RMIT turns to building-integrated solar following facade fiasco

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Date: 23 March 2016

RMIT University will replace more than 16,000 glass disks on its $80 million Carlton-based Design Hub, following safety concerns caused by nine disks falling off the facade in October 2014, with many to incorporate building-integrated photovoltaic panels.

The Design Hub, completed in 2012, was created as a “beacon of what is possible in design and sustainability”, according to pro vice-chancellor design and social context Professor Paul Gough, featuring the second skin, grey water treatment, rainwater harvesting, low-VOC paints, efficient HVAC and a 5 Star Green Star Education rating.Read the rest of the story here.

RMIT University will replace more than 16,000 glass disks on its $80 million Carlton-based Design Hub, following safety concerns caused by nine disks falling off the facade in October 2014, with many to incorporate building-integrated photovoltaic panels.  

The Design Hub, completed in 2012, was created as a “beacon of what is possible in design and sustainability”, according to pro vice-chancellor design and social context Professor Paul Gough, featuring the second skin, grey water treatment, rainwater harvesting, low-VOC paints, efficient HVAC and a 5 Star Green Star Education rating.

Read the rest of the story here.

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