Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (Australia)
The opening of the University of Tasmania's AUD 45 million Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) headquarters cements Tasmania's reputation as a global leader in research and teaching.
The five-star Green Star-rated building will house 290 staff and students, five purpose-built, state-of-the-art laboratories, a 92-seat waterfront lecture theatre, and a public exhibition area. Heidelberg Materials' subsidiary Lehigh Hanson delivered 3000 m3 of 40 and 50 MPa Green Star post-stressed concrete. Green concrete satisfies all the requirements of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) Green Star rating system.
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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia.
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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia. the entrance
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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia. The building houses 290 staff and students, five purpose-built, state-of-the-art laboratories, a 92-seat waterfront lecture theatre and a public exhibition area.
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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia. View from the balcony on the third floor
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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia.
HeidelbergCement
![](/sites/default/files/assets/images/11/10/the_entrance.jpg)
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia. the entrance
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![](/sites/default/files/assets/images/imas2.jpg)
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia. The building houses 290 staff and students, five purpose-built, state-of-the-art laboratories, a 92-seat waterfront lecture theatre and a public exhibition area.
HeidelbergCement
![](/sites/default/files/assets/images/c2/6a/the_view_from_the_third-floor_balcony.jpg)
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, Australia. View from the balcony on the third floor
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