ESG Insights
ESG: HOW AND WHY THESE LEADING ORGANISATIONS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. CONTINUED
EXCLUSIVE BY SANDRA LOGIUDICE, READY MEDIA GROUP
The Ainsworth Building in Macquarie University was another brilliantly curated project by Buildcorp in terms of the materials used and how you minimised the impact on the environment. Can you talk to us about this new build? A number of years ago, Tony flew to Austria to inspect a plant of low carbon timber which is one way of reducing embodied carbon in the construction sector. The use of this timber reduces embodied carbon by up to 75% compared to the use of conventional steel and concrete, and almost 700 tonnes of structural timber were used on the Ainsworth Building, including a visible structure and core made from prefabricated Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and Glulam. During the building’s operations, project engineers Arup, estimated that it will save the carbon emission equivalent of five to six years of energy consumption. The other interesting piece of this project was when the timber arrived on site it was wrapped in plastic, something our people were immediately alerted to. They investigated how to work with the supplier to change this and if we couldn’t, what could we do with this plastic to ensure it was reused and recycled. So, at every level, Buildcorp are watching the whole supply chain rather than just talking about the end product. The whole continuum of how we support and protect the environment is undermined in the thinking and being of our people which is great. The little one-percenters all make a big difference and I think it’s important that our people feel empowered to come back to us with recommendations as to how we can do things better and they’re doing it. And that’s the really exciting piece. Josephine Sukkar AM is an Australian business executive and Member of the Order of Australia for her significant service to the community in sporting, social welfare, and cultural organisations as well as to the construction sector. Together with her husband Tony, partner in life and
business, they established Buildcorp in 1990 of which she is nowPrincipal . In 2021, she was appointed the first female Chair of Sport Australia and is also on the board of the Green Building Council of Australia in addition to other boards. The Buildcorp Foundation was also established by Josephine and Tony which is a charity founded in 2015 to tackle the spectrum of our mental health crisis here in Australia.
COLLIERS LEASING - Andy Beasley
Andrew Beasley is National Director of Colliers (Leasing) and has worked with some of the nation’s biggest corporate, institutional and private clients for more than 20 years. His success can be highlighted by his long term involvement with Cbus Property, one of Australia’s leading property developers and their multiple high end CBD projects. How does a ‘green lease’ distinguish itself from a conventional lease? Green leases are generally utilised by government both State and Federal, they’re not common for Corporates. Green leases will have certain requirements
8 – September / October 2022
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