The building and construction industries have been well represented in the recent finalist announcement for the Victorian Premier's Sustainability Awards.
The Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus has been announced as a finalist in the Built Environment category for their home, a state-of-the-art academic facility, designed collaboratively by John Wardle Architects (Melbourne) and NADAAA (Boston).
Inherent to the new building's design is a commitment to sustainability and green architecture. Awarded a 6 Star Green Star Design - Education Design v1 rating by the Green Building Council of Australia, it is the first education facility to be awarded the maximum 10 Green Star innovation credits.
The Growing Green Guide, announced as a finalist in two categories (Government and Education) is a free, comprehensive and practical guide to the construction of green walls, roofs and facades. The Guide is an innovative initiative to help Melbournians adapt to climate change through building knowledge, skills and technologies to successfully incorporate vegetation on buildings, such as green roofs and walls.
The Growing Green Guide is the result of a unique partnership between the University of Melbourne, Inner Melbourne Action Plan members - the City of Melbourne, City of Yarra, City of Stonnington and City of Port Phillip - and the State Government.
Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday 29 October at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne as well as the announcement of the Premier’s Recognition and Premier’s Regional Recognition Awards winners, as selected by the Hon Daniel Andrews MP, Premier of Victoria.
To see the full list of finalists and to purchase tickets to the awards ceremony, go to the awards website. Tickets on sale until Friday 23 October. |
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