Sentinel Australia Managing Director, Keith Lucas, has been named a 2024 Green Star Champion by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).
The award recognises a select group of Australian industry leaders who have shown dedication to creating a more sustainable built environment.
Jorge Chapa, Chief Impact Officer at the GBCA, said: “Green Star Champions showcase Australian excellence in their chosen fields, all with one common goal: the sustainable transformation of our built environment.
“Each and every recipient has demonstrated tireless dedication to the creation of healthy and efficient places that respond to the challenge that is climate change,” said Jorge.
Sentinel Australia Managing Director, Keith Lucas
Founded by the Green Building Council of Australia in 2003, Green Star is an internationally recognised rating system developed for the Australian environment that sets the standard for healthy and resilient buildings and communities.
Sentinel Australia’s The Elements by Kinleaf Build to Rent apartment community in Subiaco (Perth), Western Australia, successfully achieved a 5 Star Green Star Design & As Built v1.3 certified rating from the GBCA for its second phase. In 2021, the first phase of The Elements was also certified as the first Carbon Neutral Certified apartment building in Australia, following Sentinel's close work with the GBCA and Climate Active to pioneer a certification methodology for the Build to Rent model that acknowledges the sector's unique potential for ongoing energy leadership in the residential sector.
Image of the first phase of Sentinel Australia's The Elements by Kinleaf apartment community in Subiaco (Perth), Western Australia
Sustainability features at The Elements include electric car charging stations, photovoltaic systems for common area energy usage, rainwater and greywater recycling systems, specialty waste streams, access to centralised geothermal systems, energy efficient appliances provided in all apartments, occupancy sensors and an embedded metering network.
Sentinel Australia continues to target minimum 5-Star Green Star ratings across its portfolio of high-quality Build to Rent communities and is participating in the Early Access Program for the GBCA’s new Green Star Buildings – Apartments Pathway. Participants in the Early Access Program are working closely with the GBCA to help inform the direction of the pathway.
To learn more about the GBCA’s 2024 Green Star Champions, visit the GBCA website here.