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Cbus Property and its construction partner Multiplex have finished installing a building-integrated photovoltaic system at 435 Bourke Street in central Melbourne, according to pv magazine. The system covers 2,679 square metres and is intended to help power the new tower.
The installation uses 1,391 integrated solar panels with a combined peak capacity of 375 kW, spread across the facade, crown and rooftop of the 48-storey building. Design modelling indicates that, once commissioned, the system could supply up to 20% of the complex’s forecast base-building electricity needs on site, with the remainder coming from an off-site renewable energy arrangement.
Cbus Chief Executive Officer Chris Kakoufas described the completion as a defining moment for sustainable commercial development in Australia and said the solar skin showed how innovation and sustainability could improve building performance while contributing to architectural identity. He noted that the facade generates electricity and also acts as a sunshade, limiting heat entry and thereby reducing the electrical demand needed for cooling. That, he said, lowers operational costs for tenant partners and emissions from grid electricity consumption while giving the tower a distinctive visual identity.
Multiplex Victoria Manager Ross Snowball said installing the solar skin was among the most challenging aspects of delivering the project. He said integrating nearly 1,400 panels into the building envelope required technical expertise and extensive coordination among the facade, structural and services teams to protect quality and schedule, and he pointed to early collaboration among project partners as the reason innovation could be built into delivery rather than added at the end.
Cian Davis of architectural firm Bates Smart said the installation demanded a highly complex construction process, and with the concept now proven at the building, he expects to see more projects of this kind. He said a tower facade has traditionally shielded the interior from the sun, and at 435 Bourke Street it does so while also generating the building’s power through solar leaves that shade the workplace as they produce energy. He added that the building shows energy generation can form part of a tower’s architectural expression, giving form, texture and identity to the facade rather than sitting invisibly within it.
Cbus said construction is progressing toward practical completion in late 2026. Once finished, the development is expected to provide approximately 62,000 square metres of office accommodation.
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Supplies its solar modules through an established Australian business
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Supplies its thin-film module technology to Australian solar projects
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