ProjectANU Kambri

A $295 million, 95,000m2 redevelopment of the Australian National University (ANU) core, Kambri sets world-class environmental performance outcomes in an exceptionally challenging commercial environment. A key project objective was performance consistent with the concept of ‘restorative’ using the One Planet rating scheme.

TSA Riley established a masterplan level carbon performance control brief and a cascading set of the whole-of-life carbon (operating and embodied) ‘not-to-exceed’ carbon metrics in kg CO2-e / sqm by building and element. The Construction Manager (Lendlease) and the design team (BVN / Aspect) integrated these controls into the design process.

The result was a 40% reduction in embodied and operational carbon (which also delivered construction cost savings of $1.5 million). TSA Riley also set operating carbon performance controls for retail tenancies and supported design and validation modelling for 36 tenancies, with an average 30% emissions reduction and a $4000 / a cost reduction.