Good to see the inclusion of greenery and making the building surrounds more green and liveable as well. Especially important for walking, cycling or scooting in Brisbane’s climate.
The "jungle" built under the overpasses is incredibly cleaver! They took a space people normally want to walk through quickly (or not walk through at all), and made it a beautiful, comfortable space. There are a lot of car overpasses we could apply that design concept to in Denver, Colorado...
I presume that works because there are a lot of understorey plants that don't mind the low light levels (they normally live under much bigger trees in the jungle). Denver is not tropical so needs plants that don't mind it being -8 to +8C for 3 months _and_ not get much light. There are some of those but it would be less lush, I think. Some nice ones need ericacious (acid) soils (Rhodedenron, Pieris, Enkianthus). Certainly more greenery is good, but it's not trivial to find plants that will thrive in that environment.
Welcome to Brissy Robert! This is a nice building and I watched it being built over the last few years. Always wondered what it was like inside...thanks for the tour! Cheers, Gregg.
Nice to see architects thinking about the processes of how people will use the building in a more sustainable way. All the technologies are proven and will give everyone involved confidence investing in the building . Maintenance and refurbishment of the building should be straight forward in the future. Buildings like this help the building industry invest and train.
I like your positivity and it's good to highlight these sensible measures to improve energy efficiency, but it would be good to also acknowledge the sustainability shortcomings of this building - just so that nobody walks away thinking that constructing buildings with massive amounts of concrete, steel and glass is sustainable.
I was thinking the same. vertical bifacial solar panels as the balcony walls can look beautiful. This building looks far from net zero. Solar just covering the communal electricity is a step in the right direction and should be encouraged , but not that exciting. A net zero tower block would be exciting.
We had the pleasure of Rent in Brisbane for 9 months while our new house on the Sunshine Coast was being built, we spent most days exploring and we grew to love the city, that’s quite a revelation as we were rusted on Melbourne people. Our new house is in an over 50’s community the house has 8 stars, including a Tesla Powerwall, there is Tesla 3 available for residents use and 4 acres of lakes and gardens. Recently bought a BYD Seal that runs on solar, the powerwall runs the house.
The high Nathers rating is a good start, but it is really disappointing to see this and almost every other apartment in the area still using gas stoves.
Beautiful… I was thinking about mini PHS like STEPSOL has going, but wondering if there is anything being integrated into highrise buildings rather than a sloped bit of land?
I wish you guys had filmed my pyramid and lab years ago. Keep making your entertaining and informative episodes - millions more should be subscribed and watching. Thank you
Some of the presenters are very personally political which can put people off! Shame because the underlying theme is something we all need to get behind who ever you vote for in the polls! ❤
It looks like a very cool way to live in an urban environment. Safe, secure, sustainable. EV Charge load sharing, makes me think why buy an EV if you can “book” an EV use time slot? There could be peak and off peak usage for this too. Fancy shopping early afternoon or later in the evening? Love it. Interesting and well done!
I've just moved into a new build detached house in Milton Keynes and electric car charging wasn't even considered for the developers 👎 It wasn't easy to get my car charger (which I had removed from my previous house) installed in the new house because the mains box was placed on the opposite side of the house to the driveway. Also, no installation (or option from the developer) to install solar, home battery, ground/air source heat pump, etc.
Not only is energy balancing not cuttingbedge, it is a standard - even my cheap go-e charger can sync with other units and my solar system. And supports open protocols on top of it (OCPP,...). People, mostly installers, just don't know about it and oversize the connections...
Interesting move to install 22kW chargers though, presumably to give a lot of demand flexibility while still ensuring everyone's car is fully charged by the morning.
@@jonathanmelhuish4530 Unfortunately you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of EVs that are capable of charging at 22kW using AC chargers ... and they have become less common rather than more common. Most EVs top out at 11kW or less ... many at just 7kW which is the standard home EV charge point speed.
Really great stuff 👍🏼 Would be good to add a little balance though. Do they have high service charges? Did it take ages to build? What have been the biggest challenges?
I hope they built it with plenty of proper unsustainable steel and concrete so that it lasts for centuries and doesn't crack and tilt in a few years like some tofu-dregg construction that have unfortunately spread to Australia.
