Browse Brief Case Studies by topic: Water Management
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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,
CH2 Council House
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 14 Oct 2009
CH2 Council House Melbourne
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- Water Management, Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
ING Bank Headquarters Amsterdam
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 14 Oct 2009
ING Bank Headquarters,
- Categorised under:
- Water Management, Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
Kronsberg
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 28 Oct 2008
Kronsberg is located in Hannover, Germany. The development has followed the key principles in the United Nations Agenda 21. Environmentally sustainable features include:
The presence of a train station less than 600 m away for all residents;
Reduced household energy use by 60 - 80%;
Preserved surrounding woodlands and countryside; and
A 50% reduction in household waste.
- Categorised under:
- Completion,
- Greenfield 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, Builder,
- Temperate,
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,
Subi Centro
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 20 Oct 2008
The Subi Centro project is situated in Subiaco which is a few kilometers west of Perth, Western Australia. The Subi Centro redevelopment includes townhouses, apartments, parkland, commercial office, retail shopping, home office, service industry and public transport. This redevelopment won the Urban Renewal category in the 2004 UDIA National Awards for Excellence.
- Categorised under:
- 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,
- Temperate,
Rockcote Design Centre
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 15 Oct 2008
The Rockcote Design Centre is Australia’s first sustainable commercial building built on a former wasteland at Nerang (near the Gold Coast). The Rockcote Design Centre won the President’s Award in the Urban Development Institute of Australia’s National Awards for Excellence in 2006 and was announced as the runner-up in the international Prix D’Excellence Awards – Environmental Category at the FIABCI World Congress in Amsterdam on May 29 2008. The building is totally self-sufficient for water, waste treatment and energy, selling excess power to the electricity grid. Other environmentally friendly practices include natural systems for heating, cooling, lighting, ventilation and an organic garden.
- Categorised under:
- Completion,
- Brownfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Small (<100 lots),
- Local Government, Designer, Builder,
- Warm humid / sub–tropical,
Gandangara Estate
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 14 Oct 2008
Gandangara Estate is in Barden Ridge, 31 km south-west of Sydney's CBD and is a 41 lot residential subdivision project provided for rehabilitation of a degraded former quarry site. Gandangara Estate has an environmental management plan, incorporating indigenous native plants only and non-invasive grass, passive solar design is implemented, solar hot water is used, all stormwater is tertiary treated (Ingal system) and surrounding bushland is preserved, including a cultural sites management plan. The development provides for Aboriginal employment for construction and post construction stages.
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,
Crystal Waters Permaculture Village
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 13 Oct 2008
Crystal Waters is a rural subdivision north of Brisbane, established in 1987 and designed by Max Lindegger, Robert Tap, Barry Goodman and Geoff Young. It consists of 83 residential and 2 commercial properties. 80% of the 640 acre property is owned in common and can be used for sustainable agriculture, forestry, recreation and habitat projects. It received the 1996 World Habitat Award (assessed by Dr Wally N’Dow) for its "pioneering work in demonstrating new ways of low impact, sustainable living".
- Categorised under:
- Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Water Management, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation, Sustainablity Management,
- Small (<100 lots),
- Low Density,
- State Government, Local Government,
- Warm humid / sub–tropical,
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