Published 21 April 2026

The University of Western Sydney’s Climate Change and Energy Research Project is a cell-to-ecosystem climate change facility, one of the largest centre’s developed for climate change in the southern hemisphere, aiming to address one of the most significant issues in the Anthropocene era.

There were two buildings associated with this refurbishment and redevelopment project. The L8 building comprised 100 sqm of refurbishment for general purpose space including seminars, meetings and social events, whilst the L9 building is a 1,900 sqm two storey renovation repurposed as PC2 research laboratories, offices, and a tiered lecture theatre. The PC2 laboratories have been designed to embody the work carried out by the energy research facility through the use of innovative Ecological Sustainable Development (ESD) initiatives.

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There were two buildings associated with this refurbishment and redevelopment project. The L8 building comprised 100 sqm of refurbishment for general purpose space including seminars, meetings and social events, whilst the L9 building is a 1,900 sqm two storey renovation repurposed as PC2 research laboratories, offices, and a tiered lecture theatre. The PC2 laboratories have been designed to embody the work carried out by the energy research facility through the use of innovative Ecological Sustainable Development (ESD) initiatives.

Multiple measures were also introduced to enhance the environmental performance of the project. Beyond the retention of an existing building, the primary features in both a physical and performance are the thermal ventilation chimneys installed to reduce energy usage across the building.

 

Our specialists provided all building services engineering design works for the project, undertaking full design, documentation and construction phase services spanning mechanical, electrical, fire protection and hydraulics engineering.