That's great, fantastic even, but what about infrastructure for existing high rises where ICE vehicles dominate and there is little to no support for EVs and EV infrastructure?
Just like the uk😂. It is so embarrassing how far we are behind we are with electrification. The sooner we get Origin or an equivalent in to this country , the better
This is Green Washing! The embodied emissions in a building like this would be off the chart. Only Medium Density is sustainable. The EV stuff is good but Origin Energy is a terrible Fossil Fuels Burning company.
Ok now put that tech into an affordable, tiny apartment building. Then it might legitimately be sustainable. Private sustainable luxury is an oxymoron. And why is there a 10 star rating system when 7 are mandatory?
trouble is snobsville appartments are the last thing the nation needs .. what is needed is affordable good quality residentials for renters at 25% of income and purchase price of 3yrs salary
“The electric car in the city is the perfect vehicle”. Better than a bicycle or public transport? That immediately shows me these guys aren’t to be taken seriously. They could have done some kind of deal with the city council for discounted or unlimited free travel by public transport or bike hire. Encourage the rich people to not drive SUVs. Not all of them would have taken it up, but some would have.
@@timscott3027 Yeah but I mean people can use bike share as public transport even if you own your own bike. There could be various scenarios where you’d want to quickly take a bike from one rack to another in your city.
Abc Australia just released "The farmers who feel they're bearing the brunt of Australia's energy transition". Not one reason was given to what the problem actually was. Not one farmer interviewed had land used for renewables. Abc does not allow comments. Yet another example of farmers who are already multi millionaires in the tens of millions trying to drive up prices of their properties at the expense of everyday people. This idea that farmers are salt of the earth hard working people is bs, they are the richest people around! Get f'ing real!
Yet another example of the ultra rich setting the terms for the transfer of wealth. These whinging ultra wealthy a.h. are driving up the tax payers money they'll just for looking at a wind turbine that makes no difference to the production of the land. Zero difference. More tax payer money to already filthy dirty rich pr**ks.
Fully Charged videos would be much more enjoyable if Robert's constant butting in could be edited out. Put the guest on one channel and Robert on another, and edit Robert out as needed to reach a level of civility that is normal for the rest of us.
Sorry, I just have to comment here. As an Electrical Engineer, almost everything presented by the salesmen was painfully deceiptful. "cutting edge" crap... It's called "throttling" because they can't handle the current for the chargers! This building is like a reivived corpse with make-up slapped on the face to legitimise the rebranding of what is still a dead shell. 38 Floors, no wind turbine on top, no battery storage, no mention of water recycling, solar windows, HVAC systems etc etc... Yes, I worked in BMS, this is seriously painful. again, THIS BUILDING IS NOTHNG SPECIAL!
TH-cam ads and live shows. He also admitted to using his own wealth to keep fully charged afloat at times. Wealth generated from speaking engagements to acting an presenting gigs.
Hey Robert if you want to help convince skeptics like me why don't you do an episode where you go through everything you own and throw out all the stuff in your life that comes from oil.Obviously i don't think you could do it but if you did manage it would set a great example.
In the modern world that cannot be done, unless you need to live a short life in the Stone Age. What’s important here is to be better. To minimise your impact so far as is practicable. There are always compromises. This is not a zero sum game, it’s an endeavour to minimise. Do the best you can, that’s not the pursuit of an impossible target just to thumb your nose at someone who’s doing a great job.
You are right 😂. It's people like him who just don't understand how important oil is to our lives!!!! People like him don't understand how important a resource like oil is. They are so stupid they would be ok with setting millions of barrels of oil on fire a day. 😂😂😂
@@devonbikefilms So are you saying we'll continue to need oil for plastics,chemicals etc? If you are i'm not sure how that'll work. At the moment oil exploration,drilling,processing etc is financially viable because they sell billions of litres of it to us for our vehicles.If we stop burning stuff and the revenue from selling petrol & diesel disappears how are the oil companies going to make a profit? Is the price of the plastic we need to insulate our electrical devices going to increase by a hundred or a thousand times?
