GREEN

BUILDING
COUNCIL HOUSE 2, MELBOURNE CITY
Name –Ishika Narkhede
Second year b
Roll no. -210063
 What is a Green Building ?

Green building is a resource-efficient method of construction

that produces healthier buildings which have less impact on
the environment and cost less to maintain. Green building
refers to both a structure and the application of processes that
are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient
throughout a building's life-cycle: from planning to design,
construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and
demolition
 COUNCIL HOUSE 2

• Location: Melbourne City , Australia.

• Architects: DesignInc
• Consultant Team : Hansen & Yuncken, 
Marshall Day Acoustics, 
Advanced Environmental Concepts, Bonacci Group, 
Lincolne Scott, Donald Cant Watts Corke
• Area : 12530 m²
• Type – Administration building
• Total floor count-10 floors
 Introduction
Council House 2 (CH2) was built by Hansen
Yuncken and was Australia's first building to be
awarded a six star green star design rating.
Since its completion in 2006, CH2 has changed
the landscape of its local area and inspired
developers and designers across Australia and
the world. In 2004, the City of Melbourne was
faced with an accommodation dilemma. Staff
were housed in dated office buildings which,
although centrally located to the town hall,
were nearing the end of their lifespan
 Design Philosophy
The design philosophy is concerned with developing
appropriate architectural responses that are a direct and honest
expression of the biodynamic relationships that nature uses in
her own designs. The facade is thus animated in direct response
to the external conditions. This is biomimicry at its very best –
the building moving and becoming alive in response to the
conditions surrounding. Every aspect of the building has been
examined and rethought from first principles, evolving new
precepts that are based in the desire to be as true as possible to
the fundamental “laws of nature”. it. 
Sun path diagram of Melbourne and how that
affects the heat gain .
 PASSIVE STRATEGIES AND
BIOMIMICRY
●  The heating, ventilating, and cooling system (hvac) is designed with strategies taken from a termite
mound.
● In the termite mound, the cool wind is drawn into the base of the mound, via channels and the 'coolth' is
stored using wet soil. As the air warms, it flows upwards and out of the mound via vents. This gives the
mound the ability to keep a stable temperature.
● CH2 uses similar strategies with its system by effectively using natural convection, ventilation stacks,
thermal mass, phase change material, and water for cooling. Another strategy used taken from nature is
the skin system.
● The façade is composed of an epidermis (outer skin) and dermis (inner skin). The 'dermis' of the building
consists of the outside zone to house the stairs, lifts, ducts, balconies, sunscreens and foliage with the
inner line defining the extent of the 'fire compartment'. The dermis was designed with lightweight
constructing using a steel frame.
● The epidermis provides the micro-environment including the primary sun and glare control for the
building while creating a semi enclosed micro-environment.
 Air Ventilation
Ventilation stacks are implemented on
the north and south façades of the
building. These stacks are used to
channel air. The north stacks receive
more sun so they are black to absorb
heat, which in turn encourages the
warm air from the building to rise up
out of the stacks. The south stacks are
used to channel down cold air through
the vents. These stacks also offer
shading for office windows.
Air flow in the office diagram
Ventilation stacks
The yellow crown-like turbines atop CH2, the slightly gaudy
but bold markers of the building’s presence… they
don’t actually work.

Meant to harness the energy of the air being channeled to the

roof (generating the negative air pressure by which the
warm air is exhausted), these guys, held back by certain
regulations, ended up being to heavy to function as
designed
 Environmental features
Comparing to a building with a six Green Star rating, CH 2's emissions will be 64% lower. When
compared to the existing Council House next door, it is expected to:

• reduce electricity consumption by 85%

• reduce gas consumption by 87%
• produce only 13% of the emissions
• reduce water mains supply by 72%

Features include new LCD computer monitors, which will consume 77% less energy, and new T5 light
fittings which should consume 65% less energy. The building also houses 48 m 2 of solar panels, which
provide 60% of hot water, as well as a gas-fired cogeneration plant which provides 40% of the building's
overall electricity and heating, with significantly reduced carbon emissions. The cogeneration plant is
powered by a Capstone C65 microturbine which produces 65 kW of electricity and 130 kW of hot water.
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 Thermal Mass and chilled ceilings

