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Building Postcards at a Glance

At Federation Square in Melbourne a ‘labyrinth’ water system almost 40 x 40 metres and 1.2 km in length is positioned beneath the square and provides a cooling system for surrounding buildings. This labyrinth is capable of delivering air to the adjacent buildings at up to 12°C below the external ambient temperature, equivalent to conventional air conditioning, but using one tenth of the energy consumption and generating less than a tenth of the CO2 emissions.

Melbourne - Letting fresh air in is possible even in tall buildings.

Gemini Apt Building. Turning this grain silo into an apartment building was a clever way of avoiding demolition, dealing with the waste from demolition, linking the neighborhood back to its former use, and creating a unique apartment building that attracts high end renters

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