Four awards at Territory Construction Association awards night

27 Aug 2009

The new office and workshop buildings at the Ben Hammond Complex received four awards at the Territory Construction Association Awards, which were held last Friday night at the Darwin Convention Centre.

Power and Water Corporation Employee and Organisational Services General Manager Rebecca Kardos said she was particularly proud of the Most Outstanding OH&S award.

Power and Water’s primary concern is health and safety while aiming to achieve our ultimate goal of zero harm to people and the environment.

"To acknowledge our commitment and work is a great honour, particularly to achieve four awards among many prestigious projects in the Territory is great testament to the work undertaken by every employee and contractor", said Ms Kardos.

The Ben Hammond Complex is approximately seven hectares in size and is located approximately 4km from the Darwin CBD. It comprises seven major buildings and is base to over 300 Power and Water employees, including engineering, technical, administration and field based staff.

Ben Hammond Project was named:

• Best Commercial Project using steel colorbond roof and walls;
• Best Commercial Building constructed for the Territory climate;
• Best Commercial Project over $10m; and
• Most Outstanding OH&S Project.

The new office building at Ben Hammond is the first building in the Northern Territory to achieve a Green Star certification from the Green Building Council of Australia. The 4 Star Green Star rating denotes Best Practice in environmental sustainability.

The Green Star environmental rating system for buildings was developed by the Green Building Council of Australia and is the nation’s first comprehensive rating system for evaluating environmental design and performance.

In addition to the Green Star rated building, redevelopment across the Ben Hammond Complex incorporates a comprehensive environmental strategic design resulting in a 20% reduction in energy and water use across the entire site.

Environmental sustainability was a key component of the design for these buildings, as was the requirement to provide staff with a safe, functional and pleasant work environment.

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