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7 May 2009
New study reveals sustainable building a top performer
A new study on workplace satisfaction has highlighted that tenants are very forgiving of common building problems involving heating, cooling and lighting, when a building is sustainable.
Australia’s highest rated sustainable building, the Szencorp Building at 40 Albert Road, South Melbourne, recently completed its second Building Use Study, which benchmarked it in the top 4% for overall building performance in Australia.
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July 2008
Szencorp Building’s Second Year Even Greener
Szencorp’s award winning green building at 40 Albert Road has made even more dramatic energy and water savings in its second year of operation. The Szencorp Building’s second year saw savings of 72% of its energy (compared to 61% in the first year) and 94% of its water (compared to 90% in the first year, compared to the industry average). The further efficiency gains are a result of careful monitoring and fine tuning of the building’s systems. The results indicate that while design is important, there is huge scope to optimise and improve building designs over time.
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June 2008
Szencorp Launches Australia’s First Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
PHEV Plugs into Szencorp’s Green Building
Szencorp funded Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures to create Australia’s first Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). The Szencorp PHEV, a converted Toyota Prius, can run on electricity or petrol (like a conventional hybrid) and can be charged using renewable energy from a normal household powerpoint. What sets the PHEV apart from other electric cars is that it also has a “power out” capacity, meaning it can supply our homes and offices in high demand periods. Using electricity as the fuel for this car costs as little as a quarter of the price of petrol-powered motoring.
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May 2008
Szencorp Announces New Green Building Project: Szen2
Szen2 in Melbourne’s East Hawthorn is Szencorp’s next sustainable commercial refurbishment project. Szen2 aims to achieve the same top industry sustainability ratings as the Szencorp Building, while returning commercial yields for investors.
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April 2008
Szencorp Announces Building Tune-Up Program in India
Szencorp is aiming to break new ground in building energy savings in India, with a project supported by the Commonwealth Government through the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate. The project aims to upgrade a number of existing buildings in Delhi using Energy Performance Contracting, an innovative form of financing under which an expert energy company provides a guarantee of the energy savings it expects to make on a project.
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