Browse Brief Case Studies by user group: Local Government
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The EcoVillage at Currumbin
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- Brief Case Study
- posted 28 Apr 2008
Currumbin Ecovillage on the Gold Coast is Queensland's most sustainable residential development and could become a blueprint for future urban development. It promotes an integrated approach to sustainable design and living, including solar power, water recycling, water tanks, food production on site, recycling and waste reduction.
- Categorised under:
- Feasability, Planning, Design, Construction, Lot Creation, 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,
- Medium (100-1000 lots),
- Low Density,
- Developer, Local Government, Designer, Builder,
- Hot dry, cold winter / hot arid,
WestWyck
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 13 May 2008
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.
The Rivergums
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 07 Oct 2008
The Rivergums is located in Baldivis. The development is a HIA GreenSmart estate. Purchasers are offered incentive to build energy-efficient homes and adopt other sustainable practices. The Rivergums is winner of the UDIA ‘Water Sensitive Urban Development Award.’
Panorama
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 08 Oct 2008
The Panorama estate in Glenfield, New South Wales is 10 minutes from Liverpool and includes a community clubhouse, tennis court, swimming pool and spa. Prospective buyers can choose from over 30 different house designs to put on vacant land or a newly built house with completed courtyard. The Panorama estate received the 2006 HIA CSR NSW Housing Award for Residential Lifestyle Development of the Year.
- Categorised under:
- Construction, Completion,
- Greenfield Development,
- Estate Design, Access and Transport,
- Medium (100-1000 lots),
- Medium Density,
- Developer, Local Government, Designer,
- 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,
Voyager Park
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 16 Sep 2008
Voyager Park adjoins the retail and tourist hub in Huskisson on the NSW South Coast and provides a high quality example of innovation and quality of open space, whilst maintaining simple and highly accessible areas.
- Categorised under:
- Greenfield Development,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability,
- Small (<100 lots),
- Local Government,
- Temperate,
Sunrise at 1770
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 22 Sep 2008
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
Plantation Palms
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 22 Sep 2008
Plantation Palms is located in North Queensland within 15 minutes of Mackay's CBD.
More than half of the land includes natural bush, wetlands and lakes, as well as pedestrian and bike tracks, parks and sports ovals. Plantation Palms is Mackay’s first and only Telstra Smart Community which offers fibre-optic cabling to every house.
Planning concepts from around the world were studied to ensure the best design was implemented. Shops, schools, beaches and wetlands are within close proximity. 
SomerVille Ecovillage
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 22 Sep 2008
SomerVille Ecovillage is 2 km from Chidlow. 70% of the land is covered by natural bush vegetation. The SomerVille Ecovillage concept ensures that the development is sustainable with regard to environmental, economic and social developments. An example of this, is the plan of the village centre which does not require the need for car use. The development is bound by a State Forest on the south and west.
Wungong Urban Water Master Plan
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 22 Sep 2008
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.
- Categorised under:
- Design, Construction,
- Greenfield Development,
- Site Ecology, 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,
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