U-500 Collins Street uzuza Isitifiketi Se-Platinum WELL

Umbhoshongo wehhovisi owaziwa kahle waseMelbourne CBD usuzuziwe KAHLE Isitifiketi at the Platinum level, positioning it as an industry leader in the advancement of health and wellbeing in older buildings. The tower, located at 500 Collins Street, is reported to be the first existing building in Australia to achieve the accolade.

 

Ukuqinisekiswa kwe-WELL kusekelwe ekusebenzeni

I-International WELL Building Institute's (IWBI) WELL Building Standard iwuhlelo lwesitifiketi esisekelwe ekusebenzeni olushada nemikhuba ehamba phambili design futhi ukwakhiwa ngocwaningo lwesayensi olusekelwe ebufakazini. Kuyizinga likaNdunankulu lokwakha eligxile ekuthuthukiseni impilo nempilo yabantu ngokusebenzisa imvelo eyakhiwe.

Umnikazi weqembu lempahla yangasese Kamirice, isakhiwo saklonyeliswa ngesitifiketi sezinga eliphezulu kakhulu ngaphansi kwe-WELL Building Standard ye-IWBI. Yaqedwa ngo-1973, i-500 Collins Street iwumbhoshongo onezitezi ezingu-26 ohlanganisa cishe u-26,000 m.² yendawo evulekele inetha ehlanganisa umbhoshongo wehhovisi onendawo yokudayisa esezingeni eliphansi.

I-500 Collins Street izuze umklomelo ngokusekelwe ezigabeni ezingu-10 zokusebenza kwesakhiwo

500 Collins Street earned the distinction based on 10 categories of building performance: air, water, nourishment, light, movement, thermal comfort, sound, materials, mind and community.

 

To achieve this, the building underwent rigorous testing on its air quality, ventilation, thermal and acoustic comfort, and water systems. Other initiatives include the use of non-toxic cleaning products, mindful eating promotion through healthy vending machines, and the creation of an online tenant portal to share nutritious recipes and promote mental health.

Indima ye-COVID-19

Umqondisi Ophethe iKamirice uMark Ross uthe i-COVID-19 iholele amabhizinisi ukuthi abuyekeze kabusha okulindelwe ngabasebenzi emsebenzini nokuthi le mpumelelo ikhombisa ukuzibophezela empilweni yabaqashi, ukudala izindawo zokusebenza ezingcono nokukhuthaza abasebenzi ukuthi babuyele emahhovisi abo.

Ukusetha ibhentshimakhi

"I-500 Collins Street ibeka uphawu lokubheka ukuthi izakhiwo zamahhovisi ezikhona zingashintshwa kanjani ukuze zihole empilweni nasekuphileni kahle emsebenzini, kubaqashi abancane nabakhulu ngokufanayo," kusho uRoss.

“Kukhombisa ukuthi ibhilidi elidala elikhona, lapho ukutshalwa kwezimali bekungashintshile futhi kugxilwe kulo, futhi elithuthukiswe eminyakeni edlule, libe sesimweni sokuthola Isitifiketi Se-WELL Platinum. Ngokubeka impilo nenhlalakahle yabaqashi kuqala, sakwazi ukutshala imali lapho kubaluleke khona ngempela.”

WELL also recognised the building’s recent multimillion-dollar upgrades, including a high-quality end-of-trip facility featuring bicycle parking, showers and lockers, and a new ground-floor business lounge, both designed by Gray Puksand.

 

“Ngesikhathi silungisa izindawo zomphakathi, impilo ibihamba phambili ekuthatheni izinqumo. Ngosizo lwethimba lethu elikhethekile lokuphatha izakhiwo, sikwazile ukusebenzisa leli su futhi saletha umphumela ohamba phambili embonini kubaqashi bethu,” kwengeza uRoss.

Ukuzibophezela okungaguquki ekudaleni indawo ehlala ibeka abaqashi phambili

UMongameli we-IWBI kanye neSikhulu Esiphezulu uRachel Hodgdon uthe ingqophamlando ikhombisa ukuzibophezela okungaguquki kukho ukudala indawo lokho kubeka abaqashi phambili njalo.

“Sijabule ukugubha kanye noKamirice impumelelo eyingqophamlando yokuthi u-500 Collins Street uklonyeliswe nge-WELL Platinum Certification. Ngokuhlanganisa amasu e-WELL ekwakhiweni okuhle kakhulu okukhona ku-500 Collins Street, u-Kamirice ubonise ukuzibophezela kwakhe kubantu-izindawo zokuqala, kungakhathaliseki ubudala besakhiwo, futhi siyabahalalisela ngale mpumelelo, "kusho uHodgdon.

U-Kamirice uthole i-500 Collins Street ngo-2002 futhi, ngemva kokuthuthukiswa okugcwele, yaba eyokuqala yokulungiswa kabusha. isakhiwo samahhovisi ukuze kuzuzwe i-5-star Green Star Office Design ukukala ngo-2007. Lokhu kwaqashelwa ngaleso sikhathi nge isakhiwo sithola inqwaba yokuqanjwa nokusimama imiklomelo.

UNorman Disney & Young (I-NDY) inikeze izinsiza zokubonisana kulo lonke.

Ukubhukha iminyaka engu-20 yomsebenzi

“The WELL accreditation is actually the bookend of 20 years of work. 500 Collins Street was a trailblazer in the early 2000s with the research that went on regarding indoor air quality and occupant productivity. Kamirice has continually paved the way to make their buildings healthier and drive tenant demand by providing better working spaces,” said Tony Arnel, former Global Sustainability Director of NDY and former Chairman of the Imikhandlu Yokwakha Yomhlaba kanye ne-Australian Green.

U-Hayley Koerbin, i-Senior Associate ne-Global Sustainability Team ye-NDY, wengeze, “Kuwubufakazi ku-Kamirice kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali kwabo okuqhubekayo ku-500 Collins Street ukuthi ibhilidi elidala, elikhona likwazile ukuhlangabezana nesitifiketi se-WELL Platinum ngaphandle kokudinga ukulungiswa kabusha okusuka phezulu kuya phansi noma ukutshalwa kwezimali okubalulekile.

U-500 Collins Street uzuza Isitifiketi Se-Platinum WELL yashicilelwa okokuqala ngu Izindaba Zokusimama.