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based flooring, recycled timber and
recycled content carpets. The entire
construction activity has been done
using sustainable materials.
The
award-winning
building
provides facilities for 1,000
undergraduate students and office
and laboratory facilities for 450 staff
and postgraduate students. The
company has succeeded in erecting
a building which not only provides
excellent facilities for students
and staff, but also minimises the
environmental impact.
John
Holland’s
and
UTAS’s
commitment
to
sustainable
practices have also resulted in UTAS
being conferred the Australasian
Campuses Towards Sustainability
Award of Excellence and the MBA
National
Commercial/Industrial
Construction Award ($50 million to
$100 million category).
University of Tasmania,
Institute of Marine and
Antarctic Sciences
John
Holland
executed
the
University of Tasmania’s Institute
of Marine and Antarctic Studies
(IMAS)
project where it successfully
achieved a 5-Star Green Star rating.
The $40 million facility is situated
on Hobart’s Princes Wharf No 2 site
in Sullivan’s Cove.
The project has been jointly
promoted by the University of
Tasmania,
the
Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation and the Tasmanian
government to explore and conserve
Australia’s Southern Ocean and
Antarctic Territories.
The IMAS building project is
an initiative of the Australian
Government which falls under its
Education Investment Fund. The
facility has a gross floor area of over
7,500 square metres and provides
a suite of managed learning spaces.
Lecture theatres and research hubs
complement general and specific
laboratories, some requiring physical
and quarantine containment.
The construction involved the
creation of controlled temperature
and centralised culture facilities.
All aspects of the building including
its layout, orientation, façade
treatment, material selection and
building servicing were executed
keeping in mind the UTAS brief to
achieve a 5-Star Green Star design
rating.
A number of specific features