Case study – 538 Bourke Street/181 William Street, Melbourne
In 2005, Lecky’s took on the challenge of supplying 'green' products for a $2.5 million contract on the 27-storey CGU building.
Dubbed ‘Grand Central’, the vacant lot had been an eyesore since the mid-1990s. But the owners, C-Bus, proposed a fresh perspective – to build the first privately owned premises with a 5 star Green Star rating for environmental standards.
The tender originally went out as a ‘base building’ but once Lecky’s was on-board, CGU added their architecturally complex office fit-out to the job.
With lighting second only to air-conditioning in energy consumption, creating a cost-effective quote with the highest green credentials was no small task.
By working with specialist lighting suppliers, Thorn Lighting and Legrand Emergency, Lecky’s wrapped-up an energy and cost-efficient package for IAG, supplying 3800 state-of-the-art dimmable and controllable light fittings and 28 watt energy efficient luminaires with DALI controls.
The system enabled daylight harvesting and presence detection, innovations that were instrumental in achieving a 5 star rating for Australian excellence in building design.
“Together we developed a better solution than IAG’s original request. You see, Lecky’s work shoulder-to-shoulder with their suppliers and clients solving problems – it’s totally unusual, generally the wholesale industry is satisfied with just getting quotes,” explained Andrew Murray, State Manager, Thorn.
Dubbed ‘Grand Central’, the vacant lot had been an eyesore since the mid-1990s. But the owners, C-Bus, proposed a fresh perspective – to build the first privately owned premises with a 5 star Green Star rating for environmental standards.
The tender originally went out as a ‘base building’ but once Lecky’s was on-board, CGU added their architecturally complex office fit-out to the job.
With lighting second only to air-conditioning in energy consumption, creating a cost-effective quote with the highest green credentials was no small task.
By working with specialist lighting suppliers, Thorn Lighting and Legrand Emergency, Lecky’s wrapped-up an energy and cost-efficient package for IAG, supplying 3800 state-of-the-art dimmable and controllable light fittings and 28 watt energy efficient luminaires with DALI controls.
The system enabled daylight harvesting and presence detection, innovations that were instrumental in achieving a 5 star rating for Australian excellence in building design.
“Together we developed a better solution than IAG’s original request. You see, Lecky’s work shoulder-to-shoulder with their suppliers and clients solving problems – it’s totally unusual, generally the wholesale industry is satisfied with just getting quotes,” explained Andrew Murray, State Manager, Thorn.