You're right 😂. People like him don't understand the importance of oil!!! He is so dumb that he probably advocates burning 🔥 millions of barrels of precious oil a day like an idiot that doesn't care about long term preservation of such a useful substance. Would probably lean into the idea that the plastics industry that runs off the purchased oil is subsidised. So much for free market finding a viable cost point right 😅
Do we need to shove a cork up our bottom too, to reduce any eventual gas being released into the atmosphere, before you acknowledge we are at least making an effort?
Good to see the inclusion of greenery and making the building surrounds more green and liveable as well. Especially important for walking, cycling or scooting in Brisbane’s climate.
The "jungle" built under the overpasses is incredibly cleaver! They took a space people normally want to walk through quickly (or not walk through at all), and made it a beautiful, comfortable space. There are a lot of car overpasses we could apply that design concept to in Denver, Colorado...
I presume that works because there are a lot of understorey plants that don't mind the low light levels (they normally live under much bigger trees in the jungle). Denver is not tropical so needs plants that don't mind it being -8 to +8C for 3 months _and_ not get much light. There are some of those but it would be less lush, I think. Some nice ones need ericacious (acid) soils (Rhodedenron, Pieris, Enkianthus). Certainly more greenery is good, but it's not trivial to find plants that will thrive in that environment.
Welcome to Brissy Robert! This is a nice building and I watched it being built over the last few years. Always wondered what it was like inside...thanks for the tour!
Cheers, Gregg.
Nice to see architects thinking about the processes of how people will use the building in a more sustainable way.
All the technologies are proven and will give everyone involved confidence investing in the building . Maintenance and refurbishment of the building should be straight forward in the future.
Buildings like this help the building industry invest and train.
I love that the green space on top is fly through for butterflies, etc.
Go Brisbane, it's become a superpower for future designs.
Great video.
I like your positivity and it's good to highlight these sensible measures to improve energy efficiency, but it would be good to also acknowledge the sustainability shortcomings of this building - just so that nobody walks away thinking that constructing buildings with massive amounts of concrete, steel and glass is sustainable.
A lot of balconies there that could support solar panels (decent looking ones) as the barriers to add to the power generation.
I was thinking the same. vertical bifacial solar panels as the balcony walls can look beautiful. This building looks far from net zero. Solar just covering the communal electricity is a step in the right direction and should be encouraged , but not that exciting. A net zero tower block would be exciting.
We had the pleasure of Rent in Brisbane for 9 months while our new house on the Sunshine Coast was being built, we spent most days exploring and we grew to love the city, that’s quite a revelation as we were rusted on Melbourne people. Our new house is in an over 50’s community the house has 8 stars, including a Tesla Powerwall, there is Tesla 3 available for residents use and 4 acres of lakes and gardens. Recently bought a BYD Seal that runs on solar, the powerwall runs the house.
The high Nathers rating is a good start, but it is really disappointing to see this and almost every other apartment in the area still using gas stoves.
I'm surprised by this, in the UK a lot of housing no longer gets built with gas connections in the kitchen.
that is a bit depressing. Induction cooking is a no brainer
Most new builds in Perth have gas still. It's very frustrating.
Looking forward to seeing an episode about the most sustainable building(s) in the UK.
Thank you for highlighting my favorite AU city (AKA home). Also see you in a few days at Everything Electric Sydney :)
I have been enjoyed, so thank you for delivering.
Beautiful… I was thinking about mini PHS like STEPSOL has going, but wondering if there is anything being integrated into highrise buildings rather than a sloped bit of land?
I wish you guys had filmed my pyramid and lab years ago. Keep making your entertaining and informative episodes - millions more should be subscribed and watching. Thank you
Some of the presenters are very personally political which can put people off! Shame because the underlying theme is something we all need to get behind who ever you vote for in the polls! ❤
It looks like a very cool way to live in an urban environment. Safe, secure, sustainable.
EV Charge load sharing, makes me think why buy an EV if you can “book” an EV use time slot? There could be peak and off peak usage for this too. Fancy shopping early afternoon or later in the evening?
Love it. Interesting and well done!
