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CSR’s New Headquarters Achieves a 5 Star Green Star Rating.
In January 2010, CSR relocated its headquarters to a new Green Star premises located at Stockland Triniti Campus in North Ryde. CSR was recently awarded a 5 Star Green Star – Office Interiors v1.1 rating for the fitout of its new offices.
CSR Cemintel General Manager, Drew Spiden, says, “The Triniti project specified CeminSeal BareStone, a compressed facade with a raw cement look, and CeminSeal Wallboard for superior wet area linings.”
CeminSeal™ is a new family of products that offers sustainable advantages over standard fibre cement. The big point of difference is all CeminSeal™ products are manufactured using the new patented waterblocking technology that prevents water from penetrating the board, ensuring less call backs and increased peace of mind.
Other CSR products used throughout the fitout and also the building include: Bradford Insulation, Gyprock Plasterboard, Fricker Ceiling Systems, Hebel Aerated Concrete, Rockcore & Alturi Panel Systems and Viridian Glass.
The move to Triniti III provided CSR with an opportunity to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability by bringing together all of its brands and applying them to create one outstanding building.
CSR’s Chief Executive Officer of Building Products and Aluminium Division, Rob Sindel, says, “Our vision for the new headquarters was for a sustainable workplace that encouraged innovation and collaboration between business units, and provided up-to-the-minute facilities and technology.”
The new initiatives, together with the smart green building features are expected to deliver carbon emissions reduction of around 50 per cent in the first year for the head office premises.
“The Green Star certification, together with CSR’s commitment to the environment, helps us to attract good employees into the organisation and reflects CSR’s desire to improve our safety, health and environmental performance,” comments Rob Sindel.
For more information on CSR Cemintel products or services, please call 1300 236 468.
For the CSR Press Release please refer to ihttp://www.csr.com.au/news/Pages/news_release100608.aspx.
For the GBCA case study, please visit: www.gbca.org.au/green-star/green-building-case-studies/csr-triniti-project/3027.html
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CSR Cemintel™ launches a pre-finished panel that provides a raw cement look and repels water.
CSR Cemintel™’s new BareStone commercial façade is a pre-finished panel utilising 9mm compressed fibre cement and incorporates the ExpressWall fixing system, providing a striking design element and quick, simple installation. The results provide a raw cement-like look.
Off the back of the successful launch of the CeminSeal family of products, Cemintel™ has launched BareStone, providing yet another ground-breaking product that incorporates CeminSeal waterblocking technology.
A first from Cemintel™, BareStone allows additional design freedom, having been developed to meet the trend and demand of the ‘raw’ and ‘earthy’ look, many clients and architects are requesting. It offers a natural finish and provides the assurance a pre-finished panel.
BareStone was recently specified by Architectus Directors Lindsay + Kerry Clare as the major cladding material for The University of Western Sydney (UWS) Student Housing project.
The Clares chose BareStone for its aesthetic qualities as the product has warm tones and slight variation in colour signifying a product in its more natural state.
“BareStone is a very flexible product for designers to work with as it compliments a variety of colour and material palettes due to its neutral and natural qualities,” Director, Kerry Clare said.
Once BareStone is installed as part of the ExpressWall Installation system incorporating top hats, there is no need for additional trades or processes. BareStone is a pre-finished panel and it can be installed and left as supplied, or painted if desired.
Environmental responsibility is a design priority for the Clares, and BareStone enabled them to create cost effective reverse masonry veneer construction where the compressed fibre cement protects the thermal mass walls and makes a substantial difference to indoor room temperatures and comfort levels throughout the year.
“Fibre cement products have excellent environmental credentials with minimal environmental impacts, low embodied energy, superior lifespan and freedom from maintenance,” Kerry Clare said.
Architectus Director, Kerry Clare said BareStone was used on the majority of external walls.
“The internal skin of masonry is over clad with BareStone which shades the masonry in summer and provides an air gap for insulation in winter. It also provides excellent weathering for the wall and is ideally suited to the low embodied energy principles behind our approach.
BareStone has been tested to AS4284 and uses 1.15BMT galvanised top hats and exposed head fasteners S/S or class 3.
BareStone is available now, for more information contact CSR Cemintel™ on 1300 236 468 35 or visit www.cemintel.com.au
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