Docklands is the green envy of the world
Docklands’ growing international reputation as an example of sustainable building excellence is a source of pride for Australian Green Building Council chairman Tony Arnel.
Mr Arnel is also Victoria’s Building and Plumbing Commissioner and late last year moved his 150 staff into Goods Shed North Building in Docklands.
“Docklands has a worldwide reputation,” he said. “We can talk about Docklands on the world stage because it is one of the most sustainable precincts in the world.”
And Mr Arnel is very placed to do this talking as he is also the chairman of the World Green Building Council, which has its secretariat in Toronto, Canada.
He said Docklands had the largest concentration of green buildings of any precinct anywhere in Australia.
“So that...
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