Pixel Building

Introba provided engineering and sustainability services for the Pixel Building in Carlton, VIC, Australia.
The Pixel Building project is a modest four-level building in Melbourne, Australia, with an impressive array of sustainable design technology and innovation.
The client had an ambitious goal for Pixel Building to become Australia’s first carbon-neutral office building. The solution supported the building in generating its own power and water through onsite wind turbines and a green roof that uses evapotranspiration of greywater from the building. Designed to be water-balanced, Pixel Building could, if required, disconnect from the main water supply and be self-sufficient for all its amenity needs, excluding occupant drinking.
To reduce the Pixel Building’s embodied carbon, the design employed low-carbon concrete, coined as Pixelcrete, and recycled sustainably-sourced building material.
The Pixel Building achieved 105 LEED points and scored a perfect 6-Star Green Star – Office Design v3 rating of 105 points, making it the highest possible and highest-ever awarded rating from the Green Building Council of Australia.
The Pixel Building demonstrates how excellence and innovation can push the boundaries of sustainable design. While it may be only a small building, its impact will be felt in the design of other office buildings here and around the world.
Sustainability
- Green Star: 6-Star Rating
- LEED Platinum Certified
Project Highlights
- Australia’s first carbon-neutral office building with an impressive array of sustainable design technology and innovation
- Achieved 105 LEED points and scored a perfect 6-Star Green Star – Office Design v3 rating of 105 points
- Generates its own power and water through onsite wind turbines and a green roof that uses evapotranspiration of greywater
- If required, can disconnect from the main water supply and be self-sufficient for all its amenity needs, excluding drinking water
- Uses low-carbon concrete, coined as Pixelcrete, and recycled sustainably-sourced building materials
Services
- Sustainability Consulting
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Plumbing Engineering