The Australian Government's Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) has developed a partnership with the City of Melbourne to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This plan is in alignment with Council's target to achieve zero net emissions across its municipality by 2020.
Under the partnership arrangement, the AGO and the City of Melbourne set out to review and document the learnings and experiences gained through the design, construction and commissioning of CH2. The intention was to produce a case study of best practice green building design and construction documentation that would help others achieve and exceed this standard in the future.
As a result, a series of design snapshots have been produced which document the unique, integrated approach taken by the City of Melbourne in the design and construction of CH2 and how this particular approach facilitated the incorporation of best practice ecologically sustainable design features.
Download the design snapshots:
- Design Snapshot 1: Introduction (PDF, 362kb)
- Design Snapshot 2: Business Case (PDF, 408kb)
- Design Snapshot 3: The Design Charrette (PDF, 4.2Mb)
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- Design Snapshot 4: Green Star Rating - Office Design (PDF, 550kb)
- Design Snapshot 5: Energy Systems (PDF, 945kb)
- Design Snapshot 6: Showers Towers (PDF, 1.2Mb)
- Design Snapshot 7: Design Features (PDF, 3.9Mb)
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- Design Snapshot 8: People (PDF, 3.2Mb)
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- Design Snapshot 9: Water Initiatives (PDF, 1.2Mb)
- Design Snapshot 10: Transport (PDF, 2.2Mb)
- Design Snapshot 11: Biomimicry (PDF, 4Mb)
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- Design Snapshot 12: Western Facade (PDF, 307kb)
- Design Snapshot 13: Interface With Street (PDF, 5.8Mb)
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- Design Snapshot 14: Environment Quality (PDF, 550kb)
- Design Snapshot 15: Phase Change Material (PDF, 380kb)
- Design Snapshot 16: Chilled Panels and Beams (PDF, 919kb)
- Design Snapshot 17: Wind turbines (PDF, 1.5Mb)
- Design Snapshot 18: Vaulted Ceilings (PDF, 485kb)
- Design Snapshot 19: Modelling (PDF, 1.7Mb)
- Design Snapshot 20: Lighting (PDF, 2.9Mb)
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- Design Snapshot 21: Cogeneration (PDF, 622kb)