of
recoverable materials, cost, timing and
also the value of reusing the materials
such as a reduction in embodied carbon
for CPS.
Coreo has considerable experience
in identifying, evaluating and
supporting the implementation of
circular food waste systems including
both the ‘upstream’ technology
and collection requirements and
the ‘downstream’ partnership and
management options. Based on this
experience and the unique contextual
factors of CPS and the IDF, Coreo
recommends the installation of food
maceration technology and supporting
infrastructure.
For E-waste Coreo recommends CPS
partner with PonyUp for Good, a
Melbourne based social enterprise
that sustainably manages E-waste
whilst donating 50% of their profits to
Australian food charity Second Bite.
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This presents a synergistic link to the
recommended focus on food waste at
CPS as SecondBite provides meals for
people experiencing food insecurity in
Australia utilising food that would have
otherwise gone to waste.
Initiative: As a Service
Recommendation: Shifting from purchasing
a product to purchasing a service requires
a fundamentally new way of thinking and
working. This shift will require changes to
current systems and processes including
procurement, contracting, project finance and
operations.
Coreo recommends that The Project Team
make a decision on which model, Cooling
as a Service (CaaS) or Lighting as a Service
(LaaS), is more valuable for CPS and thus will
be explored further. To reach this decision,
Coreo recommends organising a meeting
with Kaer, the leading CaaS service provider,
and Arc Renewable Group, Australia’s leading
LaaS provider, to learn more about the
models, their potential value, challenges, and
risks. Once that decision has been reached
Coreo recommends proceeding
to the development of a business case.
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Initiative: Upstream Partnerships
Recommendation: The first step in forming
upstream partnerships is for The Project
team to agree upon a material and/or
product focus. Coreo’s recommendation is
for The Project Team to select a product that
considers the following:
• Embodied carbon.
• LCA results.
• Transparent supply chain.
• Toxicity.
• Local production/manufacture.
Once The Project Team has agreed upon
the chosen material the next steps are
recommended as:
• Undertake a supply chain analysis to
understand where the products are
currently being sourced, what data is
available, emissions produced, potential
capital cost or volume requirement, etc.
• Identify and host a workshop with
suppliers. The objective of the workshop
will be for The Project Team to share
project goals, targets and interest in
engaging with supply chain and also to
learn from the supply chain stakeholders
on their performance, goals, targets
interests etc.
• Set targets. The next step is for The
Project Team to set clear and ambitious
targets surrounding this product type.
These targets should align to CPS’s and
The Project Team’s wider ambitions for
net zero, circularity, social outcomes etc.
Once the targets are agreed upon these
will need to be communicated to the
engaged suppliers.
• The last step is working directly with the
supplier to identify initiatives that will
improve the circularity or reduce the
emissions associated with the selected
product targets.
Initiative: A Material Passport for CPS
Recommendation: To understand the value
of a materials passport and how it aligns to
and provides additional insights beyond BIM,
Coreo, recommends that The Project Team
meet Madaster (a leading materials passport
company) and request a presentation of
the material passport technology. Once
that step is completed Coreo recommends
that The Project Team determine the level
of detail of the material passport to be
developed for CPS and collect the source
data. Once that is completed Coreo
proposes that The Project Team re-engage
with Madaster to determine the next steps in
utilising the material passport technology.
The purpose of this report is to provide
The Project Team with a clear pathway
toward implementing, learning from
and scaling initiatives at CPS in order to
advance progress towards the circular
economy, demonstrate leadership, improve
environmental performance, and strengthen
social value.
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Introduction
Since 2010, the circular economy has moved beyond a niche topic, to a priority
area of investment, strategy, research and practice. The circular economy is a
systemic approach to economic development driven by innovation and designed
to benefit business, society, and the environment. Globally, the circular economy
is recognised as a $4.5 trillion dollar opportunity. 1
In practice, the circular economy seeks
to transform all elements of today’s
linear take-make-waste economic
model. With three guiding principles
and five supporting business models,
the circular economy provides a
tangible and practical tool kit to achieve
impact across social, economic and
environmental realms.
Globally, circular economy
commitments, investments and
projects are growing exponentially as
a means to reduce costs, create new
revenue streams and manage risks.
In Australia, all levels of government are
driving progress towards the circular
economy. The Federal Government has
established an inter-jurisdictional working
group on the circular economy with all states
and territories represented. In addition, the
Federal Government has set a clear direction
towards creating a circular economy starting
with a focus on materials, driving forward
new policies, export bans, and channelling
billions of dollars of investment into new
infrastructure and service-based solutions.
In 2019, the New South Wales State
Government released their circular economy
policy statement ‘Too Good To Waste’ and
established New South Wales Circular, an
advocacy and innovation organisation funded
through the office of the Chief Scientist.
From a more practical standpoint, the NSW
Government established the Circulate Grant
Funding Program and are pioneering circular
economy programs within key departments
such as the Department of Planning, Industry
and Environment. At a local level, the
Greater Sydney Commission has included
the circular economy in their planning
priorities as a means of reducing carbon
emissions and managing energy, water
and waste efficiently 2 . The City of Sydney is
also pioneering a path toward the circular
economy through their engagement of Coreo
in 2020 to support the development of the
City’s internal circular economy strategy.
From an industry level, the property sector
is one of the most active sectors in the
circular economy in Australia. The Green
Building Council, with the support of
Coreo, are developing a circular economy
leadership credit for their Green Star Rating
Tool; NABERS, which is rewarding circular
material processing and recovered material
use in production. The Property Council of
Australia has also formed a circular economy
committee and recently released a circular
economy position paper. In addition, property
developers including Stockland, Lendlease,
Dexus and Mirvac have all invested in circular
economy strategy and initiatives.
It is clear from the significant momentum
over the past 12 months that Dexus Funds
Management Limited and Frasers Property
Australia (The Project Team) have a substantive
opportunity to contribute to the development of
a circular economy in Australia.
Actively transitioning towards a circular
economy requires asking bold questions,
encouraging curiosity and relentlessly
innovating to define, design and deliver a
transformational development.
Coreo recognises that Central Place
Sydney (CPS) has pushed The
Project Team to rethink processes,
partnerships and what the true value
of development is.
Reflecting upon the baseline analysis,
guardrails and vision and coupling this
with international best practice and
benchmarks, Coreo has proposed that
the most valuable opportunity for CPS
is to pioneer a shift from ownership to
stewardship. Ultimately creating a future
where every part of a building can be
treated as a temporary service, rather
than owned.
The transition from ownership to
stewardship at CPS cannot be entirely
achieved in one fell swoop, but rather it
will be a journey and like any journey, it
starts with taking the right steps in the
right direction.
Coreo recommends that the first steps
of this journey be centred on material
stewardship and on testing and trialing
the commercially feasible and technically
viable elements of stewardship as a
whole. These steps include CPS utilising
materials from the urban mine to reduce
embodied carbon; pioneering innovative
technologies and service-based business
models; developing upstream partnerships
in the supply chain; and lastly, facilitating
the provision of waste as a service for
tenants and CPS.
The purpose of this report is to provide
The Project Team with a clear pathway
toward implementing, learning from
and scaling initiatives at CPS in order to
advance progress towards the circular
economy, demonstrate leadership,
improve environmental performance,
and strengthen social value.
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SCOPE
The Project Team are jointly developing CPS,
which includes two towers atop a podium
building and the redevelopment of the Henry
Deane Plaza at Sydney’s Central Station.
Central Place Sydney is proposed to transform the
western edge of Central Station and includes:
• up to 150,000m2 of workspace across two towers
and a podium building, underpinning the delivery of
the Sydney Innovation and Technology Precinct.
• an Integrated Distribution Facility that unlocks
future over-station development, facilitating the
renewal of Central station; & comprehensive
public realm improvements that will redefine the
experience of over 20 million pedestrians every year.
Central Place Sydney is a part of the Central Precinct
Renewal Program (CPRP). The CPRP is a large-scale
urban renewal and city shaping project led by Transport
for New South Wales (TfNSW) and other key planning
authorities including the City of Sydney, Greater Sydney
Commission, and the NSW Government Office of
Environment and Heritage.
