Located on South Beach Esplanade in South Fremantle, ‘The Summer’ has a 4 Star Green Star - Multi Unit Residential PILOT certified rating, following its development as a national pilot project. It will incorporate an extensive range of environmental design techniques to effectively reuse approximately 80 per cent of the site waste, provide over 90 per cent of apartments with dual aspect to allow natural ventilation, introduce moveable screens on balconies to provide solar shading.
The property will include energy efficient appliances, rainwater storage and significantly reduce operating costs by implementing energy conservation principles, rather than those of a conventional base building.
According to the GBCA CEO Romilly Madew, residential buildings in Australia are responsible for 13 per cent of the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions.
The Green Star environmental rating system for buildings evaluates the green attributes of building projects based on nine criteria, including energy and water efficiency, indoor environment quality and resource conservation.
