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The Pixel Building is a future office with an iconic identity. The project is also Australia’s
first carbon neutral office building, generating all its own power and water on site.
To reduce the Pixel Building’s embodied carbon,
the design employed low-carbon concrete,
coined as Pixelcrete, and recycled sustainably
sourced building materials.
The recycled panels, coated with fluorocarbon paint,
include aluminium skins with a non-combustible mineral
filled centre. The façade is a system of perimeter planters,
fixed shading louvers, double-glazed window walls and solar
panel shading. Recycled colour panels provide maximised
daylight, shade, views and glare control. The building
features several sustainable technologies, including wind
turbines, solar panels, manoeuvrable louvers, a living roof,
specialised concrete, recycled panels and smart windows.
The Pixel Building scored a perfect 6-Star Green Star
– Office Design v3 rating of 105 points, making it the
highest possible and highest-ever awarded rating from
the Green Building Council of Australia. It is currently
one of the leading sustainable buildings in the world.
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