Frasers' Melbourne project gets sustainability certificate
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Burwood Brickworks in Melbourne encompasses retail, housing, open space and parklands as well as community facilities and amenities, said developer Frasers Property Australia, an Australian division of Frasers Property.
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Jolene Ang
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A mixed-use project developed by Frasers Property Australia has won praise for its high level of sustainability.
Burwood Brickworks in Melbourne has achieved the Living Building Challenge Petal Certification, the International Living Future Institute said last Saturday.
The certification requires developments to have a net positive impact "by challenging them to operate as cleanly, beautifully and efficiently as nature's architecture".
Burwood Brickworks encompasses retail, housing, open space and parklands as well as community facilities and amenities, said Singapore-headquartered Frasers Property.
The development has incorporated a range of sustainability measures, including a solar photovoltaic system, an embedded thermal and electricity network and wastewater treatment.
The 13,000 sq m shopping centre houses a 2,000 sq m rooftop urban farm and adjacent restaurant.
Frasers Property said the farm is a first in Australian retail and fulfils the certification requirement for the development to commit a proportion of its area to food production for use on-site.
The development created 2,945 jobs during construction and 718 positions within the centre once completed in late 2019.
Frasers Property Australia chief executive Anthony Boyd said his team wanted to "redefine sustainability in retail by challenging ourselves in new and uncomfortable ways".
"It meant exposing ourselves to possible failure, inviting new levels of scrutiny, balancing commercial feasibility, challenging our project partners to take the journey with us, and investing time and resources into working with our tenants, so they could play their essential role."
