The Defence Housing Authority (DHA), which builds and provides housing for Defence personnel and their families, has been awarded Australia’s first six-green-star rating for a new residential development in South Australia.
The achievement is the result of cooperation between DHA, Prince Charles’s personal charity, The Prince’s Trust and Renewal SA.
DHA said the Prince’s Terrace was the first residential development in Australia to receive a six-green-star rating for design.
It said the Authority had now set a record, with the SA building becoming the first multi-unit residential complex in the country to achieve a six-green-star as-built rating.
“The assessment takes into account an extensive range of environmental and livability factors, including work practices on the building site,” DHA said.
“It only applies to larger commercial and multi-residential developments.”
It said the highest possible rating was six stars, with most Australian projects aiming for four or five.
DHA said the Prince’s Terrace, located in the inner-city renewal area of Bowden, consisted of a cluster of eight three-bedroom townhouses and four coach mews apartments, with historical-inspired facades, contemporary floor plans and the latest features in sustainable design.
It said the first Defence members have just moved in.
DHA is one of the biggest residential developers in the country, with a development pipeline topping $2.5 billion and 18,500 properties under management.
