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WestWyck

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WestWyck occupies the building and grounds of the former Brunswick West Primary School in inner suburban Melbourne. The school ran out of students in the 1980s and threatened to become yet another example of quality inner-urban infrastructure that had lost its original function and faced the bulldozer. Instead, the WestWyck developers aimed to bring the building to new and vibrant life as an urban demonstration showpiece of sustainable development and good design. This has included engaging a landscape artist as part of the project team.

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Walk Bendigo

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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.

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Sunrise at 1770

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Sunrise 1770 is an environmentally sustainable development on the Queensland coast, ten km from the town of 1770 (named after Captain Cook's arrival in May 1770) and approximately 500 km north of Brisbane. 

172 houses will be located within the 625 hectare development and 75% of the land will remain as a nature conservation reserve.  Houses will have views of the ocean or of Reedy Creek Conservation Reserve. 

Sunrise at 1770 has received the following awards:

  • UDIA 2008 - Best Sustainable Development in Australia
  • UDIA 2007 - Best Sustainable Development in Queensland

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Wungong Urban Water Master Plan

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The Wungong Urban Water Master Plan is a development by the Armadale Redevelopment Authority with partnership from CSIRO's 'Water for a Healthy Country' Research Flagship. 

The development is situated near the Wungong River and is designed to house up to 40,000 people over the next 15 years. 

The development incorporates water sensitive and energy efficient designs.  

The Wungong Urban Water Master Plan has received the President's Award for excellence in planning from the Planning Institute of Australia.

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Beachridge Estate

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Beachridge Estate is located approximately 200 km north of Perth and is near Jurien Bay. 

It is developed by the Ardross Group of Companies with focus upon environmental sustainability. 

Beachridge Estate has received an Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) award, in the "Water Sensitive Urban Design" category. 

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Blue Hills Wetland Design, Glenmore Park Estate

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Blue Hills Wetland Design, Glenmore Park Estate retains and treats stormwater within Blue Hills subdivision, Glenmore Park Estate, Penrith NSW.  This wetland provides for native fauna and improves the outlook for nearby residents.  Blue Hills Wetland Design won the Urban Development Institute of Australia Award for Environmental Excellence in 2002.

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Harvest Lakes

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Harvest Lakes is designed as a 'GreenSmart Estate' to minimise environmental impact with energy efficient design, solar orientation, ventilation and insulation included in all houses.

Harvest Lakes is also designed as a 'Liveable Neighbourhood' including shops within walking distance.  This development has.

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South Beach

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South Beach is a development within the City of Cockburn, Fremantle in Western Australia.  The estate has been built by Stockland on rehabilitated land and its emphasis is on best practice in environmentally sustainable design. 

The development has received the Housing Industry Association’s National GreenSmart Professional of the Year for its leadership in environmentally responsible residential development.  South Beach is near the beach, shops, Fremantle Hospital, schools and Notre Dame University.

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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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Sydney Olympic Park

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The Sydney Olympic Park development will focus on sustainable urban development best-practice.  This involves designing to enhance energy conservation, water conservation, waste avoidance and minimisation and protecting significant natural and cultural environments and biological diversity.  In addition, best-practice research on traffic management, noise management, social impacts, equitable access and major event operations has also been incorporated.

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