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Smartflo Gutters on Sustainable House

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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.

 

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Kronsberg

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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.

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Charnwood

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Charnwood 2021 is a local development framework for Charnwood (UK) with the aim of improving the quality of life for those living and working in Charnwood. 
The framework proposes to achieve this via:
a sustainable environment,
a clean, safe and healthy environment,
leisure and cultural opportunities for all,
decent homes and neighbourhoods and
an excellent Council.

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Subi Centro

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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.

 

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Casuarina Beach

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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.

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Melbourne Docklands

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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.

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Victoria Park, Sydney

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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.

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City Edge

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The City Edge is a high density mixed use development in inner-north Canberra. The development is located adjacent to a tributary of Sullivan’s Creek which flows directly into Lake Burley Griffin. The developer collaborated with a local catchment management group to develop an artificial wetland adjacent to the site. This wetland was designed to improve the quality of stormwater flowing into the creek. This partnership both acknowledged the impact of consolidation on the quality of stormwater and also provided a valuable community education tool.

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