ANU COLLEGE OF
SCIENCE – FENNER SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY
Project Overview
The Fenner School of Environment and Society is a world-class, nationally distinctive School at the ANU for interdisciplinary research and education on complex environment society systems.
Through its education and training programs the School prepares future generations of researchers, professionals, and educators with the necessary mix of integrative disciplinary foundations and applied skills needed to address environment and sustainability challenges.
The new Fenner School and Climate Change Institute (CCI) project allows the CCI and Fenner School to co-locate geographically on the Acton Campus of the ANU. The building creates a landmark for the CCI and the Fenner School and is the first accredited 6 Star Green Star ‘design’ and ‘As Built’ building on the ANU Campus. The building is a living laboratory, with various environmentally sustainable design initiative on display and able to be used for teaching and ongoing research.
Key Features
- GBCA 6 Star Green Star Design rating
- GBCA 6 Star Green Star As-Built rating
- Keep Australia Beautiful - Sustainable Buildings Community Award
- Keep Australia Beautiful - Resource Recovery and Litter Prevention Award
The Hindmarsh Difference
The building showcases that environmentally sustainable design can be achieved without a significant cost premium, and that through its life the building will maintain a low environmental impact. ESD features include: extensive photo-voltaic array, solar hot water heating, high insulation envelope, rainwater harvesting, grey-water and blackwater treatment, high recycled material content, chilled beam heating and cooling, cement replacement to concrete, extensive recycled steel, timber and brickwork.