HOW VICINITY CENTRES ACHIEVED A 4 STAR GREEN STAR RATING

Sustainable practice has become an increasingly hot topic across all aspects of Australian life. Where once we turned off the light when leaving a room for the sake of our electricity bill, now our responsibility can be measured on a global scale.

For those of us operating commercial facilities, that responsibility is greatly amplified. In Australia, non-residential buildings are responsible for 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions¹, 7.7 percent of final energy consumption², 10 percent of water consumption³ and 49 percent of waste⁴. The need to ensure our facilities are efficient and sustainable is growing, as is scrutiny of our efforts.

It’s critical, therefore, for facility managers to have