Keith Lucas, Sentinel Australia’s Managing Director, has been named a 2024 Green Star Champion by the GBCA.
The award recognises a select group of Australian captains of industry who have shown dedication to create a more sustainable built environment.
Green Star is a rating system developed for the Australian environment that sets the standard for healthy and resilient buildings and communities. It was founded by the GBCA in 2003.
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 and 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.
Sustainability features 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.
This followed Sentinel’s close work with the GBCA and Climate Active to pioneer a certification methodology for the Build to Rent model.
This acknowledges the sector’s unique potential for ongoing energy leadership in the residential sector.
“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.”
Jorge Chapa, Chief Impact Officer at the GBCA
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 Programme for the GBCA’s new Green Star Buildings – Apartments Pathway.
Participants in the Early Access Programme are working closely with the GBCA to help inform the direction of the pathway.
