ASIO building to be five star

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The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) says its new Canberra headquarters will have a five star environmental rating.

The $600 million building on Constitution Avenue in Parkes is under construction and will eventually house 1,800 staff and operate 24 hours a day.
Nearby residents and the Walter Burley Griffin Society have criticised the construction, saying it is a barbed wire city in the heart of Canberra.
But ASIO's annual report says the building will accommodate the Griffin Legacy Plan in a number of ways, including the height of the building and the main exterior finish.
The report says it will include a range of environmentally-sustainable design elements including solar panels, energy efficient lighting, storm water harvesting and an active ventilation system.
The building is expected to open in late 2012.

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