Overview of projects

A sample of 1Circle's projects that improve energy efficiency, reduce energy cost, increase embedded network performance and cost-effectively transition to a renewable futuure

The 1Circle team have a passion for planning and achieving a more energy efficient, cost-effective and sustainable future for our clients.

The decade of 1Circle’s operation includes a great variety of work across numerous sectors for owners, managers and tenants of property.  We have also developed deep sector expertise in Retail (shopping centres), Education, Commercial Office and Residential estates.

 

 

Firsts

We are proud to include a number firsts in our project credentials including Australia’s:

    • #1 NABERS ranked shopping centre fund in the 2025 sustainability portfolio index (SPI) – QIC Active Retail Property Fund
    • #1 NABERS ranked fund for renewable energy index (% energy from onsite and offsite renewable) in 2025 – QIC Active Retail Property Fund
    • largest school solar system- Camberwell Grammar school
    • largest commercial solar system – QIC GRE Robina town centre
    • first 100% renewably supplied school – Presbyterian Ladies College, Melbourne
    • first net zero materials business – Mawson’s (largest independent quarry and part of Adelaide Brighton network)
    • Council-wide emissions tracker – Surf Coast Shire

We have the rare privilege of being part of two international firsts including:

    • First portfolio-wide (145 schools) Laudato Si’ inspired ecological energy master planning program – Brisbane Catholic Education
    • World’s most sustainable shopping centre – Frasers Burwood Brickworks

Education

Solar & battery with off-grid resilience

Alice Miller school, VIC

1Circle lead the definition of an electricity supply strategy and procurement of 100% renewable electricity for ACU’s national network of campuses.

Renewable supply

ACU (national campus network)

1Circle lead the definition of an electricity supply strategy and procurement of 100% renewable electricity for ACU’s national network of campuses.

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Mobilised 145 schools to net zero

Brisbane Catholic Education

Achievements from a multi-stage, multi-year program of work include: consolidation of electricity supply into a cost-effective single agreement, transition to 100% renewable power; prepare Laudato Si’ inspired net-zero energy plans for all 145 schools, and an integrated specification and supplier framework.

Campus solar & renewable supply

Camberwell Grammar School, VIC

Planned, procured, implemented and validated performance of groundbreaking 888kW solar; managed energy procurement for multi-year renewable Power Purchase Agreement

Campus solar & renewable supply

Iona College, QLD

Completed detailed plant and equipment audit and developed a net-zero strategy.  Subsequently planned, procured and implemented a multi-building large scale solar deployment.

Multi campus solar

Ivanhoe Grammar School, VIC

As the energy lead, we partnered with School Procure plan, procure and ensure ongoing performacne for a multi-campus and multi-stage deployment of solar.  This included 1Circle’s provision of an advanced Automated Weather Station for use in evaluating solar and the curriculum.

Net zero strategy & HVAC modernisation plan

Laureto Normanhurst College, NSW

Defined a net-zero energy and water strategy for the campus including an HVAC modernisation plan, AC deployment strategy, further solar deployment, and ongoing emissions tracker

Energy strategy, solar, competitive procurement

Methodist Ladies College, VIC

Defined an energy strategy to guide a multi-year program of works including: planning, procuring and performance evaluation of solar for multiple campuses; energy efficiency program, electricity and gas procurement; new development energy forecasting.

Solar, electricity procurement & lighting upgrade

Queenwood school for Girls, NSW

As the energy lead, we partnered with School Procure to replace their multi-campus electricity agreement, plan and procure lighting upgrades to LED and rooftop solar.

Energy strategy, solar deployment and HVAC plan

Wenona, NSW

Completed detailed plant and equipment audit and developed a net-zero strategy.  Subsequently planned, procured and implemented solar, detailed HVAC renewal plan.

Retail

Net zero plan

QACPF Retail portfolio

For a portfolio of shopping centres, we defined the plan to achieve net-zero electricity emissions including: rooftop solar, lighting upgrades, HVAC upgrades, maintenance and control, and renewable power for the balance of scope 2 energy emissions.

Solar life-cycle

QIC Portfolio

1Circle has been the lead support to QIC in the feasibility and funding analysis, requirement definition, procurement and ongoing performance tracking and evaluation of their solar programme.  This includes provision of Automated Weather Stations for peformance evaluation. 

Net zero plan

Frasers

For Burwood Brickworks (the world’s most sustainable shopping centre), we developed the energy strategy then detailed energy plan for the centre.  This included load forecasting (given different tenant mix), technology evaluation and business case forecasting.

Solar PPA Audit

National REIT

For a leading national REIT, we applied our Solar Audit service to determine the performance of this multi-site portfolio of solar systems provided under a Power Purchase Agreement. The analysis identified deficiencies and opportunties to lift performance and improve service provision.

Onselling profit plan

QIC

As part of a comprehensive commercial evaluation of the embedded networks for a leading NSW shopping centre, electricity cost, revenue and tariffing were analysed to define and improvement plan to lift acquisition, improve cost recovery and yield from on-selling.

Commercial and Industrial

Office net Zero

QIC | Office Portfolio

Defined the strategy (inclusive of cost and timing to renewable electricity supply) and plant and equipment upgrade plan to achieve net-zero scope 2 emissions for this office portfolio.  

100% Renewable electricity

 Mawsons Quarries

As a multi-stage repeat customer, we advised on the options to become renewable, then conducted energy performance analysis then an electricity procurement process and achieved a 100% renewable outcome.  

Efficiency plan

Omnico

For this leading commercial/light industrial business park, we conducted an embedded network commercial and infrastructure audit and plan to improve efficiency, on-selling profitability, compliance and electricity cost reduction through power factor correction and demand management.

Renewable supply

Distribution Centre

1Circle developed the electricity supply strategy and managed the procurement of renewable power to meet the organisation’s sustainability strategy adn fulfill new build GreenStar requirements.

Efficiency plan

RF Corval |

Defined the energy plan for this new development to increase energy efficiency, sustainability, and enhance the leasing proposition

Residential, mixed-use, government

Research Centre

C4Net – DELWP

We originated C4NET with the University of Melbourne – a new centre for supporting and leading energy innovation in Victoria. We co-developed the proposition, funding requirement and lead the successful pitching to Ministers and first project that included use of latest Indoor Environment Quality and energy technology (along with an innovative STEM program) at Patterson River Secondary College.

Precinct ESG Energy plan

Frasers

As the lead energy consultant, we developed an energy plan across the mixed-use development of high, medium and low-density residential and retail development.  This included appraisal of embedded network options and feasibility of a variety of energy technologies to assist in achieving a net-zero or better outcom.

Estate development

Parklea

We developed an ESG strategy and detailed plan on the value of providing solar incentives to customers as part of their land purchase.  This was integrated with other aspects of Parklea’s leading customer proposition for new estate home owners

Zero emission tracker

Surf Coast Council

In support of the Council’s goal to match and exceed the State Governments’ renewable targets, we developed a performance tracker that measured the renewable status of the council’s local government area.  This included development of a calculation logic and data processing method with the local distribution network.

Business Renewable Buying Group

Victorian Councils

1Circle enabled businesses to transition to renewable electricity by consolidating their consumption with other organisations, achieved greater scale and cheaper retail offers.

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