The Project Team has established a project ambition
for CPS for leading sustainability and circularity
performance. Central Place Sydney is proposed to
exceed industry benchmarks in energy, water and
wellbeing whilst also pioneering circular economy
solutions aimed at designing out waste, reducing
embodied carbon and regenerating natural systems.
As market leading circular economy consultants, Coreo
was engaged by The Project Team to explore, ideate
and provide recommendations on the highest value
circular economy opportunities at CPS whilst building
internal capability and capacity.
Over a four month timeframe
Coreo implemented their proven
and robust methodology which
sought to answer three questions
for CPS:
• What is the circular economy?
• What value can it provide to
CPS and its stakeholders?
• Where does CPS start?
This methodology consisted of
four phases of work:
Phase 1 Internal review
Phase 2 CE workshop
Phase 3 CE options analysis
Phase 4 Socialisation of
recommendations
The anticipated outcomes of this
methodology will be a shared
understanding of the circular
economy amongst The Project
Team and key stakeholders; the
strategic and operational value
it can provide to CPS and finally,
a clear and compelling pathway
to action that leverages the
work already underway, whilst
addressing the unique contextual
factors of CPS, Sydney, and NSW.
The Linear &
Circular Economy
Our current economic system is linear
- take, make, waste.
This linear economic model operates on an
interconnection of three things:
• First; fossil fuels which provide cheap energy,
allowing machines to substitute human labour
to maximise profits.
• Second; cheap credit which has expanded
purchasing power to the masses to ensure
people can afford to buy the products and
assets that are produced.
• Third; Mass production through globalisation
and technology advancements which reduces
costs of production enabling the sale of more
and more goods providing economic growth.
The most unsustainable element of the
linear economy is the waste and
pollution it generates.
Globally, 91% of all raw materials are wasted
after their first use 3 which means that not only
are we wasting the materials themselves but
also the value they could contribute to the
economy, such as jobs.
Whilst this linear economic
model has provided strong
growth and prosperity since
World War II it is no longer
sustainable and an endpoint to
its growth is on its way.
Furthermore, in the current linear model
we are not very good at extracting the
maximum value possible from our resources.
For example, in Australia we generate only
US$1.28 cents of output for every kilogram
of materials consumed – less than half the
OECD benchmark (Figure 1 overleaf). 4
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WE EXTRACT & USE A
LOT OF RESOURCES
The circular economy presents a new paradigm in which the focus moves beyond
merely reducing negative impacts, to optimising the system as a whole - by design.
Australia extracts and uses 38 tonnes of primary resources per capita each year
- double the OECD benchmark
BUT HAVE LOW MATERIAL
PRODUCTIVITY RATES
We generate only US$1.28 of output for every kg of material consumed
- less then half the OECD benchmark
Australia
A circular economy aims to redefine
growth, focusing on values and
value creation.
It is an economic model that is designed to
be restorative and regenerative, underpinned
by gradually decoupling economic activity
from the consumption of finite resources,
designing waste and pollution out of the
system and transitioning our energy to
renewable energy sources.
The circular economy distinguishes between
technical and biological materials. Biological
materials such as cotton, food and wood, are
treated as nutrients in a circular economy. These
materials should be returned to regenerate our
natural systems, such as our soils, to provide
renewable resources for the economy. Technical
materials, such as steel and oil based plastics,
are treated as hard durables that need to be
recovered and restored through strategies like
reuse, repair, remanufacture or in the last resort,
recycling. It is important to note that no material
ever leaves our biosphere; they just change form
depending on how they are valued.
In contrast to the linear, the circular
economy is about integration so as to
enable feedback loops and synergies.
In a circular model things become
multifunctional, which works to not just close
loops but also create more resilient systems
because they are more self-sufficient and less
dependent. No more silos.
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Figure 1: Material extraction and productivity
The opportunity now exists to replace a brittle, wasteful, and
polluting economic system with something better.
Australia
As powerfully stated by
Dame Ellen Macarthur...
“The circular economy isn’t about one
manufacturer changing one product,
it is about all of the interconnected
companies and governments that form
our infrastructure and economy coming
together... it’s about rethinking the
operating system itself”.
The circular economy concept isn’t new – it has
deep-rooted origins and cannot be traced back
to one single date or author. It is underpinned
by a number of schools of thought including
cradle-to-cradle, industrial ecology, biomimicry,
regenerative design, and permaculture.
It is often stated that the practice of a circular
economy is akin to how indigenous peoples
have lived in harmony with country for millennia
and also how our great grandparents lived
with a strong emphasis on community, never
wasting anything and building things to last.
A circular economy should not be viewed
as a new and or conflicting priority
but rather a strategic tool with which
to complement existing priorities and
commitments including climate change,
Net Zero Waste, and the Sustainable
Development Goals.
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Internal Review -
The CPS Baseline
In 2019 the Ellen MacArthur Foundation,
in collaboration with Material Economics,
released a study highlighting that
while moving to renewable energy
and implementing energy efficiency
measures can address 55% of global
greenhouse gas emissions, to achieve the
UN climate goals it is imperative that we
tackle the remaining 45% through the
circular economy with a particular focus
on how we produce and consume five
key materials aluminum, steel, cement,
plastics, food and how we regenerate
arable land. 5
With three guiding principles, and five
supporting business models, the circular
economy provides a tangible and practical
tool kit to achieve impact across social,
economic and environmental realms.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
PRINCIPLES
•
• Designing out waste and pollution.
• Keeping products and materials at their
highest value for as long as possible.
• Regenerating natural and social systems
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
BUSINESS MODELS
Circular supplies - Replace traditional
material inputs with bio-based, renewable,
or recovered materials. Reduce demand
for virgin resource extraction in the long run.
• Resource Recovery - Leverage technology
to recover and reuse resource outputs.
Aim to eliminate material leakage and
maximize economic value.
• Sharing platforms - Sharing of
underutilised products can reduce the
demand for new products and their
embedded raw materials.
• Product life extension - Extend the life
cycle of products and assets to ensure
they remain economically useful.
• Product as a service - Customers use
products through a lease or pay-for-use
arrangement versus the conventional
approach to ownership.
Although the circular economy is
gaining rapid traction globally, it is
important to note that there is no
one blueprint for this transition.
The circular economy is an emerging
concept that requires learning by doing.
The first step in any journey towards the
circular economy is understanding
the baseline.
To this end, Coreo completed a review
of relevant CPS designs, submissions,
strategies, targets and proposals. In
addition, Coreo also engaged with key
internal and external CPS stakeholders
through targeted interviews. The list of
the stakeholders interviewed are
included in the appendix.
The purpose of the document review
and interviews was to gain a deeper
understanding of the ambition,
opportunities, barriers and potential
partnerships that could either accelerate
or impede the transition towards a
circular economy for CPS.
AMBITIONS
All stakeholders interviewed and
documents reviewed set an ambitious
vision for CPS.
There was a palpable sense of passion and
energy amongst the interviewees for what
CPS could achieve and contribute.
The ambition for the circular economy at
CPS was centred on the ethos of contribution
- economically, environmentally and socially.
Interviewees shared a shift in mindset from
‘doing less bad’ and ‘scarcity’, which has
previously driven the sustainability agenda,
to one that is focused on abundance and
value creation.
The majority of interviewees stated that for
circular economy ambitions to be realised
at CPS, it would be critical to engage key
stakeholders, including government, tenants
and the community early on in the journey.
This was deemed to be critical in order to
develop a shared vision and in supporting
actions that all stakeholders felt invested in
and supportive of.
The need for CPS to remain agile throughout
the planning, design and construction process
was also highlighted during the interviews.
The Project Team reflected that what was
seen as leading practice less than three years
ago could be considered commonplace
today, so being dynamic and progressive
was essential.
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OPPORTUNITIES
There was no shortage of opportunities
identified for the circular economy at CPS.
The greatest opportunity identified by all
interviewees for the circular economy at CPS
was making it real - so people could touch,
see and feel it with lots of the examples
centred on materials. This was seen as a
crucial element to facilitate leadership and
influence wider industry change.
