Following six months of planning and feasibility testing, BTR innovator MODEL shares its first project – a 13,000sqm (GFA) structure in Abbotsford – which will not only be the tallest mass timber residential building in Melbourne, but also the first large scale apartment complex in Australia to achieve Passive House certification. MODEL on Johnston will offer 200 apartments across 17 storeys, is located adjacent to the Victoria Park train station at 276 Johnston Street and will set out to be a global exemplar in sustainable development. Along with Passive House certification, the building will target 6 Star Green Star and 9 star NatHERS ratings, a 50% reduction in embodied carbon (when compared to standard developments), be 100% powered by renewables, and operate at net-zero emissions.