Browse Brief Case Studies by development phase: Construction
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Smartflo Gutters on Sustainable House
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 08 Oct 2010
Michael Mobbs pioneered sustainable urban lifestyle in Australia, documenting the journey in his book "Sustainable House". He and his family are entirely self sufficient with water collected from a 10m run of Smartflo gutter on his terrace house in Myrtle St, Chippendale.
Smartflo gutters address the dual problems of rainwater harvest and adequate roof drainage using a design based on the requirements of AS3500 Part 3 - Roof Drainage Systems Design. Tests performed at Newcastle University by Dr. Sean Manning have determined that Smartflo will handle storm events up to 175mm per hour, before reaching overflow. Should the overflow point be reached, water will always flow off the outer lip of the gutter, away from the house.
- Categorised under:
- Construction,
- Greyfield Development,
- Water Management, Sustainablity Management,
- Small (<100 lots),
- High Density,
- State Government, Designer, Builder,
- Temperate,
Wind Energy
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 13 Sep 2010
The greenhouse effect is the cause of global warming and climate change consequently. The carbon has emitted from nature is a part of finely balance cycle but the emission by human is over the limit and consequently increase CO2 concentration in atmosphere.
- Categorised under:
- Feasability, Planning, Design, Construction,
- Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
Ellenbrook Villages
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 21 Oct 2008
Ellenbrook is a northeastern suburb in Perth, Western Australia, and so far five of seven different styled villages have been built. House designs allow for solar orientation and design, decreased environmental impact on wetlands, flora and fauna, reduced car dependency and lower home operating costs. It is envisaged that by 2012, Ellenbrook villages will house approximately 30 000 people.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Very Large (>5000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government, Designer,
- Temperate,
Dandenong LOGIS
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 13 Oct 2008
LOGIS is 2 km south of Dandenong CBD and will be Victoria's first eco-industrial park located on 154-hectares of the former MW Dandenong Treatment Plant. LOGIS will implement environmentally sustainable initiatives such as:
- Water Sensitive Urban Design (third pipe recycled water, onsite stormwater treatment);
- Energy-efficient street lighting system;
- Provision of green power;
- Native planting;
- Environmentally sustainable design principles in all buildings; and
- Recycling of industry waste.
Approximately 3,000 jobs will be generated from the development.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Lot Creation,
- Brownfield Development,
- Estate Design, Access and Transport, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Large (1000-5000 lots),
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
- Temperate,
Casuarina Beach
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 10 Oct 2008
Casuarina Beach is situated along the beachfront of the New Tweed Coast in northern New South Wales. Since the development began in 2001, it has received 13 awards for design, environmental sustainability and protection. The Casuarina Beach development will include more than 600 houses, 1500 apartments and villas, various retail outlets and a community centre.
Melbourne Docklands
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 10 Oct 2008
Docklands is Australia's largest construction project situated next to Melbourne's CBD in Victoria. The development has involved renewing 200 hectares of unused government land into a place for people to live, work and visit for entertainment. Docklands is scheduled for completion by 2020.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Brownfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Very Large (>5000 lots),
- High Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government, Designer,
- Temperate,
Newbury Estate
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 10 Oct 2008
Newbury Estate, New South Wales has won an Award for Excellence from Planning Institute of Australia. Newbury is north-west of Sydney via the M2 motorway, near Castle Hills Towers shopping centre, Mirvac Stanhope Village, the Blacktown Leisure Centre and Waves Leisure Centre at Baulkham Hills.
Victoria Park, Sydney
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 09 Oct 2008
Victoria Park has experienced a varied history, orginally as the Waterloo Swamp, then a racetrack, an ordinance unit, a racetrack again, a car manufacturing plant, a Naval supply centre and now as a Green Square Urban Renewal Project. This development is winner of the Lloyd Rees Award for Outstanding Urban Design, the National Award for Excellence in Water Sensitive Urban Design and the Francis Greenway Society Green Building Award. Victoria Park is nearest to Green Square Station and a 10 minute drive to Sydney's CBD in New South Wales.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Brownfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Large (1000-5000 lots),
- High Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government, Designer,
- Temperate,
Vale
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 09 Oct 2008
Vale is located in Aveley, within Swan Valley, 35 minutes from Perth's CBD in Western Australia. Just under 113 hectares (23%) of Vale is preserved wetland and bushland. This development won the 2007 UDIA WA Award for Environmental Excellence.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Large (1000-5000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
- Temperate,
Walk Bendigo
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 08 Oct 2008
The city centre of Bendigo is undergoing improvements in order to create more space for pedestrians, including a $900K funding investment from the Victorian State Government. The aim of the project is to create a space to allow people to improve their wellbeing and to create a better balance between pedestrians and cars.
- Categorised under:
- Construction,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport,
- State Government, Local Government,
- Temperate,
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