An additional four key opportunities were
also identified. The first of those was the
opportunity of systemic thinking and
action, moving from a tick box exercise and
siloing solutions for water, energy and waste
to evaluating how to manage the stocks and
flows of materials and nutrients through CPS.
BARRIERS
In the interviews, a number of barriers,
both real and perceived were identified.
A lack of circular economy knowledge
and awareness was referenced by multiple
interviewees as a challenge, specifically
in relation to costs versus benefits. For
example, one interviewee noted that the lack
of understanding regarding the direct and
indirect value creation potential of the circular
economy meant that there was a perception
that progress towards a circular economy was
‘just going to come at a higher cost’.
Another barrier highlighted during the
interviews was the need for people to change
their behaviour when presented with new
systems. People and getting them to think
about doing things differently, are perceived
to be the biggest obstacles to change and
as such, the need to engage all stakeholders
early on was again referenced.
Lastly, a change to tendering, contracts
and risk transfer processes was identified as
a challenge in relation to the introduction
of new circular business models such as a
‘product as a service’.
Design and material selection was also
identified as an opportunity to demonstrate
and enable circularity, whilst simultaneously
supporting a reduction in embodied carbon
and waste generation. Collaboration through
shared values on leadership, sustainability
and innovation in the broader precinct was
highlighted as an opportunity for CPS to scale its
impact and contribution. Lastly, education and
communication with both internal and external
stakeholders was emphasised as an opportunity
to take people on the journey towards circularity
and demonstrate leadership.
PARTNERSHIPS
Regarding partnerships; interviewees noted
that CPS is well placed to serve as a point of
education, innovation and learning throughout
its development lifetime. Considering this,
interviewees suggested partnerships with
universities and businesses that could offer novel
technologies and solutions to advance circularity.
Planning authorities at the State and Local
Government level were also identified as
important partners, alongside the other
precinct stakeholders such as Atlassian. One of
the interviewees articulated the importance of
these partnerships with the following statement:
“It will be important for people to have
a clear sense of what the whole precinct
stands for and there may be the potential
to set a policy that aligns and compounds
the value generated by this precinct for
all parties. Continuity in the approach is
critical, not just in the architecture but in
the way people think and act.”
Cumulatively, the findings from the document
review and interviews exemplify that The Project
Team and key stakeholders have a baseline
that is conducive to the circular economy. It is
fundamental that there is ongoing engagement
amongst key internal and external stakeholders
given the diversity of initiatives proposed
and the decisions that will give effect to a
multiplicity of disciplines.
Foundation
for Circular
Economy
at CPS
Sustaining forward momentum towards a
circular economy at CPS requires building
a solid foundation that all stakeholders
can readily understand, engage with and
ultimately act upon.
The below foundational blocks are
recommended to be adopted by The Project
Team as a mechanism to create a clear and
consistent narrative for circular economy
implementation at CPS.
VISION
It is Coreo’s recommendation that The
Project Team adopts the visual illustration
of the circular economy vision for CPS as
featured overleaf.
This vision was live scribed by Catherine Leach,
one of Australia’s leading graphic facilitators,
during a dialogue regarding the future circular
economy vision for CPS. In addition to the
vision illustration Coreo has generated a vision
statement that can be adopted for CPS:
DEFINITION
It is Coreo’s recommendation that
The Project Team adopts the
internationally accepted definition
of a circular economy as developed
by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation:
“A circular economy aims to
redefine growth, focusing on
positive society-wide benefits.
It entails gradually decoupling
economic activity from the
consumption of finite resources
and designing waste out of
the system. Underpinned by a
transition to renewable energy
sources, the circular model
builds economic, natural, and
social capital.” 6
“Central Place Sydney will be city-shaping, globally iconic and
reflect country and culture. Yet it will be familiar, welcoming
and accessible providing a place of refuge and safety in the face
of uncertainty. CPS will regenerate and restore people, nature,
place and business and will be ‘wasteless’ beyond just materials.
CPS will serve as a steward of materials unlocking new areas of
competitiveness and new ways to drive the economy.”
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Guardrails
The circular economy is a systemic shift and exactly how the circular economy
can deliver social, environmental and economic value for CPS and its
stakeholders is not a question with just one answer.
Therefore, the need to define the priorities for circular economy implementation at
CPS is paramount. To achieve this, Coreo asked The Project Team to identify what
“must”, “should”, “could” and “won’t” the circular economy do or be at CPS.
These guardrails provide a scope for circular economy implementation at CPS and
seek to create harmony between existing ambitions and initiatives whilst addressing
gaps in progress.
From both the internal review and the guardrails it is clear that The Project Team share a
desire to create world leading progress towards a circular economy with a tangible focus on
material centric initiatives that can be readily communicated.
UNCOVERING CIRCULAR ECONOMY INITIATIVES
MUST
• Allow CPS to lead the circular economy
agenda in design and development.
• Generate value for customers.
• Support CPS and it’s stakeholders to
achieve net zero carbon target.
• Happen within a commercial framework
(timeframe and cost).
• Be able to be communicated.
• Consider materials circulation and total
cost of the building’s life cycle.
COULD
• Influence supply chains.
• Achieve zero operational waste to landfill.
•
Enable CPS to address one social challenge
in the surrounding neighborhood.
• Initiate a profound change to how
the industry works.
• Create new revenue streams.
• Provide research and
•
development opportunities.
• Create stretch targets.
SHOULD
Be used as an international benchmark for
circular economy in the built environment.
• The learnings should shape and influence
The Project Team’s other projects (a tool
to educate).
• Be tangible and experiential.
•
•
•
•
Promote transparency (be quantifiable).
Be Frictionless and flexible for the end user.
Allow CPS to investigate “as a service”.
Allow CPS to engage the wider community.
WON’T
• Be tokenistic.
• Be a once off.
•
•
•
•
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Be inventing new materials.
Compromise quality.
Put a scar on the city.
Create more silos.
Generate energy onsite
(excluding solar).
During the circular economy workshop
Coreo facilitated an activity, rapid
project prototyping, that drew upon
the diversity and depth of experience
of The Project Team.
The purpose of this session was for The
Project Team to identify initiatives that could
propel CPS towards a circular economy.
Twenty-three initiatives were identified
during the session.
To further prioritise and refine the
suggested circular economy initiatives,
as well as overlay Coreo’s experience
developing and delivering actionable
circular economy strategies, each
initiative was considered against the
following criteria:
•
Complementary to the internal review and
identified baseline.
• Alignment to the defined guardrails.
• Contributing to the overall circular
economy vision for CPS.
• Favourable government and/or
planning regulations.
• Capacity to create value (social,
economic, and environmental) for
CPS and its stakeholders.
Following this, The Project Team were then
tasked with applying intuitive scoring to rate
each initiative on its likelihood and potential
impact (1 to 5 for each) thus producing an
opportunity score (25 maximum). A full list of
the circular economy initiatives generated,
and their associated scores, are listed in
the appendix.
During the circular options analysis and after
developing the most appropriate pathway
for CPS, several of the initiatives were
grouped together and explored further as
they made sense to be treated as part of
a greater whole.
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The Journey Towards the
Circular Economy for CPS
The Steps
INITIATIVE
Actively transitioning towards a circular economy requires asking bold
questions, encouraging curiosity, and relentlessly innovating to define,
design and deliver a transformational development. Coreo recognises
that CPS has pushed The Project Team to rethink processes, partnerships
and what the true value of development is.
Reflecting upon the baseline analysis,
guardrails and vision, and coupling
this with international best practice
and benchmarks, Coreo proposes that
the most valuable opportunity for CPS
is to pioneer a shift from ownership
to stewardship. Ultimately creating a
future where every part of a building
can be treated as a temporary
service, rather than owned.
The transition from ownership to
stewardship at CPS cannot be
entirely achieved in one fell swoop,
but rather it will be a journey, and like
any journey, it starts with taking the
right steps in the right direction.