A-mazing building. Almost want to move to Oz now ... 🙂
4:18 Nice parking!
I've just moved into a new build detached house in Milton Keynes and electric car charging wasn't even considered for the developers 👎
It wasn't easy to get my car charger (which I had removed from my previous house) installed in the new house because the mains box was placed on the opposite side of the house to the driveway.
Also, no installation (or option from the developer) to install solar, home battery, ground/air source heat pump, etc.
Woah, that's shocking. The UK has been talking about requiring these for years, but apparently not actually taking action. :/
Not only is energy balancing not cuttingbedge, it is a standard - even my cheap go-e charger can sync with other units and my solar system. And supports open protocols on top of it (OCPP,...). People, mostly installers, just don't know about it and oversize the connections...
Interesting move to install 22kW chargers though, presumably to give a lot of demand flexibility while still ensuring everyone's car is fully charged by the morning.
@@jonathanmelhuish4530 Unfortunately you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of EVs that are capable of charging at 22kW using AC chargers ... and they have become less common rather than more common. Most EVs top out at 11kW or less ... many at just 7kW which is the standard home EV charge point speed.
@@MrAdopado Ohhh, these are AC? That does indeed seem pretty pointless.
Really great stuff 👍🏼 Would be good to add a little balance though. Do they have high service charges? Did it take ages to build? What have been the biggest challenges?
It's freezing and raining at the same time in Scotland.... I know Robert's in Australia but it really feels like you're rubbing our noses in it.
See you in Sydney Showground great vidoe welcome to 2024.
Thank you.
Upper House is amazing. What's the average cost of a unit in that building?
Interesting building, but why is the voiceover whispered? I had to keep dragging the volume up and down to hear this video.
Just makes me wonder why haven't I moved to Australia 20 years ago.
Hey Bobby, was that Black Tesla your rental? If so, your parking leaves a lot to be desired 😅.
Bottom line "Wouldn't it be great if all new buildings were built like this from the poshest to the most basic". THAT'S what needs to happen
Nice life style Rob, glad to see EV drivers park like they own the building. LOL.
I hope they built it with plenty of proper unsustainable steel and concrete so that it lasts for centuries and doesn't crack and tilt in a few years like some tofu-dregg construction that have unfortunately spread to Australia.
That's great, fantastic even, but what about infrastructure for existing high rises where ICE vehicles dominate and there is little to no support for EVs and EV infrastructure?
So - this huge pillar of concrete, steel, and wood is good for the environment somehow? Right!
Just like the uk😂. It is so embarrassing how far we are behind we are with electrification. The sooner we get Origin or an equivalent in to this country , the better
04:19 classic Tesla driver behaviour, using two parking bays 😂
Million dollar apartments?
This is Green Washing!
The embodied emissions in a building like this would be off the chart. Only Medium Density is sustainable. The EV stuff is good but Origin Energy is a terrible Fossil Fuels Burning company.
Ok now put that tech into an affordable, tiny apartment building. Then it might legitimately be sustainable. Private sustainable luxury is an oxymoron. And why is there a 10 star rating system when 7 are mandatory?
❤
trouble is snobsville appartments are the last thing the nation needs .. what is needed is affordable good quality residentials for renters at 25% of income and purchase price of 3yrs salary
“The electric car in the city is the perfect vehicle”. Better than a bicycle or public transport? That immediately shows me these guys aren’t to be taken seriously. They could have done some kind of deal with the city council for discounted or unlimited free travel by public transport or bike hire. Encourage the rich people to not drive SUVs. Not all of them would have taken it up, but some would have.
Surely rich people can buy their own bikes if they want. I do agree with you though.
@@timscott3027 Yeah but I mean people can use bike share as public transport even if you own your own bike. There could be various scenarios where you’d want to quickly take a bike from one rack to another in your city.
@@christill yeah for sure, I have my own bike and occasionally do that x
Abc Australia just released "The farmers who feel they're bearing the brunt of Australia's energy transition". Not one reason was given to what the problem actually was. Not one farmer interviewed had land used for renewables. Abc does not allow comments.
