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Australian Bragg Centre (ABC)

A specialist biomedical centre in the heart of Adelaide’s health precinct

Exterior of a modern hospital building with a glass covered facade reflecting the sky

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Location

Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia

Client

SAHMRI

Dexus

Architect

Woods Bagot

The Australian Bragg Centre (ABC) is a specialist medical facility located in the heart of Adelaide’s (Kaurna Country) health and bio-medical precinct. It is a hub for start-ups and established companies to commercialise their medical and scientific innovations.

Cundall was engaged to provide sustainable design advice and LEED consultancy services across the project, from schematic design phases through to commissioning and handover. In 2024, ABC received a LEED Gold Certified Rating, demonstrating best practices in environmental responsibility and sustainability. Key features include high performance façade and shading strategy, efficient lighting, mixed mode atrium ventilation and rooftop solar PV array, with a capacity to generate 54kW of renewable energy.

Principal Sustainability consultant, Lewis Hewton said, “designing for the future energy demand of large medical equipment posed a key challenge for our team. We worked closely with the client to ensure the LEED strategy considered the bespoke needs of future tenants would be met and every targeted point for the certification has been awarded, which is an excellent result.”

Key fact

To improve water efficiency, the building features a rainwater reuse system, an efficient building fabric and HVAC design, cooling tower water analysis and highly efficient hydraulic fittings and fixtures.

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Key fact

A high-performance façade and shading strategy and a comprehensive building management system have been utilised to track and reduce operational energy demand.

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Key fact

ABC is a LEED Gold Certified building, demonstrating best practices in environmental responsibility and sustainability.

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Lewis Hewton in park with green leaves lit by sun in the background

Lewis Hewton

Principal Consultant, Sustainability

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The ABC project is a fantastic example of how medical research centres with energy intensive equipment can be designed and smartly operated in a way that meets tenant needs while also achieving high sustainability performance

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