Transitioning towards a circular economy
at CPS is not just about using materials with
a lower carbon footprint and other bolt-on
gadgets to tick green assessment boxes. It
requires a fundamental shift in attitude to
materials and ownership.
Coreo recommends that the first
steps of this journey be centred on
material stewardship and on testing
and trialing the commercially
feasible and technically viable
elements of stewardship as a whole.
These steps include CPS utilising
materials from the urban mine
to reduce embodied carbon;
pioneering innovative technologies
and service-based business models;
developing upstream partnerships
in the supply chain; and lastly,
facilitating the provision of waste as
a service for tenants and CPS.
Circular Economy Position Paper
OVERVIEW
The first recommendation provided is for The Project Team to develop a
position paper on the circular economy at CPS for both internal and external
stakeholders.
A clear and concise circular economy position paper would facilitate alignment
and foster focus amongst CPS stakeholders. In addition, the act of developing
the position paper would further solidify the position of The Project Team and
provide insight and direction of CPS to the wider CPRP stakeholders.
RECOMMENDATION
In using this report as a springboard,
it is recommended that The Project
Team undertake an exercise to solidify
their position on the circular economy
and importantly how this position
fits with their existing development
priorities. In our experience, it is best
to keep this position paper clear and
concise with simple corresponding
actions and accountability metrics.
It is our recommendation to
include the following in the
position paper:
• Vision.
• Definition.
•
•
•
• Targets and measurement
Position (ownership to stewardship).
Work to date (operations focused).
Decision-making framework.
approach.
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The Steps
RECOMMENDATION
INITIATIVE
INITIATIVE
Lee Street Materials
OVERVIEW
As part of the redevelopment of CPS,
buildings at 12-14 Lee Street and 20 and 26
Lee Street are due to be demolished. This
stage of development presents a clear and
compelling opportunity to test one aspect of
the transition towards CPS becoming material
stewards in the circular economy - striving to
answer the question of how to keep products
and materials at their highest value.
The buildings to be demolished on Lee Street
were not constructed with circular economy
or deconstruction in mind which will present
challenges in the recovery of the materials
however, the opportunity instead is to test
and trial the use of technologies that allow for
construction and development (C&D) materials
to be exchanged and kept at their highest value.
In the current linear system, a waste
contractor would be engaged to manage
the C&D waste from buildings, typically
they would extract the high value materials
and landfill the rest. To provide some broad
context, a total of 20.4 million tonnes of C&D
waste was generated in Australia in 2017-2018
with a national annual C&D waste recycling
rate of 67%. 7
A federally commissioned report noted that
“resource recovery rates are highest where
there is strong market demand for recycled
C&D materials, with well-defined and wellpublicised
specifications supporting the use of
recycled products.” 8
Resource recovery is a recognised circular
economy business model and aligns to
the circular economy principle of ‘keeping
products and materials at their highest value
at all times’. However, the point to note
here is that within a circular economy, it is
not enough to merely produce a supply of
recoverable resources but rather, the focus
must also be on creating demand.
Demand can be driven in a multiplicity of
ways such as price or regulation, however,
more recent and effective approaches
include the use of technology to create
platforms where materials can be traded.
ASPIRE is an online platform that sets
businesses of any scale on their circular
economy path, by providing pathways for
material exchange. The ASPIRE platform was
originally developed by CSIRO and Data61
in 2015 and formally launched to market in
May 2020. ASPIRE uses innovative software
to facilitate material resource exchange with
materials that would otherwise be discarded
and achieves this by bringing different parties
together to exchange value.
As mentioned above, the focus here is not
just on providing a supply of resources and
materials to the platform but rather focus
on a two way flow of materials through also
creating the demand.
The first step in valuing the materials
within the Lee Street Buildings is to firstly
understand the degree that it is possible
and what materials are present.
A meeting will need to be established
between The Project team to collate existing
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
information, relevant plans and engineering
documents to gain a comprehensive
understanding of the materials that are
present in the buildings. As the buildings were
not built for deconstruction it is important to
note that not all materials will be recoverable
due to the use of adhesives, toxins, etc.
Once there exists a clear understanding
of materials present, the next task will be
to work with an organisation to determine
which materials can be recovered during
the deconstruction phase and at what cost.
At this early stage in Australia’s transition
towards the circular economy, few companies
exist who could fill this role and as such it
may be a case of trialling or working with
existing C&D operators in a slightly different
capacity. If CPS were to engage with an
existing C&D operator such as BINGO, it
is Coreo’s recommendation that a clear
scope is established up front as this method
of working is very different to most C&D
operators current operations.
In addition to the above steps, it is important
to explore and understand how CPS itself can
feasibly reuse any of the materials from the
buildings to be demolished.
The first step is to understand and map
the materials, volumes and quality coming
out of the Lee Street Buildings against the
needs of CPS. At this stage in the transition
towards the circular economy, there may not
be many materials that can be ‘dragged and
dropped’ however, the lessons that will arise
from this exercise are alone worth pursuing
it. Consideration will also need to be given
to spatial and timing constraints. The City of
Sydney and/or the NSW State Government
may be willing partners in temporarily
housing materials.
Once The Project Team has a clear
understanding of the materials, their potential
value, and also their reuse potential within
CPS, the task is then to become orientated
with the material exchange platform, ASPIRE.
Cameron McKenzie, the CEO of ASPIRE
communicated to Coreo that ASPIRE does
not currently have a footprint in Sydney but
they are looking to enter the NSW market in
2021/22. ASPIRE are interested in partnering
with The Project Team to create the interest
and engagement required from the border
market to ‘kick-start’ a circular materials
exchange for NSW. Cameron stated that
ASPIRE would onboard The Project Team
and also assist with stimulating the demand
for materials being exchanged from Lee
Street Buildings as in the early stages of a two
sided marketplace, one side always needs
external acceleration before it finds its own
natural momentum.
The opportunity to partner with ASPIRE to
launch the platform in NSW presents significant
leadership opportunities for CPS. In addition,
the platform can also track and record metrics
important to CPS including waste reduction,
embodied carbon, cost savings etc.
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RECOMMENDATION
26
INITIATIVE
Upstream Partnerships
OVERVIEW
The linearity of the built environment is
not a challenge that CPS and The Project
Team face alone. Rather, it is an opportunity
that requires a systemic response from
government, primary resource companies,
refiners, manufacturers, developers, and
consumers to deliberately create circular
material flows and circulate value.
An important aspect of CPS transitioning
from ownership to stewardship is in ensuring
that the materials circulating within the
development have low embodied carbon,
have low or no toxicity, and have a defined
pathway to circularity after the material’s first
use phase. This focus applies specifically to
materials that are not already sourced from
reuse i.e., C&D materials from the Lee
Street Buildings.
Currently, The Project Team has very few
opportunities to substitute impactful virgin
materials with more circular alternatives.
These options include replacing portland
cement with geopolymer cement; replacing
traditional flooring with a high recycled
content carpet or linoleum; and replacing
hardwood with Cross Laminated Timber (CLT).
As such there exists a real opportunity for
The Project Team to engage and collaborate
with upstream suppliers in order for CPS to
be able to procure circular products. Coreo
recognises that CPS procuring circular
products is an endeavour that will take
time, energy, and investment however, the
abundant learning opportunities and the
potential for industry leadership far outweigh
these challenges.
Creating upstream partnerships for circular
products must focus on leveraging the
strengths and scale of CPS in order to
influence suppliers. The task at hand is not
for The Project Team itself to develop a low
carbon, locally produced product/material
but rather to work with suppliers/product
manufacturers to share data and knowledge,
set targets and agree goals, and send clear
procurement signals.
The first step in forming upstream
partnerships is for The Project team to agree
upon a material and/or product focus.
Coreo’s recommendation is for The
Project Team to select a product that
considers the following:
• Embodied carbon.
• LCA results.
•
• Toxicity.
•
Transparent supply chain.
Local production/manufacture.
Based upon these factors a potential product
to consider is aluminium framing.
