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Case Study: Queensland Government Building Maroochydore

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The Queensland Governmentʼs Project Services group has engaged Hutchinson Builders to construct a new office building in Maroochydore. The project has a strong focus on environmental performance.

A Five Star Green Star rating has been achieved at the design stage with Six Star Green Star rating now a possibility. 

The Solar Guys have been awarded the project to design, supply and install a 60kW grid-connected solar power system on the roof of the building to offset the buildingʼs electricity consumption.

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Case Study: Sunshine Coast Stadium

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Sunshine Coast Stadium 30kW – Kawana, Qld

Project Overview

Kawana Solar
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has built a new grandstand at Kawana with significant environmentally sustainable design (ESD) initiatives.

A key aspect of the project was installation of a 30kW solar power system on the roof to take advantage of the Queensland Governement’s Solar Bonus Scheme feed-in tariff. Requirements for this scheme included three-phase installation and no more than 30,000W of installed solar capacity.

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Case Study: Noosa Aquatic Centre

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Pool Pump & Heating Upgrades – Noosa, Qld

Project Overview

Commercial solar on Noosa roof
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council engaged The Solar Guys to perform an energy audit on their Noosa Aquatic Centre facility with the view to reducing its high power consumption.

A major focus of the audit was to provide the council not just with a summary of the problems but also a list of fully costed solutions for all areas of concern.

A range of recommendations were outlined in the final report including installation of advanced solar pool heating collectors to support and complement the existing heat pumps and retrofit of the latest variable speed drive technology to the existing circulation pumps.

Further energy efficiency recommendations to be acted on include high performance LED flood lighting and a commercial solar hot water system.

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