Central Thermal Plant is an innovative Australian first within a residential setting. 
The project involved the construction of a new two level basement plant building. The Central Thermal Plant generates hot and chilled water for the Central Park precinct, as well as its own electricity with a natural gas fired engine. The district heating and cooling is supplied to 2,100 apartments and 50,000 square metres of office and commercial space across 11 high rise buildings.
The tri-generation system installed uses natural gas to operate the engine to generate electricity. The waste heat from the engine exhaust is used to run an absorption cycle refrigeration system producing cooling water for the district cooling systems. The engine cooling water heat and the waste heat from the refrigeration system is used to provide hot water for domestic uses and for reheating in the air handling units. Gas furnaces are used to supplement the heat requirements.
There are 3.5 kilometres of piping and two kilometres of cabling installed within two levels of basement along with plant and equipment including chillers, boilers and gas engine.
The historic chimney from the former brewery has been strengthened and restored, and is utilized for the cooled exhausts from the trigen system and from the gas furnaces.