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Smartflo Gutters on Sustainable House

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• by Bill Sanderson
• 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.

 

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• Construction,
• Greyfield Development,
• Water Management, Sustainablity Management,
• Small (<100 lots),
• High Density,
• State Government, Designer, Builder,
• Temperate,

Kronsberg

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• by Your Development Administrator
• 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.

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• 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,

EcoSolar house

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• by Your Development Administrator
• 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.

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• Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation,
• Developer, Designer, Builder,
• Temperate,

Rockcote Design Centre

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• by Your Development Administrator
• 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.

 

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• 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,

The Steel House (Modabode)

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• Brief Case Study
• by Tom Davies
• posted 24 Jul 2008

The Modabode steel house is an excellent example of prefabrication and delivery to site to reduce waste and construction time. The house can also be easily reconfigured providing a flexible design for changing needs and can be deconstructed at the end of life.

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• Design, Construction,
• Materials and Recycling,
• Designer, Builder,

The EcoVillage at Currumbin

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• by Your Development Administrator
• 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.

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• 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,