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40 Albert Rd was originally built in 1987 and then in 2002 it was bought by Szencorp as a normal 15 year old building; it was refurbished and became the first refurbished building to receive a 6-star Green Star rating. The developer and owner was Peter Szental and it was also the first zero emissions building in Australia. It is a 4-storey building and has 2 storeys of car parking.

40 Albert Rd is the headquarters of Szencorp who give expertise in sustainable businesses.

40 Albert Rd claims to be the greenest building because they scored the highest rating while the building was in construction and had high performance standards after completion; it also has a monitoring system to ensure that it continues to meet their standard.

**Features** __Indoor environment__ __Electricity__ __Reductions__ __Ratings__
 * Openable windows on East and West facing windows allow fresh flowing air through the building
 * Roof mounted 3-pipe air conditioners are mounted on the roof and driven by gas to reduce grid energy reduction
 * Ceramic fuel cell (first commercial in Australia) will provide electricity, with waste heat used for hot water
 * Two photovoltaic arrays covering 45m² on the western roof and an amorphous array covering the roof deck also provide electricity
 * The combined electricity production is 5.9MWh per year, excess is returned to the grid
 * Maximisation on natural lighting will reduce energy demands for artificial lighting
 * Advanced sensor systems check occupancy of sections of the building and lower lighting and air conditioning when empty to reduce electricity consumption
 * 70% reduction in energy
 * 30% of energy is self-generated
 * 82% reduction in good quality water usage
 * 72% reduction in sewerage discharge
 * Offsets 120% of carbon emissions produced
 * NABERS water: 5 stars
 * NABERS energy: 5 stars
 * NABERS waste: 4.5 stars (no building has gotten 5 stars)
 * Green Star: 6 stars

Our opinion
We didn't even go inside 40 Albert Rd so we're not quite sure what it looks like from the inside, but the outside looks like a standard building with a few things to help save energy. Our favourite thing about 40 Albert Rd would be how much it reduces its materials such as energy and water.

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