● CH2 is cooled by a timely management of the difference in temperature between night

air and day air. In this case, a whole side of the building is opened up to direct air
intake through automatic shutters made from recycled wood (left)
● This “night purge” vents the warmer air directly from the office and shop spaces and
cools down the overhead mass of concrete. The warm air rises up to openings in the
ceiling and then travels through hollow floors to a vertical shaft and eventually to roof
vents.
● This passive treatment alone is enough to keep the spaces comfortable for a part of the
day. Cooled fresh air rises up through floor registers throughout the day.
 Sun shading The north stacks receive more sun so they are black to
absorb heat, which in turn encourages the warm air from
the building to rise up out of the stacks. The south stacks
are used to channel down cold air through the vents. These
stacks also offer shading for office windows. Natural day
lighting was a difficult task for the CH2 team due to the
building's orientation and position in relation to
surrounding buildings, and the requirement for a deep
Sun shading open plan office space. The best design techniques for
CH2 to allow the most natural light included a synergy
between windows size and air ducts, light shelves to
reflect light into the office area, vaulted ceilings to allow
further light penetration, shading on north, west, and east
façades, and finally timber louvres to control light
penetration from the afternoon western sun.
 Energy generation
• In terms of energy (“Energy Generation”):
– 60% of the building’s domestic hot water supply is provided by 48 square metres of solar hot
water panels on the roof.
– CH2 includes 23 solar panels… These are located on the roof and generate close to 3.5kW of
electricity from the sun’s energy.  The amount of energy generated is approximately equivalent to
that required to power the movement of the Western timber shutters.
– A gas-fired micro-turbine locate din the roof plant room is used to generate electricity thus
reducing reliance on the public electricity grid.  The process produces waste heat … which is used
to assist the building’s air-conditioning plan.  The cogeneration plant has much lower CO2
emissions than coal-fired electrical generation and provides 60kVA of electricity, meeting up to 30
per cent of the building’s needs.
• In terms of emissions:
– CH2’s emissions, when compared to a Five Green Star building, will be 64% lower.
 GREEN STAR RATING
● Green Star rates the environmental performance of a building based, in this
case, on its design. It is administrated by the Green Building Council of
Australia (GBCA). The rating looks at the following aspects of the building
process:
• Building Input
• Management
• Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ)
• Energy
• Transport
• Water
• Materials
• Land Use & Ecology
• Emissions
• Innovation
● Green Star is a public method of
demonstrating commitment to
environmentally responsible building. It
provides a standard language to discuss
sustainability for buildings.
● On 22 March 2005, CH2 building design
was awarded a 6 Star rating under Green
Star – Office Design v1. The following
table presents the points possible, and
points awarded for CH2
 Awards and recognitions
● 2004
• Exemplar, Imagining the Future Award, Year of the Built Environment Awards, CRC
Construction Innovation in association with DesignInc.
● 2005
• Special Projects Initiative, Award of Excellence LG Pro Local Government Professionals
• 6 Start Rating Certification, Green Start Rating Green Building Council of Australia
• Green Building Award, World Environment Day Awards 2005 United Nations Association
● 2006
• Greenhouse Expenditure Award, Eco-Buy Awards 2006
• Recycled Expenditure Award, Eco-Buy Awards 2006
• The Hey Big Spender Award, Eco-Buy Awards 2006
• Environmental Planning or Conservation Award, Awards for Planning Excellence 2006, Planning
Institute of Australia, Victoria Division
● 2007
• Environment Planning or Conservation, National Awards for Planning Excellence, Planning Institute of Australia
• President's Award, National Awards for Planning Excellence, Planning Institute of Australia
• Sustainable Architecture Award, 2007 Victorian Architecture Awards, Royal Australian Institute of Architects,
Victorian Chapter in association with DesignInc.
• President's Award, 2007 Excellence in Property Awards, Australian Property Institute, Victorian Division
• Sustainable Architecture Award, 2007 National Architecture Awards, Royal Australian Institute of Architects
• Finalist, Sustainable Design, Global Innovator's Awards 2007 CoreNet Global
• Environment and Sustainability Award, Victorian Engineering Excellence Awards 2007, Engineers Australia,
Victorian Division in association with Lincolne Scott and Bonacci Group
• Sustainability Award, IDEA Excellence Awards 2007, (Inside) Australian Design Review in association with
DesignInc.
• Sire William Hudson Award, Australian Engineering Excellence Awards 2007 Engineers Australia in association
with Lincolne Scott and Bonacci Group
• Sustainability Building Award (projects under £25,000), Sustainable Building Services Awards UK Chartered
Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Awarded to Lincolne Scott
● 2010
• 6 Star – As Built Rating Certification, Green Star Rating, Green Building Council of Australia