Yet another example of farmers who are already multi millionaires in the tens of millions trying to drive up prices of their properties at the expense of everyday people. This idea that farmers are salt of the earth hard working people is bs, they are the richest people around! Get f'ing real!
Yet another example of the ultra rich setting the terms for the transfer of wealth. These whinging ultra wealthy a.h. are driving up the tax payers money they'll just for looking at a wind turbine that makes no difference to the production of the land. Zero difference. More tax payer money to already filthy dirty rich pr**ks.
Yes it is fantastic but it does look very expensive.
Fully Charged videos would be much more enjoyable if Robert's constant butting in could be edited out. Put the guest on one channel and Robert on another, and edit Robert out as needed to reach a level of civility that is normal for the rest of us.
Sorry, I just have to comment here. As an Electrical Engineer, almost everything presented by the salesmen was painfully deceiptful. "cutting edge" crap... It's called "throttling" because they can't handle the current for the chargers!
This building is like a reivived corpse with make-up slapped on the face to legitimise the rebranding of what is still a dead shell. 38 Floors, no wind turbine on top, no battery storage, no mention of water recycling, solar windows, HVAC systems etc etc... Yes, I worked in BMS, this is seriously painful. again, THIS BUILDING IS NOTHNG SPECIAL!
So anyone moving into this building gets all their electricity requirements covered for free…yes?
It seemed hazy in the city. From tailpipe emissions…? C'mon, mates: commit to make your next car an EV.
This looks like a great place to live? Its a great example that enviornmentalism doesnt require living in mud huts?
Damn
I have never been first
I’m now part of the cringe
enjoy it!
PeT ShOp BoYs (loneliness)😊
Love the videos Robert, but it looks like you took your shirt off a homeless person sleeping in a park.
It seems that an unequal portion of the people's resources has been amassed in this vanity project. Therefore, it is not sustainable.
I do find the talking in up talk annoying. I should grow up.
This is all very expensive. Who's funding you, Robert?
TH-cam ads and live shows. He also admitted to using his own wealth to keep fully charged afloat at times. Wealth generated from speaking engagements to acting an presenting gigs.
@@DavidKnowles0 How very noble of him. I am not convinced.
@@thisisnumber0 well if you think someone funding him report him ASA as that needs to be advertised in video in the UK.
@@thisisnumber0 - there is no convincing folks like you:) go and find something to cheer yourself up, stop focusing on your hate:)
@@TheKarlperkins I'm perfectly cheered up, thanks, and I don't hate anything here. Some things, however, are worthy of my contempt.
Hey Robert if you want to help convince skeptics like me why don't you do an episode where you go through everything you own and throw out all the stuff in your life that comes from oil.Obviously i don't think you could do it but if you did manage it would set a great example.
In the modern world that cannot be done, unless you need to live a short life in the Stone Age. What’s important here is to be better. To minimise your impact so far as is practicable. There are always compromises. This is not a zero sum game, it’s an endeavour to minimise. Do the best you can, that’s not the pursuit of an impossible target just to thumb your nose at someone who’s doing a great job.
You are right 😂. It's people like him who just don't understand how important oil is to our lives!!!! People like him don't understand how important a resource like oil is. They are so stupid they would be ok with setting millions of barrels of oil on fire a day. 😂😂😂
@@devonbikefilms So are you saying we'll continue to need oil for plastics,chemicals etc? If you are i'm not sure how that'll work. At the moment oil exploration,drilling,processing etc is financially viable because they sell billions of litres of it to us for our vehicles.If we stop burning stuff and the revenue from selling petrol & diesel disappears how are the oil companies going to make a profit? Is the price of the plastic we need to insulate our electrical devices going to increase by a hundred or a thousand times?
You're right 😂. People like him don't understand the importance of oil!!! He is so dumb that he probably advocates burning 🔥 millions of barrels of precious oil a day like an idiot that doesn't care about long term preservation of such a useful substance. Would probably lean into the idea that the plastics industry that runs off the purchased oil is subsidised. So much for free market finding a viable cost point right 😅
Do we need to shove a cork up our bottom too, to reduce any eventual gas being released into the atmosphere, before you acknowledge we are at least making an effort?