CONSTRUCTION top awards for energy efficiency and excellence in performance , leadership and innovation in the sector . On the back of this project the company expects to get involved in many more district energy projects . The CTP has already attracted neighbouring properties and Total is developing an extension project to connect chilled water to the adjacent University of Technology Sydney . It has also been brought in to increase the capacity and network of an existing trigeneration facility at the headquarters of Australia ’ s leading airline , beside Sydney airport at Mascot .
Now Total is involved in another ambitious mixed use urban renewal project , in scale to Central Park but located at the nearby city of Parramatta . The A $ 2 billion contract to develop Parramatta Square was awarded to Walker Corporation last year . It aspires to be the first of its kind in Australia to utilise smart city technology , will be built to a 5 Green Star rating of the Green Building Council Australia . Benchmarks will be set for sustainability and liveability at the precinct level . This type of development is driven by scale and at Parramatta there is again plenty of scope for extending the network beyond the six buildings in the precinct . Total investment in buildings at Parramatta Square and across the Parramatta region is estimated to reach A $ 8 billion .
The establishment of a trigeneration facility in an industrial or mixed use area will always attract the attention of neighbouring businesses keen to reduce their energy costs , and the client will always have an eye on
“ Renewable energies were a natural extension of the skillsets we have already , particularly in the food and beverage area ”
– Jeff Jones , CEO
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