Sustainable Building Design
The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Master Plan 2008
The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Master Plan 2008 details the framework and principles under which development of the Parkville campus will take place. The Plan formalises the University's aspiration to occupy a leadership position in contemporary Australian higher education and its aim to be a leader through its environmental performance and commitment to sustainable development.
Under the Plan, the University has committed to a minimum rating target of 5 Star Green Star for all new building developments, and 4 Star Green Star for all major building upgrades, under the Green Building Council of Australia's rating system.
The Plan is hosted on the Property & Campus Services website, and available from the following link:
- Parkville Campus Master Plan 2008
(regarding environmental sustainability, refer especially to p. 27 and p. 64).
Economics and Commerce Building - Five Star "Green Star" rating
The University is excited to have constructed its first 5 Star Green Star rated building. The new building located at 198 Berkeley Street is set at the south-western gateway to University Square and is one of the first educational facilities to achieve 5 Star Green Star rating.
Purpose-designed to house the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, the fourteen-level combined academic and teaching facility has state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities including a 450-seat lecture theatre.
Extensive project details and an image gallery are available from the Property & Campus Services website.