Once The Project Team has agreed upon the
chosen material the next step is to establish
the baseline. This step will involve undertaking
a supply chain analysis to understand
where the products are currently being
sourced, what data is available, emissions
produced, potential capital cost or volume
requirement, etc. This analysis should provide
a comprehensive picture of the baseline and
highlight any challenges and opportunities.
Once the product has been selected and the
baseline analysis established, The Project Team
should identify and invite relevant stakeholders
involved in the material’s manufacture, use,
recovery, reuse and or disposal to participate
in a circular economy workshop. This workshop
should have a clear structure with supporting
activities that help educate all participants
whilst providing alignment of the goals of the
project. Firstly, we recommend The Project
Team share how they define the circular
economy, their proposed circular economy
targets/ambitions and why this particular
product has been selected. Next, suppliers
should be provided an opportunity to share
insights into their role within the supply chain
and their interest, understanding and action
toward the circular economy.
In this workshop Coreo recommends discussing
data sharing with upstream partners as a way to
have a clear and complete picture of the impact
of the chosen material. Coreo recommends that
key product suppliers work with Integral Group on
the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) data requirements
and Coreo on circularity data requirements.
The next step is for The Project Team to set clear
and ambitious targets surrounding this product
type. These targets should align to CPS’s and
The Project Team’s wider ambitions for net
zero, circularity, social outcomes etc. Once the
targets are agreed upon these will need to be
communicated to the engaged suppliers.
The task then becomes in working directly
with the supplier to identify initiatives that will
improve the circularity or reduce the emissions
associated with the selected product targets.
This work could involve education and training,
technical support and sharing methodologies.
In cases where improving circularity or reducing
emissions requires suppliers to make financial
commitments, The Project Team may need to
share the risk through co-investment, offtake
agreements or joint decarbonisation initiatives.
This may also present an opportunity to
engage the NSW Government as an investor
given their work in driving forward research on
low carbon construction materials. 9
Whilst the above work is being undertaken the
next step is to set procurement guidelines for
the specified product. Setting clear guidelines
for suppliers is one of the most effective levers
in addressing the circularity of products and
will also act as a test case for other products.
Procurement guidelines should include the
targets agreed upon above. Finally, The Project
Team should consider rewarding progress
towards circularity amongst it’s supply partners;
one mechanism to do this is through offering
better payment terms.
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INITIATIVE
A Material Passport for CPS
OVERVIEW
What if every existing building had to be
preserved, adapted and reused, and new
buildings could only use what materials
were already available?
Well, this is no longer a question of ‘what if?’
as it is already happening and is arguably an
inevitable progression of the development
sector globally.
Just as a regular passport provides personal
details of someone’s identity, the equivalent
document for materials - a material passport -
provides insight into the identity of a building.
Typically in the form of digital data sets,
a material passport records exactly what
materials, products, and components go into
a structure, thereby making it vastly easier
when looking to renovate a building or at the
end of the building’s life recover everything of
value, preventing these materials from being
landfilled, dumped or incinerated.
Given the voracious consumption of resources
and the staggering volumes of waste
generated by the development sector, the
uptake of material passports to facilitate
material reuse is inevitable. On its current
course, the development sector is set to triple
material extraction in 30 years, and triple
waste generation by 2100. 10
Globally, the Dutch government has
introduced tax incentives for developers who
register material passports for their buildings
and is considering making it a mandatory
requirement for all new projects, in line with
its ambition to achieve a circular economy
by 2050. 11 Other countries are following suit,
including Denmark and Belgium.
Whilst the uptake of material passports
to facilitate reuse presents a fundamental
shift in the development sector, it is smart
business. One recent study found that the
2.6m tonnes of construction and demolition
material generated each year in Amsterdam
has a value of €688m. 12
Material passport company Madaster
calculates that, on average, the residual
value of a building’s materials equates to
around 18% of the original construction cost
– a huge increase to the bottom line and a
valuable asset to the developer. This clear
financial opportunity has been seized by
Dutch bank giant ABN Amro, which presides
over a €10.6bn commercial real estate
portfolio with their portfolio of properties
progressing to have a materials passport. In
a statement by an executive of ABN Amro he
summed up their position “We are no longer
just a financial bank, but a materials bank.”
RECOMMENDATION
So how does CPS become a material bank
and The Project Team material stewards?
Based upon these factors a potential product
A material passport for CPS will provide a
digital representation (‘twin’) of the two towers
and surrounding buildings, detailing the
materials and products used. In addition, the
material passport can contain information
on the quality and location of materials,
embodied carbon, as well as the financial and
circular value of the products and materials.
To develop a materials passport Coreo
recommends engaging Madaster 13 .
Madaster is a Dutch startup that is leading
the development of material passports
globally through their online cloud platform.
Level of detail requested /
elaboration of the Madaster
building passport
1
2
3
Level 2 + enrichment of products
in Madaster platform with
circular material & product data.
Level 1 + source data also linked to
products in the Madaster platform,
including their material composition.
Source data (IFC / XLSX) of the building object
is only linked in Madaster platform to available
(NEW) materials. Including insight into financial
(residual) value of used materials. Limited insight
into the buildings degree of circularity (MCI).
Madaster is not yet operational in Australia
(although they plan to launch here) nor has
a materials passport been completed by any
other company in our market, which presents
a significant leadership opportunity for CPS
and The Project Team.
The completeness and accuracy of a
materials passport is determined by
the availability and quality of building
information (source files & BIM models).
There are three levels of detail that can
be achieved with a materials passport
depending on the level of ambition, as
shown in Figure 2, below.
DOSSIER
BUILDING PASSPORT
Material
Product
X
€
MCI
X
X
Figure 2: Levels of detail for Madaster cloud platform
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TO EXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A MATERIAL PASSPORT FOR
CPS COREO RECOMMENDS THE
FOLLOWING KEY STEPS:
STEP 1
Meet Madaster team and request a
presentation of the material
passport technology
Coreo is connected to the CEO of
Madaster and can support The Project
Team to meet and have a presentation
on Madaster and it’s material passports
more broadly.
STEP 2
a) Determine the level of detail of
the material passport to be
developed for CPS
Quite simply, the more data The Project
Team feeds into the Madaster platform
the more information will be available
and the more valuable the material
passport will be.
Coreo therefore recommends that The
Project Team determine the purpose of
the material passport for CPS and which
level of detail is desired as shown in
Figure 2 on the previous page.
A material passport developed in Madaster
can be roughly elaborated on three levels, with
the higher level always building on the directly
underlying level. It should be noted that there is
always the option to stop at a specific level and
then move on to the next level at a later time.
Level 1 of the material passport aims to reflect
the materials used in a building and as such,
provide insight into the quantities of materials
used, where these materials are located in the
building and what their financial (residual) value
is. At this level, no insight is obtained into the
products used in the building and their underlying
circular properties (including the degree of
reuse, recycling, detachability, etc.). As a result,
insufficient insight can be given at this level into
the circularity score (Madaster Circularity Index)
of the building.
Level 2 of material passport provides insight
into the materials used and quantities thereof,
and provides insight into products (including
their material composition), and their location
(building layer) in the building. Information
on products is ideal on Madaster as this can
include detailed data and information such as
Environmental Product Declarations. On the
basis of this additional perspective, the material
passport makes it clearer which products have
been used in the building (including numbers)
and in contrast to materials, these can potentially
be ‘reused’ at a higher level. Despite the fact
that the product basis is formed at level 2, still
insufficient insight is obtained at this level into
the degree of circularity of the building, because
the circular properties of the materials and
products used are still largely unknown.
Level 3 of the material passport provides insight
into the circularity score of the building to be
registered (in addition to the display of materials
and products used). This is achieved by enriching
the materials and products with circular data.
This is the most detailed and comprehensive
version of the material passport in Madaster.
b) Determine which building shells
(“building layers”) must be
incorporated in the building passport
A building is composed of distinctive layers
that each have their own function and
lifespan. The materials and products used in
the building are categorised in the Madaster
platform and assigned by means of a
classification code to a various building shell.
In this way, the location of materials and
products in the building also becomes clear.
