CH2
(2 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)
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240 Little Collins Street
Melbourne
Australia
coordinates:
-37.8141670 144.9666595
Building names(s): CH2 / Melbourne’s Council House 2 building
Architect/Designer:
DesignInc
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Last modified: 9 March, 2011 | Suggested By LT
CH2 obtained the six green star in part because of it’s many innovative and technological features including photovoltaic cells, chilled ceilings, blackwater sewage recycling systems, all within a budget of 50 million Australian dollars.
But by far the most striking features of CH2 are its recycled timber louvers controlled by photovoltaic cells and the five shower towers, 1.4 meters in diameter and 13 meters long, that draw air from over 17 meters above street level, in which water droplets evaporate slightly as they use up energy and thus cool the air. Shower towers lower air temperatures to around 21°C (from around 35°C) and lower water temperatures to 12°C.
Other features worthy of notice are wind-powered turbines which will help cool the building at night, internal thermal mass, a gas fired co-generation plan, as well as the recycling of the waste heat generated inside the building for their heating/cooling system.