Unlock the door to sustainable living - discovering the hidden sustainability gems in Lendlease apartments

“There is huge potential for apartments to be designed, built and operated in a way that supports residents to live more sustainably,” Cate says. “Our approach at Lendlease is about creating value not just for today, but for future generations.”

Lendlease apartments often include a range of features that enhance energy and water efficiency, improve indoor air quality, and reduce environmental footprints. These features and their benefits may not be immediately obvious, so here is a list of some of the types of initiatives you will find across our apartments:

• High-quality insulation and double-glazed windows help maintain a comfortable indoor temperature year-round.
• Efficient air conditioning systems keep energy consumption low, contributing to a cool and comfortable home.
• Smart technology automatically adjusts lighting, heating, and cooling to optimise energy use, helping to minimise costs.

• Water conservation is seamlessly integrated with style. Fixtures and fittings are designed to reduce water usage while maintaining aesthetic appeal, so that sustainability doesn’t come at the expense of style.

• Our apartments feature well-designed waste management systems to make waste separation and recycling streamlined and easy to do.
• Pioneering solutions, such as maggot-based organic waste decomposition, which helps break down food waste without smells, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and produce high-quality fertiliser and animal feed, are incorporated into some of our projects.

• Building materials that reduce the up-front embodied carbon footprint of the building are selected wherever possible. For example, at One Sydney Harbour, we pioneered the use of low-embodied carbon aluminium for the façade across three residential towers, reducing the carbon intensity of the aluminium façade by 34% and unlocking an overall 5% reduction in carbon intensity across the entire project.
• Solar panels feature on many of our residential rooftops, reducing reliance on external energy sources, harnessing the sun’s power to lower the building’s carbon footprint.
• Renewable electricity is purchased for 100% of the common areas within the apartment buildings, with residents encouraged to do the same for their own power.
• Gas-free induction cooktops and efficient, all-electric domestic hot water and space heating systems are targeted across our developments going forward, reducing residents’ carbon footprint and supporting Lendlease’s ambition to reach Absolute Zero Carbon by 2040 (Scopes 1, 2 & 3).

• Low-toxicity materials in joinery, carpets, and paints prioritise health and wellbeing, removing harmful chemicals from your living environment.
• Wherever possible, community space and private gardens are accessible to connect you with nature, enhance wellbeing, and support biodiversity.

• Parking spaces with electrical infrastructure for car charging in basement car parks allow multiple vehicles to charge simultaneously and support the shift towards more sustainable transportation.

• Buying a Lendlease apartment is an investment in the future, and so we design with that in mind. Every Lendlease apartment begins its sustainability journey with a climate-related risk assessment of the site. This assessment helps us consider and respond to predicted climate conditions during the design of your apartment.

• Our commitment to sustainability is independently verified through third-party rating tools like NatHERS and Green Star, ensuring that our apartments are aligned with best-practice sustainability standards.

Whether you are looking to find your next home or for ways to unlock sustainable living, take note of the hidden gems that will help elevate your comfort, boost your savings, and lessen your environmental footprint.

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