The City of Stirling’s Scarborough Beach Pool is the first aquatic centre in WA to be awarded a 6 Star Green Star Design and As Built V1.1. As quoted by the City of Stirling Mayor Mark Irwin, “The project was not given a sustainability target to meet to begin with, so initially we targeted it at a 5-star certification – Australian Excellence – level. However, after a design review with Full Circle, the City made the decision to target the project at a level which demonstrates international leadership in its sustainable design.”

The finished project has a projected carbon footprint of less than 40% of a typical aquatic centre, thanks to its innovative sustainable design features. The pool uses rainwater for pool top up and filter cleaning, has a geothermal bore to heat the pool year-round, and uses water from the pool to keep the facility and surrounding offices cool via the air conditioning system in summer. EV chargers have also been installed in the upper south car park near the pool and is available for everyone to use. These features are expected to significantly reduce operational costs and save more than 3,000 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide emissions each year , which is enough to offset the emissions of driving around the world 400 times.