In addition to architectural and constructional
elements, Madaster also has the option to
classify technical services (installations),
interior and elements in the building.
Figure 3: Layers of a building
c) Determine the level of detail of the
requested building layers
During a BIM process a distinction can be
made between ‘design’ models (used by
architectural, construction and installation
consultants) and ‘production’ models (used
by installers and suppliers). Many parts
of the building are elaborated during the
construction phase in both the design
and production model. Coreo therefore
recommends deciding early in the process
for which parts what model will be used. For
a solid material passport in Madaster, design
models should ideally be developed at a
minimum LOD 300 level. Production models
often contain specific information and often
better represent the actual built situation. It
is therefore preferable to eventually use as
many production models as possible.
STUFF
SPACE
SERVICES
STRUCTURE
SKIN
SYSTEM
SITE
0 350
YEARS
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STEP 3
Collect & prepare required building
information (source data)
Building information (source data) must
be collected and processed in response to
the desired level of detail of the building
passport to be delivered. The Madaster
platform can use two types of source
data; namely: (1) an IFC file (based on
a 3D/BIM model) and (2) a Madaster
Excel template (if no 3D/BIM model of
the building is available). These source
files (IFC and Excel) are automatically
validated upon import into Madaster
for completeness in terms of: material
description, classification code and
geometric data.
Prior to progressing further towards the
development of the material passport
for CPS Coreo recommends reconvening
key stakeholders involved. This includes
bringing together designers, architects,
structural and mechanical engineers,
and modelling and procurement experts
for a briefing on inputting the above
information into the Madaster platform.
This briefing will also serve to ensure
that these actions are clearly understood
and the desired outcome is achieved.
Following this, Madaster has a guide on
the following steps for uploading the
information that are recommended to be
followed with the advisory support of their
team and Coreo if needed.
In a new-build situation, like CPS, a
material passport is typically created
by the design team, after which the
contractor and suppliers further enrich the
building information into a so-called ‘As-
Built’ BIM model. The Building passport
can then be delivered upon delivery of the
building to the building owner / developer.
HOW IS A MADASTER MATERIALS
PASSPORT DIFFERENT TO BIM?
Madaster provides an easy add-on to
users of BIM. BIM is first and foremost
a design tool, which will contain a lot
of information, but is not necessarily
easily accessible by numerous parties.
Madaster provides easy insight
into the information on materials
and products stored within a BIM
model. In addition, Madaster allows
for easy enrichment of (product)
data. For example, a BIM file might
contain information on the floor
material (wood) and type (product
number of the supplier). Madaster
can then provide underlying product
information by linking to the product
database of the supplier. In addition,
Madaster allows data to be sliced
and diced as and when required. For
example, if insight is required into
all materials on a certain floor of the
building, Madaster allows for easy
export to excel of only that data. This
would improve the understanding of
where materials are located within a
building and how for example, a floor
renovation can be planned ahead with
full knowledge of the materials used
on that floor.
MANAGEMENT
MAINTENANCE
INITIATIVE
As a Service
OVERVIEW
The product ‘As a Service’ (AaS) business
model is a game changer. This business
model is gaining rapid traction across
sectors and transforming relationships
between producers, consumers, and
resources. In the product AaS business
model, customers use products through a
lease or pay-for-use arrangement versus
the conventional buy-to-own approach.
Financing and managing of
technological products to obtain
a range of final results
FINANCING
PERFORMANCE
TRADITIONAL
PURCHASE / LEASING
CLIENT
LANDFILL
BUILDING CLIMATE
TECHNOLOGIES
FACADE
HEATING
HEAT EXCHANGE
VENTILATION
AUTOMATED CONTROL
CENTRAL
CONTROL
Financial,
management &
maintenance services
Technological
hardware & software
Material ownership
& recycling
This business model differentiates itself
from the sharing business model which
seeks to capitalise on overcapacity that
can be found in many industries, with
collaborative use services such as Airbnb
making use of a surplus in space, by
designing out overcapacity from the start.
Figure 4 below depicts the difference
between a traditional purchasing/leasing
approach and a product as a service
system for a facade.
SERVICE
DELIVERY
Performance is
agreed
Client outsources
technical
management & risk
PRODUCT- SERVICE
SYSTEM
Combination of products and
services to provide
a performance
DISSASSEMBLY &
REMANUFACTURE
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Figure 4: Traditional leasing/ownership approach versus as a Product Service System
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RECOMMENDATION
To exemplify how the product AaS
business model works, including its
potential benefits, the ‘Lighting as a
Service’ (LaaS) model developed
between Amsterdam’s Schiphol
Airport and Philips is highlighted below.
In 2015, the architect supporting the
refurbishment of one of Schiphol Airport’s
lounges, Thomas Rau, engaged with Philips
stating that the airport wanted a certain
amount of light hours and only wanted to
pay for the performance each year.
Philips worked with Schiphol Airport to
design a bespoke and intelligent lighting
system that fit the requirements of the
lounge, at a manageable price for the
Airport. In the LaaS model Schiphol Airport
pays for the light - ‘the lux’ - while Philips
pays the energy bill and retains ownership
of the lighting infrastructure ensuring its
performance maintains agreed standards.
This innovative relationship ensures that
Schiphol Airport pays for the performance of
the? lux and doesn’t have to expend capital
on infrastructure they do not know how to
manage effectively or efficiently in use, or
when it reaches end of life.
By moving from a one-time sale to a LaaS
model Schiphol Airport benefits from
maintenance and service by Philips, as well as
the option to adapt or upgrade the lighting
system based on new technology. Philips on
the other hand gets to retain the value of the
material and has a close relationship with the
customer that is incentivised by performance,
essentially the better they perform the more
revenue they get.
Philips implemented a minimalist light plan
that made as much use as possible of the
Airport’s natural sunlight, to avoid providing a
surplus of material and lux. The team worked
with an installation partner, and used a LED
light fitting for ceiling systems, adapted to
be hung in the high ceilings of the Airport.
A combined sensor and controller system
further helped keep energy use to an absolute
minimum, by dimming or brightening the
artificial lighting in response to motion or the
presence of daylight.
Data from the LaaS model at Schiphol Airport
has shown that the lighting infrastructure lasts
75% longer and the energy consumption has
reduced by 50%. In 2019, Philips reported that
their circular economy offerings contributed
more than 13% of total company revenue. 14
LaaS has now been implemented in numerous
projects globally with new and innovative
elements built into the model. In one of the
world’s most sustainable buildings, as rated by
BREEAM, ‘The Edge’ in Amsterdam has a LaaS
LED system which is powered by Ethernet
and is 100% IP based. Separate sensors
were added to the lights, making the system
(i.e. each luminaire individually) computer
controllable. It not only allows employees to
personalise the lighting and temperature at
their workspaces using a smartphone app, but
it also provides building managers with realtime
data on operations and activities. This
data allows facility managers to maximise the
buildings’ operational efficiency and optimise
office space as well as reduce the building’s
CO 2
footprint.
The implementation of a product AaS
business model is a fundamental step
towards The Project Team transitioning
from ownership to stewardship.
The additional value drivers for
implementation include a reduction in
capital and operational expenditure on
assets; enhanced performance on energy,
water, and other resources; facilitating
the achievement of desirable ratings,
certifications, and targets.
There are numerous examples of product AaS
business models that could be implemented
at CPS, however, Coreo recommends
The Project Team further explore
‘Cooling as a Service’ (CaaS) and LaaS.
Shifting from purchasing a product to
purchasing a service requires a fundamentally
new way of thinking and working. This shift
will require changes to current systems and
processes including procurement, contracting,
project finance and operations.
The first step is for The Project Team to
make a decision which model, CaaS or LaaS,
is more valuable for CPS and thus will be
explored further. To reach this decision, Coreo
recommends organising a meeting with Kaer,
the leading CaaS service provider, and Arc
Renewable Group, Australia’s leading LaaS
provider, to learn more about the models, their
potential value, challenges, and risks.
There are several opportunities and
challenges to consider with the
progression of either model:
• CaaS has never been delivered in Australia
thereby presenting a great leadership
opportunity for CPS.
