Good Design Award Sustainability is awarded to an entry that represents the highest level of excellence in sustainable design practice and is limited to only one recipient that in the judge’s opinion; will have a positive impact in promoting excellence in sustainable design.

Also winning Best in Class in the Architectural Design category; this innovative building showcases a high level of excellence in sustainable design practice.

Sensitively co-designed with the traditional owners of the land; this healthcare facility is in one of the most remote and hottest towns in Australia. The rammed earth cladding improves building performance and significantly reduces the embodied energy of the building – which would have otherwise been clad in materials transported from Perth 1400km away.

The landscaping comprises 4000 endemic plants; and a 150kW rooftop photovoltaic array produces 100% of electricity use. This reduces the recurrent running costs of the building; significantly enabling funding to be directed to better healthcare for the community.