Curtin University’s Greater Curtin Masterplan is the first project in Australia to receive a 5 Star Green Star Communities rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).
The masterplan, prepared by Curtin University in consultation with Aecom and Donaldson and Warn, aims to transform the Bentley campus, located south of Perth’s CBD, from an isolated suburban campus into a vibrant and diverse community hub.
Curtin University is Western Australia’s largest. At 114 hectares (over a million square metres), the masterplan essentially turns the university campus into a city that is comparable to the size of Perth CBD, Sydney CBD, or even Lower Manhattan.
One of three proposed green public spaces within the campus.
Image: Courtesy Curtin University
The masterplan proposes to create a system of infrastructure networks that will support an ecosystem of diverse activities, with academia, business, research, practice and housing all co-located in and around the campus. It also features innovative, district-level energy, water and waste infrastructure that would lead to a 54% reduction in carbon emissions and a 76% reduction in water usage compared with the Perth average. In addition, a transport system that prioritizes people over cars, including a lightrail would lead to its students, staff and other users driving 79% less than the Perth average.
The masterplan was assessed on governance, innovation, design excellence, environmental sustainability, economic prosperity and liveability. The Green Star Communities rating is one the world’s first schemes to assess and certify the sustainability of large-scale masterplanned developments.
Read an interview with Curtin University’s director of properties and facilities development Andy Sharp on his role in the campus redevelopment.
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