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The Mitchell Enviro Industrial Estate at Stapylton, south of Brisbane, is Australia’s first industrial estate that is 100-percent self-sustaining and carbon neutral.

The estate receives no water, electricity, or sewerage bills as its water pumps, street lighting and security system are all driven by grid-connected on-site solar power. The property has a four mega litre dam, which is home to native wildlife and a recreation area for employees. All rainwater is collected and treated on-site for drinking water, while runoff from the road is stored in tanks and used for irrigation.

The warehouses’ design reduces the need for artificial heating and cooling: they all face north, canopies protect the northern walls from the sun in summer, all western walls are insulated, and high quality translucent sheets provide natural lighting for all of the sheds.

Environmentally responsible materials have been used throughout, the buildings and fittings have been recycled, and all timber throughout the estate has been sourced from sustainable forestry plantations.