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Marigal Gardens Retirement Village Apartments

We are thrilled to announce the successful completion of the first two apartment buildings at our Marigal Gardens retirement village. The first residents have moved in and are settling into their new homes.

James Lightbody, Development Manager, shared, “This achievement marks another significant step forward in our commitment to delivering high-quality living spaces designed to meet the evolving needs of our retirement community.”

Colin Clarke, General Manager, Retirement, added, “Throughout the project, we’ve regularly engaged and consulted with new and existing residents, reflecting our dedication to including everyone as we expand the village and reinforce those community values that define us. The meticulous planning, collaboration, and dedication of our Hindmarsh Construction, Development and Retirement teams have truly brought this vision to life.”

With the final two buildings set for completion in November, we are focused on more than just creating homes; we are delivering a lifestyle, and building communities that prioritise well-being, connection, and a sense of belonging for our residents.

Marigal Gardens Retirement Village Apartments
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The Australian War Memorial switches on its world-class sustainable green energy project in a purpose-built Central Energy Plant (CEP).

Recently, The Australian War Memorial switched on its world-class sustainable green energy project in a purpose-built Central Energy Plant (CEP).

Delivered by Hindmarsh, the CEP is designed to provide sustainable heating and cooling across the Memorial’s buildings and exhibitions for the next 80 years. The system uses the ground’s thermal mass and relatively consistent underground temperature throughout the year to provide heating and cooling instead of using natural gas-fired boilers and chillers.

Interesting fact: This CEP is the largest closed loop Geothermal Heat Exchange system in Australia.

Check out the full story on The Memorial website here: Australian War Memorial flicks on green energy power | Australian War Memorial

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Agnes Shea High School (named after the late senior Ngunnawal Elder) in the ACT

We take our role as an industry leading builder seriously. We actively invest in initiatives with our clients to improve construction sustainability and associated waste management on our projects.

Most recently, we partnered with the Elvin Group to deliver a Green Star recognised Concrete Mix for the Aunty Agnes Shea High School (named after the late senior Ngunnawal Elder) in the ACT.

A total of 837 tonnes of CO2-e were eliminated in the binder formulation processes – with an overall reduction in cement consumption of 31%.

We caught up with Njoud Willans, Technical Engineer at The Elvin Group to find out more.

“Designing concrete for sustainability involves several parameters that reduce the environmental impact while maintaining performance.” said Njoud.

“The key design parameters used in our Green Star concrete mixes are, use of Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs): Incorporate SCMs to replace a portion of Portland cement which reduces the carbon footprint associated with cement production, use of manufactured sand: Using manufactured sand in concrete offers several environmental benefits, such as protection of natural sand resources, minimising waste, and reduction in transportation emissions, and use of recycled water in concrete production.”

Jemma Butt, Hindmarsh Project Manager said, “The team have been fascinated by the process employed by the Elvin Group to improve the sustainability of a very historic building material. The use of ‘concrete’ in construction can arguably be dated back to a time before even the pyramids were built. It is amazing to witness its evolution as a construction material to provide a greener solution for future generations.”

Would you like to know more? 

Check out the project profile here: Aunty Agnes Shea High School