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company during 2014-2015, with the building services engineering and sustainability design undertaken in-house. The building initially achieved a hat-trick of firsts in Australia, receiving the first six-star Green Star Design and As Built v1.1 certified rating in the country and the first six-star National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) indoor environment rating. 69 Robertson Street was also recognised as the first building to publicly adopt the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) Zero Carbon Standard Building definition by virtue of highly energy-efficient design, 28% on-site renewable energy contribution from a roof-mounted photovoltaic system and 100% ‘greenpower’ purchase to offset remaining operational emissions. A series of national and international awards followed, namely:
Brisbane office recognised as global ‘game changer’ Leading Australian independent engineering consultancy, Floth, has received further global recognition for its innovative Brisbane headquarters, which is the only building in Australia nominated as a ‘Game Changer’ in the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) Online Case Study Library. In fact, the office complex, located at 69 Robertson Street in the lively inner Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley, is one of only three buildings in the world that has been designated as a ‘Game Changer’ – from a list of 128 projects. The WorldGBC Library showcases the most cutting-edge examples of sustainable building from around the world, with each case study demonstrating a building that has enhanced performance in relation to health benefits and net zero operational carbon, as verified by established certification schemes, rating tools or other verification systems. 26
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Following the WorldGBC recognition for 69 Robertson Street, Floth Group Managing Director Glenn Ralph spoke of his continuing pride in his team’s achievements on the building. “Being listed in the World Green Building Council Online Case Study Library is just the latest in a long list of key achievements for Floth with this unique premises,” said Mr Ralph. “It goes without saying that we’re incredibly proud to be the only building in Australia that has been recognised as a ‘Game Changer’, and one of only three in the world. “We believe we are setting the standard for future workplaces in this country through our innovative design.” The architectural design of Floth’s headquarters consists of three storeys of office space, which were developed by the
• First Australian winner of the Leadership in Sustainable Design and Performance category at the 2016 World Green Building Council Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards • Winner of the Consultants Excellence category at the 2016 UDIA (Qld) Awards for Excellence • Winner of the Best Sustainable Development – New Buildings award at the 2017 Property Council of Australia Innovation and Excellence Awards • Winner of the Energex Award for Sustainability in Business at the 2017 Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Business Awards Additionally, the building recently became the first Climate Active Carbon Neutral building in Queensland, in conjunction with the achievement of 5.5-star NABERS Energy (without GreenPower) rating and 6-Star (with Green Power) rating, as well as a 6-star NABERS Water rating. To find out more about the WorldGBC Online Case Study Library, go to: www.worldgbc.org
ABOUT FLOTH With offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Jakarta, Floth is one of Australia’s leading engineering consultancy practices. For more than 35 years Floth has worked on major projects in Australia and Asia, earning a reputation for technically excellent, commercially viable and sustainable designs. Recognised for pioneering many of today’s established building services solutions, Floth continues to pursue the latest technologies, particularly in Digital Engineering space with Building Operational Technology (BOT) and Building Information Modelling (BIM).
