Medium – High Density: Residential and Student Accomodation
With major cities around Australia experiencing an apartment “boom” – how many of these apartments are set up for long term energy efficiency and value to both owners and tenants? Not many. From our experience, time after time we come across apartment buildings thrown up as cheaply as possible, following conventional, outdated insulation techniques that barely satisfy BCA Section J, with little regard for the comfort and sustainability of the new dwellings.
A THERMOMASS insulated panel is no more expensive than conventional concrete/stud wall/bulk insulation/ plasterboard wall constructions and is vastly superior in thermal aspects.
High-Density Residential: Dong Li Hu – Tianjin
Composite Global's sister company, Beijing Thermomass Building Technologies, is the supplier of The THERMOMASS building insulation system for concrete in Mainland China.
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Medium Density Residential: The Village @UNSW
The Village Student apartments at the University of New South Wales' Kensington Campus is yet another award-winning , passively designed THERMOMASS project Designed by Architectus Sydney, the Village is a sustainable, comfortable home for over 1,000 students. This project especially demonstrates the way that concrete can contribute to attractive buildings that complement both the heritage buildings in the vicinity and the natural environment.
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Medium-High Density Residential: K2 Apartments
The high profile, award winning K2 Apartments in Windsor, in Melbourne's inner south east, remain a benchmark for medium density residential design and construction. DesignInc Melbourne has utilised the northern aspect of the site to take advantage of the natural elements with passive design principles. Buildings are oriented and arranged so each has sufficient exposure to the northern sun during winter, and smart shading to minimise the effect of radiant heat during summer.
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