William McCormack Place Designing for Sustainability

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William McCormack PlaceDesigning for
Sustainability
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Department of Public Works

• Manages portfolio of approximately 820,000m2
• Both owned and leased from private sector
• Approximately 56 owned

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William McCormack Place
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William McCormack Place

• Sheridan Street Cairns
• 4 storey commercial office building
• 4568m2 NLA
• Developed, owned and managed by DPW
• 17.6M including fitout and public art

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William McCormack Place

• Project approval in 2000
• Appointment of managing contractor in 2001
• Completion of the design development stage in May
  2001
• Commencement of site works in May 2001
• Practical completion in July 2002
• Fully occupied July 2002

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William McCormack Place

• Requirements
• Commercial viability
• Ecologically Sustainable Design
• Tenant requirements
• Simplicity of design

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William McCormack Place

• Requirements
• Flexibility
• Whole-of-life cost benefits
• Redundancy of plant and equipment
• Providing jobs and improving skills in regional
  areas

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William McCormack Place

• Constraints
• Climate
• Location
• Budget

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William McCormack Place

• Results
• Achieved 5 Energy Stars
• First commercial office building in Australia to
  achieve 5 stars
• Continuing Performance

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William McCormack Place

• Awards
• FMA SEDA - FM Environmental Achievement Award
  (2004)
• Australian Property Institute (Qld)
  Environmental Development Award (2004)
• Property Council of Australia (Qld) - High
  Commendation, Rider Hunt Award (2004)
• Department of Public Works Innovation and
  Creativity Award (2004)