In addition to the low flow water fittings that have been specified to promote water efficiency , a grey water system has also been installed to save potable water . Waste water from hand wash basins and showers will be collected , and treated within the grey water system , and reused for flushing water in the toilets .
Materials From a materials perspective , the building has been constructed using 60 % less cement when compared to a building built according to business as usual . Further to this , the project has supported the use of FSC certified
timber , demonstrating that timber has been procured from environmentally sustainable and ethical sources .
The construction process has been underpinned by internationally recognised environmental management standards , ensuring that more than 70 % of all waste generated on site is recycled . An innovative feature of the construction site was the use of green hoarding - approximately one third of the sites hoarding is a green , living vertical wall , which contributes to the noise and dust suppression of a construction site and providing green spaces within the city centre for pedestrians .
“ The building is equipped with an intelligent building management system to helps to maximise the benefit to the occupants of the various green technologies in the building and the opportunities presented by the high performance façades ,” says Green .
CIVIL & STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING Basement Parking Component For the development parking , Sutherland were tasked with the enormous challenge of engineering a solution to accommodate a 2 level basement whose excavations were not only within 15m of the operating V & A harbour jetties ( in historically reclaimed land ) but , more importantly , were up to 5.45m below MSL .
The solution to support the excavations in both the temporary and permanent phases of the project was a key aspect , coupled with the critical issue of solving the substantial drainage requirements in both phases being so close to and so deep below sea level . Heritage
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