GIW Environmental Solutions

🌿 Open Court: Reinventing the Workspace

🌆 The urban infill project promises to reinvent the traditional workspace, celebrating community and cultivating creativity.

🏗️ Spanning six levels with two basement levels and an onsite F&B tenancy, the building has been benchmarked to achieving a 5 Green Star Design and As-Built Rating.

☀️ It will feature a 25kW solar PV system installed on the rooftop that will save 43,890 kg of carbon dioxide annually. The fenestration strategy incorporates large, double-glazed, low-E windows. A 25,000-litre rainwater tank will supply all WCs.

🏀 Amenities include a two-level gym and a rooftop half-size basketball court for wellness and social cohesion. Planter boxes and garden trellises create a green space to enjoy and connect with nature.

🚴‍♂️To enhance neighbourhood walkability, Open Court offers 56 car parking spaces, 6 electric charging stations, and 84 bicycle spaces, reducing transport emissions.

🌿 Introducing Brunswick East by Milieu 🏙️ Nestled in Melbourne's vibrant dining district on Lygon Street, our latest project redefines urban living blending modern design, sustainability, and community.

🏢 Formerly two single-storey commercial buildings, 121 Lygon Street now stands as a six-storey urban infill development, boasting 43 medium-density homes, F&B, office, and social tenancy spaces.

♻️ To achieve carbon neutrality, the building will be gas-free, utilising a central heat pump system and induction cooktops. An 11.4kW rooftop Solar PV system powers over a fifth of common area lighting and power.

🌟 Targeting an average 7.5 Star NatHERS energy rating, installing water- and light-efficient appliances and a 25,000-litre water tank will ensure resource efficiency.

🌳 Tactile materiality blends industrial architecture with modern design, while our fenestration strategy maximises daylight and cross-ventilation, seamlessly connecting indoor and outdoor spaces.

🤝 Brunswick East is designed to foster community, featuring shared facilities like a lush communal rooftop, 67 bicycle spaces, and easy access to public transport.

🌇 This project aims for a new standard for urban living: where modernity meets sustainability meets community. We're proud to be part of this journey.

As part of the City of Yarra's Zero Operational Carbon Developments pilot program, we are proud to deliver Dover House.
Nearing completion, it stands as a completely fossil-fuel-free building that will help champion the goal of zero-net emissions by 2030 in the City of Yarra.
ESD Excellence details:
- A minimum 10 year commitment to carbon neutral operations.
- A 15kW rooftop solar PV system
- High performance façade including double-glazed, low-e coated geometric façade to provide abundant natural light whilst providing thermal performance.
- Installation of a 22,000L tank to capture rain from the raked façade used for landscape irrigation and toilet flushing.
- A 8m2 raingarden for natural stormwater treatment prior to leaving the site.
- All-electric appliances throughout the complex and air-cooled reverse cycle chiller units with heat recovery ventilation.
- Reusing and recycling 90% of the waste during construction and demolition.
- Promoting alternative transport with the provision of bike spaces, electric car charging stations with future rollout of electric charging facilities for all parking, and high quality end-of-trip amenity.
- Landscape elements such as creepers and rooftop planters to promote biodiversity and habitat.

Brunswick Yard 🏙️ 🌿

Our vision was to cultivate a vibrant, modern residence that embraces Brunswick's dynamic essence.

The project’s ESD credentials shine with a 7.5-star NatHERs energy rating, a 9 kW solar PV system, a 24,000L water tank saving up to 280,000 litres of potable water annually, and ample green spaces that foster interaction with both community and nature.

There are also 122 bicycle parking spots, a repair station, an electric car charging point to promote eco-friendly transportation and capacity for further future rollout.

Brunswick Yard is a testament to ESD excellence, integrating ecological and socially conscious principles to enrich the local community's cultural fabric

The WMO's State of the Global Climate 2023 report confirms it: last year was the warmest on record, with temperatures almost reaching the 1.5°C limit set by the Paris Agreement.

Every climate indicator got “smashed”, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres, with some “chart-busting” records. They include:

💨 Greenhouse gas levels
🔥 Surface temperatures
🌡 Ocean heat
🌊 Sea levels
🧊 Glacier retreat

This is not the news we need! We can rise to the occasion, but urgent action is needed now. Let’s work together to tread on this earth as lightly as possible in 2024.

It’s International Day of Forests! Urban forest strategies help to tackle urban heat island effect. Trees also provide a sense of connection and aesthetic qualities that are to be cherished. We celebrate the green lungs of our planet and take action to protect them. 🌏🌱🌳