ACCOMMODATING THE
future accommodating the
Australasia Outlook looks at Broad APM’s inaugural project – Monash University’s Clayton campus. By Jane Bordenave 48
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roadAPM is a joint venture between Perth based Broad Construction Services and Victoria based APM Group. The company was founded in 2009 to handle projects valued between A$30 million and A$200 million in Victoria and South Australia. new accommodation for 600 students at Monash University’s Clayton campus in Melbourne. It consists of two buildings holding 300 single occupancy studio approximately 23,000m2. The total value of the project was A$65 million and was completed in November 2011. What makes the Monash project special, other than being the inaugural project for and environmental credentials: The
Green Star design rating under the GBCA Green Star Multi Unit Residential v1 tool rating under this tool. Achieving a Green drawings for independent accreditation and it is assessed according to how it is projected that the building will perform. This is the way that most Green Star rated they perform on completion. However, as part of Monash University’s commitment to green building it was a requirement that this project be assessed for an As Built Director of the Monash project for BroadAPM, Marcus Worn, explains: “Monash see themselves as environmental leaders in the University space in Australia, so it was important for them to get both the the successful completion of our project, stage, Monash now require all their major Design and more importantly, As built ratings.” addresses the environmental needs of the
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local area where the building is located.
concerns. In Victoria, due to the drought
“When we were at the tender stage,
during the tender phase and we introduced
that we added to their design to ensure the
50
Broad aPM
ownership over how the buildings are performing.” The metering isn’t just helpful for the residents, but for Monash University too, she adds. “You can get quite a large amount of detail. Each Unit has metering for power and water consumption, so it is gives masses of data that they can use and analyse in whatever way they want to.” a project like this, with environmental concerns at the top of the list, does add cost compared to a similar conventional build, and that it is not for everyone currently. But that is not to say that this will always be the way, or that it should be an automatic barrier, Worn says. “Yes, going green currently increases costs, A$800,000 and A$1 million. You probably wouldn’t do that on a conventional accommodation build, but we did a cost analysis on it and given that Monash energy and that the cost of utilities will only continue to rise, it will certainly pay for itself within 10 to 12 years. The greywater system and low irrigation landscaping we put in would also have paid for
itself in a very short space of time, but thankfully the drought broke 18 months ago, which has relieved some of the pressure on our water resources. Nevertheless, it is a good thing to have there and environmental concern, rather than a monetary one. “Monash being a longterm owner allowed us to look at ROI over a period of years and decades. It meant that we could realise a lot of these more ambitious
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
which again increased costs by about one percent in the short-term.” BroadAPM believes that the Monash project can act as a template for future green residential builds. “I
if we could bottle it, we would. As leading consulting engineers, we continue to turn our clients’ visions into award winning projects.
building another project like years,” says Worn, “and at the moment, developers would a bridge too far in terms of cost. But for Universities and other long-term owners of accommodation projects, it is END
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Australasia Outlook looks at Broad APM’s inaugural project – Monash University’s Clayton campus. By Jane Bordenave 48
Broad aPM
B
roadAPM is a joint venture between Perth based Broad Construction Services and Victoria based APM Group. The company was founded in 2009 to handle projects valued between A$30 million and A$200 million in Victoria and South Australia. new accommodation for 600 students at Monash University’s Clayton campus in Melbourne. It consists of two buildings holding 300 single occupancy studio approximately 23,000m2. The total value of the project was A$65 million and was completed in November 2011. What makes the Monash project special, other than being the inaugural project for and environmental credentials: The
Green Star design rating under the GBCA Green Star Multi Unit Residential v1 tool rating under this tool. Achieving a Green drawings for independent accreditation and it is assessed according to how it is projected that the building will perform. This is the way that most Green Star rated they perform on completion. However, as part of Monash University’s commitment to green building it was a requirement that this project be assessed for an As Built Director of the Monash project for BroadAPM, Marcus Worn, explains: “Monash see themselves as environmental leaders in the University space in Australia, so it was important for them to get both the the successful completion of our project, stage, Monash now require all their major Design and more importantly, As built ratings.” addresses the environmental needs of the
49
Broad aPM
local area where the building is located.
concerns. In Victoria, due to the drought
“When we were at the tender stage,
during the tender phase and we introduced
that we added to their design to ensure the
50
Broad aPM
ownership over how the buildings are performing.” The metering isn’t just helpful for the residents, but for Monash University too, she adds. “You can get quite a large amount of detail. Each Unit has metering for power and water consumption, so it is gives masses of data that they can use and analyse in whatever way they want to.” a project like this, with environmental concerns at the top of the list, does add cost compared to a similar conventional build, and that it is not for everyone currently. But that is not to say that this will always be the way, or that it should be an automatic barrier, Worn says. “Yes, going green currently increases costs, A$800,000 and A$1 million. You probably wouldn’t do that on a conventional accommodation build, but we did a cost analysis on it and given that Monash energy and that the cost of utilities will only continue to rise, it will certainly pay for itself within 10 to 12 years. The greywater system and low irrigation landscaping we put in would also have paid for
itself in a very short space of time, but thankfully the drought broke 18 months ago, which has relieved some of the pressure on our water resources. Nevertheless, it is a good thing to have there and environmental concern, rather than a monetary one. “Monash being a longterm owner allowed us to look at ROI over a period of years and decades. It meant that we could realise a lot of these more ambitious
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE
which again increased costs by about one percent in the short-term.” BroadAPM believes that the Monash project can act as a template for future green residential builds. “I
if we could bottle it, we would. As leading consulting engineers, we continue to turn our clients’ visions into award winning projects.
building another project like years,” says Worn, “and at the moment, developers would a bridge too far in terms of cost. But for Universities and other long-term owners of accommodation projects, it is END
www.ndy.com 54
To learn more visit www. broadapm.com.au
