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Business View Australia - November-December 2015
‘World Leadership’ in environmentally
sustainable design practices.
Designed by Cox Architecture, the
SBRC is a facility where researchers are
developingpioneeringnewtechnologies
and systems to create effective places
in which to work. The research extends
to the development of solutions for both
new and existing buildings.
The SBRC has several outstanding
features, earning it the distinction of
being one of the handful of buildings in
the Australian Higher Education sector
that has met GBCA’s exacting criteria.
The SBRC is a direct passive response
Alastair Baxter, Associate and National
Manager of Sustainability and Michael
Bradburn, Associate, Cox Architecture,
explained that the firm has worked on
a number of projects registered with
the GBCA. Some of the projects, which
have received the 6 Star Green Star
rating from GBCA are:
University of Wollongong’s
Sustainable Buildings
Research Centre
The Sustainable Buildings Research
Centre (SBRC) is the first certified 6
Star Green Star building in the Illawarra.
Its 6 Star Green Star – Education
Design v1 certified rating represents