1 Bligh Street, Sydney, NSW

Providing over 42,800 m² NLA of office space over 27 floors, the building also includes a dedicated child care facility on the lower ground floor. It was designed for and achieved a 6 star Green Star Office Design (v2) rating and is a 5.5 star NABERS Energy rating.

1 Bligh Street in Sydney showcases many sustainable features, including onsite blackwater recycling; rainwater recycling, tri-generation and solar thermal collection to reduce peak and annual energy consumption; a large, full height naturally ventilated internal atrium; and underfloor heating.

Engaged as the Independent Commissioning Agent (ICA), the commissioning management team took a holistic approach to the role providing various services, such as:

• Developing a commissioning plan
• Reviewing the design and contractor design documentation for commissionability aspects
• Introducing commissioning strategies early in the project for incorporation and adaptation by the contractors
• Directing and coordinating the commissioning process though input and liaison with the main contractor and the services contractors
• Providing input and feedback on contractor’s commissioning methodologies and commissioning manuals across all building services
• Regular site witnessing of the systems commissioning as required by Green Star
• Facilitation of regular commissioning meetings to track commissioning progress, highlighting any issues, tracking resolution of such issues and forecasting of systems tests
• Introducing and endorsing Integrated Systems Testing (IST) as required to verify the interaction and robustness of systems in realistic failure scenarios
• Providing a final commissioning report
• Assistance and input in the 12 month building tuning process.

NDY provided assistance and feedback accordingly as part of the on-going involvement in the building tuning 12 month period following practical completion.