Curtin Master Plan awarded 5 Green Star - Communities rating

Curtin University has been awarded Australia’s first 5 Star Green Star - Communities rating for its Master Plan, which will see 114 hectares of the university’s Bentley Campus transformed through urban regeneration over a 20-year period.

The Master Plan supports an urban economy based on education, business, technology, housing, public transport, the arts and recreation. Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said the university aims to transform its Bentley Campus through urban renewal and sustainable design, and the 5 Star Green Star - Communities rating “validates our ambitions to develop a vibrant urban centre”.

Green Star - Communities is a national scheme designed to assess and certify the sustainability of large-scale master planned development projects. It is administered by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), who assessed the Master Plan against best practice benchmarks for governance and innovation, design excellence, environmental sustainability, economic prosperity and livability.

GBCA Chief Executive Romilly Madew explained, “A 5 Star Green Star rating signifies ‘Australian Excellence’ and sets new sustainability benchmarks for Australia’s universities.” She added that the rating “provides Curtin University with independent proof that its vision will deliver environmental, economic and social sustainability”.

For further information on the Curtin Master Plan, visit http://properties.curtin.edu.au/whoweare/masterplan.cfm.