Located in the heart of Newcastle’s CBD, the Q Building is the first stage of the University of Newcastle’s new Honeysuckle City Campus. Q Building houses the University’s School of Humanities, Creative Industries, Social Sciences and Integrated Innovation Network.

Sustainability is the essence of Q Building, as a the first building in regional NSW to be awarded a 6 Star Green Star (Design and As-Built) Rating. Expertly designed by EJE Architecture, Q Building is a mass timber construction with a concrete core. The internal structure was constructed with cross laminated timber (CLT) and is the first multi storey mass timber structure in the steel city.

The timber structure captures carbon, as opposed to producing it

Eastern, northern and western facades of the Q Building have been glazed with an electrochromic smart glass system called Sage Glass – automatically adjusting its tint to respond to heat and glare. The 344 Sage Glass panels is recognised as the largest installation in the southern hemisphere. The building has 104 solar panels installed upon its roof and has a rainwater capture volume of 20 kilolitres.