Studco Supplies Australia's First Carbon Neutral Office Building

The office of the future has arrived.

Right here in the heart of Melbourne city's university precinct, Grocon has constructed a carbon neutral office complex that has achieved the highest Green Star score ever awarded by the Green Building Council of Australia and is possibly the greenest office in the world.

Traditionally used in domestic house ceilings throughout the southern states of Australia, the primary role of the Studco M301 ceiling batten is to create a level structure below the bottom chord of the roof trusses for fixing the ceiling lining boards to. When used in conjunction with the Studco M13 or M16 batten clips, the height of the Studco M301 ceiling batten can be easily adjusted and levelled. There are two versions of the new Durabatten available: 16mm high profile (M301) and 23mm high profile (M302). The Studco M302 ceiling batten can achieve greater spans due to improved rigidity.

Check out some of the amazing features of this project...

• Water balance - will become self sufficient for water supply
• Free night cooling - smart window technology for "night purging"
• Tracking and fixed photovoltaic panels - solar power
• Wind turbines - high performance electricity generation
• 'Pixelcrete' environmental concrete - embodied carbon within the concrete mix
• Daylight glare control - no need for window blinds
• Vacuum toilet technology - reduce the water consumption to a minimum
• Anaerobic digester - methane is extracted from blackwater waste from toilets and kitchen and used to power hot water heaters. The hot water heaters provide the hot water to the showers that subsequently produce the grey water that irrigates the reed beds
• Chilled structure - water runs through the concrete slabs for ambient cooling

Grocon and Studco share a core values set: innovation and sustainability. And as a recognised industry leader in responsible manufacturing processes, Studco Building Systems was chosen as the supplier of choice for all the metal building systems used in the walls in the Pixel building.

In the coming months, you will see Studco maintain the lead as an environmentally responsible company, with many new and exciting developments currently under way. Stay tuned for progress.