b'MINDFULBoola KatitjinBoola Katitjin is an award-winning mass engineered timberThe projects innovative use of mass engineered timber hasProject by:(MET) building that has demonstrated that designing forresulted in a spacious, column-free building, benefittingAurecon PERTH, WA AUSTRALIACountry, with circularity, collaboration and innovation at thethe community and achieved through collaboration amongClient:forefront, results in outcomes that benefit both people and theacademia, industry, and Indigenous groups. With a 6 Star GreenMurdoch Universityplanet.design rating, it incorporates energy-efficient and water-Completion: conserving measures, and native landscaping. Central to its design is student well-being, achieved through2023biophilic principles that connect occupants with nature.Decreasing reliance on finite materials to prioritise renewableServices:Features like wide views of the Beeliar wetlands and naturalresources, such as timber, is a key concept of the circularCivil and Structural Engineeringventilation breezeways enhance this connection. The project,economy. When mass engineered timber is harvested fromPedestrian modelling WAs first MET building, has garnered global recognition forcertified sustainably managed forests, it can play an importantTraffic Audits promoting sustainable, renewable, and circular methods inrole in the circular economy and can have a lower carbonRobotics Engineering construction, aiding in achieving net-zero carbon goals.footprint than traditional building materials. Circular EconomyMET also allows for modular design and construction, helping to design out waste and pollution at the start. Modular timber buildings are assembled from prefabrication which reduces waste and can support disassembly at end-of-life, enabling components to be re-purposed.'