• LaaS has been delivered in Australia but
not on CPS scale.
• Kaer is interested in a whole precinct
approach to CaaS to warrant entry into
the Australian market (currently operating
across South East Asia).
• Both models have significant potential to
reduce energy and emissions and reduce
waste and pollutants which will enable
the achievement of desired ratings/
certifications e.g., NABERS.
• Significant reduction in capital costs
(comparison of capital costs; HVAC versus
light infrastructure require important
consideration).
• HVAC deeply tied to design/facade
selection.
• Arc Renewable Group is a new company in
Australia (founded 2017) and may not be
able to cover capital infrastructure costs.
This will need to be determined.
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In advance of the meetings with the
LaaS and CaaS providers, Coreo will
work with The Project Team and relevant
project consultants including Integral
Group to develop a key set of questions
to explore with each service provider.
It is recommended that team members from
operations are included in these meetings as
they will bring an important lense and line
of enquiry.
Coreo will record the content of the
meetings and present a short presentation
on both models including the opportunities
and challenges for The Project Team to
consider. If the decision is not to progress
with either model the exploration will cease
at this point, however, if a model is selected
Coreo recommends progressing to develop
a business case.
The business case is proposed to be
developed collaboratively with the input and
support of other relevant stakeholders such
as Integral Group and for example if a CaaS
model, the Stantec team.
The objective of the business case will be
to validate the model’s viability and
feasibility for CPS, with an intent to clearly
articulate how The Project Team can
practically understand and engage with
the as AaS model.
The business case is proposed to include:
• Project definition.
• Timeline.
• Value proposition.
• Financial model (capex and opex
considerations from Business as Usual (BAU)
to AaS).
• Circularity and other performance values
(energy, waste, emissions, social/tenant
experience).
• Risk matrix.
• Stakeholders.
• Implementation plan (procurement and
contractual considerations).
• Recommendations.
On completion of the business case Coreo will
present the key elements to The Project Team
with the intent for a decision to be reached on
cessation or progression.
Depending if and what AaS model is
implemented it will be important for The
Project Team to consider how to measure the
performance of the model in CPS across a
diversity of parameters.
Coreo recommends at a minimum the
following are considered:
• Behavioural change in energy consumption
(based on customisable model for
cooling/lighting).
• Tenant satisfaction/wellbeing and
productivity.
• Circularity (extended life of products,
efficiency/performance, reduction in
resource inputs).
The Steps
INITIATIVE
Circulating high value materials
OVERVIEW
In today’s linear economy we place value on the function of a product or material for
the time it provides the function and not on the material value which is often discarded
as waste. In contrast, in a circular economy products and materials are valued for both
their functionality and their materiality as well as the value that they contribute to the
system.
Creating circular material flows firstly requires an understanding of the types of
materials being introduced in the system. The circular economy distinguishes between
technical and biological materials. Biological materials should be returned to
regenerate our natural systems, such as our soils, to provide renewable resources for the
economy. Technical materials should be recovered and restored through strategies like
reuse, repair, remanufacture or in the last resort recycling.
In line with the second principle of a circular economy once the material is known to
be technical or biological, the focus needs to be on keeping the material at its highest
value for as long as possible.
In appreciation of the vast array and significant volumes of materials to be generated
at CPS and captured in the Integrated Distribution Facility (IDF), Coreo recommends
that two material streams both biological, food waste, and technical E-waste be
prioritised. These materials have been prioritised due to their high cost of management,
harm to the environment if landfilled, and their potential to create value for CPS and
wider stakeholders.
Although there may be a desire to establish an approach to circulate all material
streams, Coreo recommends that The Project Team start with these two materials
streams and then expand from there. The current IDF space provisions appear
adequate for any future circular service or infrastructure solutions that may be required.
Creating circular material flows will support The Project Team and CPS to achieve a
net zero operational waste target as well as facilitating CPS’s future tenants to achieve
their own zero waste targets.
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FOOD WASTE
Food waste presents a substantial opportunity
for CPS and the broader CPRP to capture
and circulate nutrients in Sydney and more
broadly in NSW. Currently, in Australia
significant value is lost through ineffective
and inefficient food waste systems resulting
in substantial greenhouse gas emissions and
an estimated 20 billion dollar cost to the
economy per year 15 .
There is a major shift in Federal and NSW
waste policy towards the circular economy
which is driving objectives to halve or even
ban some forms of food waste or broader
organics waste streams to landfill. This will
have major ramifications across the waste
industry, and specifically in Sydney, which
currently has a significant gap in large
scale processing capacity of waste streams
containing food and organic materials 16 . With
the policy shift and current infrastructure gap
there is a significant opportunity for CPS to
utilise the IDF to provide infrastructure and
services to capture the value of food waste.
Leveraging the IDF and collaboration with
precinct stakeholders, The Project Team could
capture substantial volumes of food waste in
a high value form to support the generation
of biogas for green power, bi-products
such as high calorific briquets to displace
coal in furnaces, animal feed, fertilisers, soil
conditioners, and even bioplastics.
Capturing the value of food waste not
only has substantial downstream benefits,
it can provide significant cost savings in
waste contracts. Food waste is putricsable,
meaning it breaks down fast causing odour,
leachate and attracting insects and vermin.
Food waste on average constitutes up to
30-50% of general waste 17 . If food waste is
treated as a nutrient, meaning it is managed
and kept separate from other non-organic
material streams that are not putricsable, it
can enable waste collection frequencies to
decrease from per day to per week, or even
per fortnight depending on storage capacity
in the IDF. Furthermore, creating circular
material flows can future proof CPS through
preparedness for legislative and policy
changes, increases in landfill costs and also
market differentiation for prospective tenants
through better support services.
RECOMMENDATION
Coreo has considerable experience in
identifying, evaluating and supporting the
implementation of circular food waste
systems including both the ‘upstream’
technology and collection requirements
and the ‘downstream’ partnership and
management options. Based on this
experience and the unique contextual factors
of CPS and the IDF, Coreo recommends the
installation of food maceration technology
and supporting infrastructure.
In this recommended approach, food waste
maceration technology will be installed
throughout the precinct where food waste is
generated e.g. commercial office kitchens,
retail outlets etc. The in-situ macerators
are proposed to be supported by plumbing
infrastructure and/or vacuum piping to
transport the macerated food waste to a
holding tank to be collected by an offtake
partner or processed onsite in a tech enabled
modular larvae unit in the IDF.
Downstream partnership options are
recommended to be explored on the basis
of their processing capacity, cost/gate
fees, green house gas (GHG) emissions,
resource use (energy, water, fuel), circularity,
leadership/brand value and offsite or onsite
processing options.
Initial recommendations on downstream
partnership options include:
• Sydney Water - in this partnership,
macerated food waste could be collected
by Sydney Water for the generation of
biogas in their anaerobic digesters to
produce energy. In addition, this will
increase biosolids which could be used to
generate high calorific briquettes to
displace coal use in furnaces or fertiliser
for use in the agricultural industry.
The nitrogen and/or fertiliser that is
generated could potentially be recirculated
to CPS for use on green infrastructure
providing a nutrient exchange.
• Gotterra - a food and organics waste
management company - in this partnership
the macerated food waste could be fed
directly into modular waste management
units in the IDF. The modular units use
artificial intelligence, robotics and insect
larvae to process food waste. The standard
units can take up to an estimated five
tons per day. As the larvae mature over
a 10-12 day period they will need to be
replaced with new larvae to commence
the consumption cycle again (all managed
by Gotterra). The mature larvae and their
manure is then used to make a nutrient
rich feed for livestock, fish etc. The use of
these onsite modular units can also support
biodiversity at CPS and enable a substantial
reduction in GHG emissions. Each modular
unit can be customised to a car park size.
Standard specifications are: L- 6.09m W-
2.4m H- 2.5m, the height requirements to
enable replacement of the units is 4m. The
units require a three phase five prong power
supply. Servicing is performed by a light
6m commercial truck. The vehicle requires
access to the macerator and front door to
the unit and takes two hours to complete.
