{"id":22236,"date":"2018-06-13T08:27:16","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T21:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=22236"},"modified":"2018-06-13T08:27:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T21:57:16","slug":"shopping-centre-renewables-mb0625","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/shopping-centre-renewables-mb0625\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Kicks Off On Victoria&#8217;s Renewables-Powered Shopping Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_22237\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22237\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/burwood-brickworks-solar.jpg\" alt=\"Shopping centre - renewable energy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/burwood-brickworks-solar.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/burwood-brickworks-solar-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Frasers Property<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Construction commenced yesterday on a project aiming to be the world\u2019s most sustainable retail development &#8211; Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre in Victoria.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In addition to on-site and off-site renewables, a standout feature of the development will be a 2,000 square metre urban farm planned for the shopping centre\u2019s rooftop.<\/p>\n<p>After a request for expressions of interest in operating the rooftop urban farm, 50 responses were received. Developer Frasers Property says it is still in the process of reviewing the EOIs.<\/p>\n<p>Among various sustainability and energy efficiency measures at the centre will be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mulching excess organic material for compost<\/li>\n<li>rainwater capture<\/li>\n<li>rain and waste water re-use<\/li>\n<li>greenery throughout the centre<\/li>\n<li>limiting food and waste transportation<\/li>\n<li>glazing to reduce energy demand<\/li>\n<li>centralised air-conditioning system<\/li>\n<li>extensive use of natural light<\/li>\n<li>use of sustainable materials in construction and avoiding worst-in-class \u2018Red List\u2019 chemicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to Frasers Property, 105% of the energy required for the building will be generated through a mix of on-site rooftop solar panels and off-site renewable energy, utilising battery storage. Tenants will also have the option of sourcing energy from its network, which Frasers says will offer &#8220;best-in-market&#8221; rates for use of the renewable electricity and thermal energy generated on-site.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We will demonstrate that developing a net positive sustainable shopping centre \u2013 one that gives more than it takes from its environment \u2013 is not only commercially viable, but preferable,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frasersproperty.com.au\/media-centre\/news\/2018\/06\/08\/burwood_brickworks_shopping_centre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Frasers Property&#8217;s Peri Macdonald late last month. &#8221; The aim is to create a more comfortable centre to visit, designed to encourage people to stay, and it follows that with increased dwell times comes greater expenditure,\u201d Mr Macdonald says.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Macdonald stated there was also scope in the project for educational programs, and with a number of schools in close proximity, it&#8217;s something Frasers will explore.<\/p>\n<p>The shopping centre is a part of the larger mixed-use Brickworks community being developed by Frasers Property that has been designed to achieve a 6-Star Green Star Communities rating.<\/p>\n<h2>Shopping Centre Solar Uptake In Australia<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/commercial-solar-guide.html\">Commercial solar<\/a> installations are becoming increasingly common on major shopping centre rooftops and carparks throughout Australia. Among the many projects completed or in development is Vicinity Centres&#8217; initiative announced last month. The company will be investing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/australian-shopping-centres-solar-mb0567\/\">$28 million in solar power system installations<\/a> at five of its centres across South Australia and Western Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Another major developer and commercial property manager\/owner, Stockland, is spending $23.5 million on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/stockland-solar-power-rollout-mb0258\/\">national rollout of solar power<\/a> across more of its shopping malls, including the installation of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/stockland-solar-power-installation-mb0481\/\">1.863 MW rooftop system<\/a> at Stockland Green Hills in New South Wales.<\/p>\n<p>The interest in installing solar PV at shopping centres is as much about slashing energy costs as it is in environmental street-cred. The financial benefits of harvesting the sun&#8217;s energy for commercial premises isn&#8217;t confined to big players either. Commercial solar for small businesses can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/commercial-solar-small-businesses\/\"> pay back in under three years<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction commenced yesterday on a project aiming to be the world\u2019s most sustainable retail development &#8211; Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre in Victoria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":22237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Construction Starts On Melbourne&#039;s Renewables-Powered Shopping Mall<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Construction commenced yesterday on a project aiming to be the world\u2019s most sustainable retail development - Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre in Victoria.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/shopping-centre-renewables-mb0625\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Construction Kicks Off On Victoria&#039;s Renewables-Powered Shopping Centre\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Construction commenced yesterday on a project aiming to be the world\u2019s most sustainable retail development - Burwood Brickworks Shopping Centre in Victoria.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/shopping-centre-renewables-mb0625\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-06-12T21:57:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/burwood-brickworks-solar.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/shopping-centre-renewables-mb0625\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/shopping-centre-renewables-mb0625\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Construction Kicks Off On Victoria&#8217;s Renewables-Powered Shopping Centre\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-06-12T21:57:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/shopping-centre-renewables-mb0625\/\"},\"wordCount\":495,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/shopping-centre-renewables-mb0625\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/burwood-brickworks-solar.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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