by Brianna Crandall — May 20, 2016 — International property and infrastructure group Lendlease has set a new benchmark in the creation of sustainable inner-city precincts with Barangaroo South awarded a 6 Star Green Star – Communities rating, scoring an “unprecedented” 104.98 out of a possible 110 points.
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) awarded the rating to the Barangaroo South precinct by assessing the sustainability performance across five impact categories — Governance, Innovation, Livability, Economic Prosperity and the Environment.
Lendlease Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Steve McCann said resilient urban communities are one of the most sustainable responses a society can make to economic growth.
“As the world’s population urbanizes, there is a greater emphasis placed on the role of the built environment, including place, sustainability and community outcomes. People want to live and work in cities that are livable, connected, accessible and beautiful.
“This fits into our company’s ethos — at Lendlease our culture is all about innovating to deliver authentic places that ultimately enrich the lives of people.
“The only way for a city to successfully evolve is through partnership and collaboration between government and the private sector; between individuals and groups; between industries and organizations. We are extremely proud of our relationship with GBCA, which spans more than a decade, and are honored to be delivering Barangaroo South for the State Government.”
GBCA Chief Executive Officer Romilly Madew added, “Lendlease understands that each development it undertakes represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build better places for people. Never has this been more evident than at Barangaroo South.
“This 6 Star Green Star – Communities rating represents ‘world leadership’ in the design and delivery of sustainable communities. When one in 20 CBD workers will be coming to Barangaroo South each day, the impact this development will have on people is obvious. This is what a sustainable city looks like.”
Barangaroo South is Sydney’s largest urban renewal project since the 2000 Olympics and is targeted to become Australia’s first large-scale carbon-neutral community. Barangaroo is also targeting zero net waste to landfill by 2020.
Barangaroo is one of only 17 projects globally to be part of the C40 Cities / Clinton Climate Initiative’s Climate Positive Development Program. The precinct is capable of being water positive, with an on-site blackwater treatment plant capable of supplying one million liters of recycled water a day to the precinct and surrounding suburbs.
Upon completion, Barangaroo South will become home to around 1,500 residents. The precinct will feature next-generation office space for 23,000 workers and more than 80 new retail outlets, and over 50 percent of the precinct will be open public spaces for everyone to enjoy.
