Central Park Project

Their website. states, "With an unprecedented investment in eco-friendly designs, Central Park will raise the bar for sustainable living not just in Sydney, but globally. Central Park will be Australia’s greenest urban village, housing its own on-site tri-generation plant. This energy source will supply electricity, heating and cooling using ingenious ‘green transformers’ powered by natural gas. And that’s just the beginning.

Central Park is characterised by its rooftop gardens, green walls, solar panels and smart-metering systems. On-site water recycling and a central thermal tri-generation plant will reduce carbon emissions, minimise mains water demand and may export excess water and electricity to nearby neighbourhoods in a remarkable display of self-sufficiency.

93% of all demolition waste has already been recycled, making Central Park one of the largest recycling projects in Australia – not bad for a development that covers 5.8 hectares in size.

Central Park strives to be Australia’s greenest and most self-sufficient mixed-use urban development, where sustainability is a way of life. Central Park's sustainability strategy was devised in close collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney, which is one of the world’s leading experts on green living, and Elton Consulting."

You can notice that the external walls are covered in plants. Larger image.