La Trobe University

THE CLIENT 

La Trobe University is committed to being sustainable for today and tomorrow. They will become carbon neutral by 2029 and their regional campuses are set to become carbon neutral by 2022. As part of a $75 million investment, La Trobe University are rolling out a number of projects to help reach their goal.

SUMMARY

Latrobe University have installed over 7,500 solar panels on more than 25 buildings at the Melbourne Campus.

We were honored to be given the opportunity to install 539.4 KW of solar PV on their sports complex which is located on 60 hectares in the south-west corner of the University’s campus in Bundoora.

Utilizing the vast amount of roof space available. The system was specially designed to use close to 100% of all energy produced. The installation of 1240 solar panels was completed in several stages to ensure the safety of our installers, as well as the university staff and students.