Green Commercial Property Wins

GREEN BUILDING WINS

The Berger family is celebrating a prestigious win with the latest development of their Fivex Group winning Best Commercial Architecture in the 2007  NSW Royal Australian Institute of Architects Award for Commercial Architecture.

The new development at 376-382 New South head Road, Double bay, which is made up of one level of ground floor retail and three levels of commercial suites, beat a number of high profile competitors including Westpac Place and 60 Moncur Street, both of which received commendations.

The ‘green’ building adheres to strict Australian environment standards, incorporating cutting edge water recycling technology as well as being energy efficient.  The property group, whose other buildings include 275 Alfred Street and 191 Clarence Street in Sydney, hopes it will achieve a 5 Star environmental rating in time.

“We decided that there needed to be a building development that was sustainable and reflects our desire to be easy on our delicate environment.  The building is not connected to main water supply or sewage” said Lesli Berger, General Manager of Fivex Group.

The building will now go into the National RAIA competition to be hosted later this year.

Wentworth Courier: July 2007