Case Studies
380 St Kilda Road
Mirvac acquired a 50 per cent interest in 380 St Kilda Road over 25 years ago, purchasing the remaining 50 per cent in 2001. In 2012, the 15 level, A-grade building had a 3.5 Star NABERS Energy rating and a 3 star NABERS Water rating. Over the past eight years, Mirvac’s in-house facilities management and technical services teams have focused on improving the environmental performance of the building, which has seen the asset reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by an incredible 70 per cent and its water usage by 44 per cent.
699 Bourke Street and 644 Collins Street
Standing next to each other above Southern Cross station in Melbourne, both 699 Bourke Street and 664 Collins Street were built with sustainability front of mind.
Harcrest, VIC
Harcrest is a 56 hectare masterplanned community in Wantirna South, which was completed by Mirvac in 2015. Early in the design phase, the project team – having seen the impacts of drought on other projects in Victoria (particularly in regard to landscaping) – identified an opportunity to integrate a highly efficient stormwater capture system to irrigate the estate’s public open spaces.
Googong ACT
Googong is a new township located on the NSW/ACT border, just 16 kilometres south-east of Canberra, which Mirvac is delivering in partnership with Peet. Setting a new benchmark for environmentally sustainable greenfield communities, the township will feature a dedicated water recycling plant that will be used to help drought-proof Googong,
Brighton Lakes, NSW
Brighton Lakes is a masterplanned community located in Sydney’s southwest. Its strong urban design principles were intended to create a community that has a sense of safety and security, is site and climate responsive, and, importantly, delivers a sense of place.
40 Miller Street
At 40 Miller Street in Sydney, a leak was identified by an onsite contractors and was reported the morning that it occurred, as well as being picked up through Mirvac’s remote monitoring technology.
Progressing our zero waste ambition
Mirvac’s Planet Positive: Waste & Materials outlines how we’ll send zero waste to landfill by 2030.
Putting waste to work
The Earth’s resources are precious and finite, a stark reality we sought to address when we released Planet Positive: Waste & Materials, our road map for achieving our target to send zero waste to landfill by 2030.
Disposing of Disposable Coffee Cups
Mirvac have been collaborating with Cercle to provide reusable coffee cups at several cafes close to our headquarters.
Applying Principles of Prefabrication
Our masterplanned communities construction team has a goal to deliver homes more efficiently and safely, while maintaining high-quality outcomes for our customers along the way. One of the ways they can do this is by using prefabricated components that are manufactured offsite and assembled onsite.
Finding the Beauty in Waste
Extending the lifecycle of the materials we use has become increasingly important at Mirvac. It forms one of the strategies in our Planet Positive: Waste & Materials plan, our roadmap on how we’ll send zero waste to landfill by 2030.
Mirvac acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia, and we offer our respect to their Elders past and present.
Artwork: ‘Reimagining Country’, created by Riki Salam (Mualgal, Kaurareg, Kuku Yalanji) of We are 27 Creative.