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Project Name:  Gungahlin College 
Products:  20-42/01 Smooth, 20-42/01 Honed, 
 20-42/01 Polished, 10-121 Split Face, 
 15-121 Split Face, 20-121/142 Split Face
Colour:  Opal White
Address:  Valley Way, Gungahlin
Supplier:  Baines Masonry to ACT Masonry
Contact:  ACT Masonry 02 48692209
Builder:  PBS Building

The new $72.4 million Gungahlin College will accommodate 900 students and includes a CIT learning centre, a joint college-community library and gymnasium. The college features flexible learning hubs, a media centre with TV and photography studios, a performing arts theatre with dance and drama studios, high standard music and arts facilities, a mechatronics suite and a computer networking laboratory, a full commercial kitchen, and wireless technology.

The college incorporates a range of environmentally sustainable design features such as a thermal labyrinth for natural heating and cooling, extensive use of double glazing and high quality insulation to increase energy efficiency, and efficient light fittings and small switching zones enabling lights to be used only where needed. The college design is aimed at achieving a 5 Greenstar rating from the Green Building Council of Australia.

 

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