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include component="page" page="Sustainable CBD Title Page" include component="page" page="Sustainable CBD Links" Melbourne Convention Centre  The Melbourne Convention Centre was the first 6 star green star convention centre in the world. Its plenary hall and foyer areas provide effective airflow with high indoor air quality at low energy consumption. It has expansive area of glass windows which allows natural light to shine in the foyer and other areas and heating in winter. This reduces the need for artificial light and heating.

**Features** __Lighting__ __Heating and Cooling__ __Water__ __Indoor environment__ __Electricity__ __Construction materials__ __Ratings__
 * Extensive use of windows allows natural light in instead of using energy to make artificial light
 * Intelligent light fittings incorporate motion sensors to reduce Energy consumption
 * Foyer is heated and cooled using a concrete slab floor with pipes inside in which hot or cold water will flow through to change the temperature of the room
 * Use of water efficient fixtures and fittings.
 * Black water is treated on-site for use in flushing toilets and irrigation.
 * solar panels provide 100% of public amenity hot water requirements.
 * Air enters at a low level and exits higher up to provide good quality and fresh air with minimal energy consumption
 * Solar hot water provides 40% of hot water usage
 * Environmentally friendly construction materials were used
 * Green Star: 6 star

Our opinion
MCC doesn't really look like it is very sustainable and seems just like any other building, this also shows that a sustainable building doesn't necessarily look bad. In the middle of the time doing the project we didn't think we would do MCC but as we went on we realised we needed more buildings and MCC was a good one.

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