Browse Brief Case Studies by user group: Designer
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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,
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,
Casey Concept Plan
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 24 Oct 2008
Casey will be a new suburb of Gungahlin, ACT situated on approximately 192 ha. The Casey concept plan includes:
conserving as many trees as possible;
investigating eighteen recorded Aboriginal sites, three recorded European heritage sites and potential archaeological deposits;
community facilities (e.g. gym, child care centre, parks, shops, art/craft gallery) and
a sustainable stormwater strategy via use of the natural drainage system.
EcoSolar house
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 24 Oct 2008
The EcoSolar house is a design that Derek Wrigley based on retrofitting his own house in Mawson. The design optimizes natural solar energy for lighting and heating by ensuring good access to northern sun for the longest section of the house for houses built in cool temperate climates in the southern hemisphere.
- Categorised under:
- Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation,
- Developer, 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,
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,
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,
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,
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