In regards to upstream collection, macerators
are a safe and proven technology for the
disposal of food waste. Macerators are
installed neatly under a kitchen sink, food
waste is put into the sink where the macerator
is turned on with slow running water to support
the maceration and entry into plumbing/
piping infrastructure for diversion to a holding
tank as shown in Figure 5.
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Figure 5: Example food waste macerator unit
Macerating the food waste at CPS and
Due to the broad range of food waste that
ELECTRONIC WASTE
DIVERSION TO
MACERATOR
TO HOLDING TANK
IN THE BASEMENT
Historically, macerators were not encouraged
for use in Australia as there were concerns
of the macerated food waste going direct to
sewerage treatment plants which were not
equipped to capture the increased biogas
creation for conversion into energy and heat.
Today, macerated food waste is desirable
for wastewater treatment utilities as it can
be processed through onsite anaerobic
digesters to generate 50-70% more biogas
than other feedstocks which is then used
to provide energy for the facility and any
surplus sold to the grid. Sydney Water 18 and
Queensland Urban Utilities have run trials
of this technology and Yarra Valley Water in
Victoria 19 have successfully commercialised it.
capturing it in a holding tank enables any
concerns related to sewerage infrastructure
damage to be negated and also enables the
utility providers to charge an accurate gate
fee which was not possible with direct entry
to sewer. Current gate fees are between $100-
150 which is more cost effective than landfill
and commercial composting (specific fees will
need to be determined for NSW as these fees
are drawn from previous work in Queensland).
In addition, concern has been raised about
the water and energy required to operate
macerating technology. Independent
studies have shown that a macerator uses
approximately 3-4 kWh of electricity per
year and for every kilogram of food waste
macerated an estimated 6.2 litres of water is
used 20 . It is important to note that both the
energy consumption and water use figures
will need to be further validated as these
figures reference household use.
Comparative studies on food waste
management systems have shown that
macerators have the lowest net global
warming potential of separate collection and
food waste management options. To illustrate
this point, kerbside collection to compost is
-14 kgCO 2
e/t foodwaste and for households
with a food waste macerator feeding to
a wastewater treatment plant, the
global warming potential is -168 kgCO 2
e/t
foodwaste in contrast, landfill is +743kgCO 2
e/t
foodwaste. 21,22
An additional value of food maceration
technology is the broad range of food
waste that it can process including small
bones, seafood shells, meat, fruit/vegetable
peels, and coffee grounds. However, fats,
oils and greases, large bones and oyster
shells, and compostable packaging are not
can be processed and the ease of use,
research highlights that macerators enable
a higher percentage of food waste to be
captured compared to the other collection
systems such as composting. 20
Irrespective of what food waste
management system is ultimately installed
in CPS and the IDF, education will need
to be provided to tenants and all key
stakeholders on how to use the selected
system and importantly why the system
was selected to ensure people understand
the value creation they can contribute to.
Although Coreo has recommended this
circular food waste system based on
our previous experience, research, the
objectives of CPS and the unique value
of the IDF, there is substantial work to be
done to validate the technical viability and
feasibility of this approach.
Accordingly, Coreo proposes to work
with The Project Team and relevant
external stakeholders such as ARUP to
develop a cost/benefit analysis of the
recommended solution and potential
downstream partnerships. A very important
consideration given the priority of reducing
water consumption in Sydney, will be
to validate whether a vacuum piping
system for food waste can work in place
of a maceration technology that uses a
considerable volume of water. In addition,
consideration of cooling and heating
requirements for the connected buildings in
the IDF will be another factor to consider
as these requirements can be met through
synergistic onsite technologies such as
anaerobic digestion.
Considering CPS’s future tenants are
likely to be companies working in the
information technology sector, it is a
reasonable conclusion to make that there
will be significant volumes of E-waste being
generated at CPS. Electronic waste is a broad
term that covers a range of products but put
simply E-waste refers to any product with a
power plug. These items can contain both
hazardous and valuable materials that can
be recovered when they reach the end of their
working life.
Electronic waste is growing up to three
times faster than general municipal waste
in Australia. It is estimated that television
and computer E-waste alone will grow by
over 60% or 85,000 tonnes to 2024. While
E-waste is not one of the main waste streams
generated in Australia, (compared with, for
example, construction materials) it is one of
the fastest growing. 24
Current product stewardship legislation
and programs for E-waste in Australia have
been largely ineffective with large volumes
of E-waste being exported to developing
countries or landfilled. 25 In addition, well
known companies such as Westpac and
Officeworks have had their E-waste tracked
to developing countries including Ghana
where young children were burning the
plastics to extract the high value metals
in horrific and unsafe conditions. 26 This all
speaks to the opportunity The Project Team
have to establish a service that is transparent
and value generating for their tenants.
recommended to be disposed of. 23
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RECOMMENDATION
The provision of a high quality, purpose led
E-waste service is an essential component
of an advanced materials recovery facility at
CPS in the IDF. Currently, several options exist
for managing E-waste including the City of
Sydney’s dedicated recycling days; the National
Television and Computer Recycling Scheme;
and numerous technology recyclers. Although
these solutions adequately manage this waste
stream by mitigating harm and avoiding landfill,
they miss the opportunity to extract additional
value back to the community.
Coreo recommends CPS partner with PonyUp
for Good, a Melbourne based social enterprise
that sustainably manages E-waste whilst
donating 50% of their profits to Australian
food charity Second Bite. This presents a
synergistic link to the recommended focus on
food waste at CPS as SecondBite provides
meals for people experiencing food insecurity
in Australia utilising food that would have
otherwise gone to waste.
PonyUp for Good (PonyUp) prides itself on
working in partnership with top facilities
management teams across Australia to
provide building-wide technology and
E-waste solutions, communication programs,
activation events and tech amnesties.
PonyUp can provide lockable 120L, 240L,
660L and 1100L E-waste collection bins for
on–site placement and stackable, lockable
cages, best suited to docking bays. Collection
of full bins and cages can be arranged in
advance according to an agreed schedule or
PonyUp can be contacted when the bin is full.
PonyUp places a strong focus on data security
and privacy and ensures any IP on donated
computer assets is irreversibly destroyed.
PonyUp uses the Blancco data erasure
solution, which is the gold standard in data
deletion and meets Department of Defence
standards. Once data is cleared the devices
are refurbished and sold with 50% of profits
directed to SecondBite. The devices with no
potential for reuse are recycled by PonyUp’s
Commonwealth Government-approved Coregulatory
Arrangement, DropZone by MRI,
under the National Television and Computer
Recycling Scheme.
PonyUp can also provide battery recycling
buckets to accommodate most common
battery types including: nickel cadmium,
nickel metal hydride, lithium rechargeable,
lithium primary, alkaline and lead acid.
Buckets provided are DG (Dangerous Goods)
rated and supplied with a sealed lid to ensure
the safe storage and transport of batteries.
In addition to E-waste and battery recycling,
PonyUp will provide reporting data on the
impact of the E-waste collected at CPS. This
data can then be used to communicate to
tenants, team members, the wider community
and shareholders.
Conclusion
It is our hope that this report presents the
opportunity for the circular economy at CPS
as clearly as it does the opportunity for growth
within The Project Team’s understanding and
capability in enacting a circular transition.
Coreo believes that the circular economy has the
potential to benefit both Dexus and Frasers directly, the
property development industry systemically and the
communities and places that are collaboratively created
such as CPS.
The journey presented in this report is an initial
recommendation that will need ongoing exploration and
revision as further momentum is gained and specific
circular business cases for CPS are defined. As such,
this report should not be seen as a static document, but
rather a seed from which more concrete actions will
grow and be implemented.
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Appendix
INTERVIEWS
Development Manager – Nicholas D’Ambrosio (Frasers)
Development Director - John Dawson (Frasers)
Project Director - Kimberly Jackson (Frasers)
Sustainability – Richard Palmer (Intergral) + Rory Martin (Frasers) (joint interview)
Environmental Programs - Alan Fok (Dexus)
Design lead – Scott Duncan (SOM)
PROTOTYPING
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