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all content by date: 17 Jun 2008


Lochiel Park

  • Site Ecology
  • Place Making and Social Sustainability
  • Estate Design
  • Access and Transport
  • Materials and Recycling
  • Water Management
  • Energy Management
  • Sustainablity Management
    • Content rating:
    • 3 stars
    • Commissioned Content: Commissioned Content

Lochiel Park pathwayA small brownfield housing development in Campbelltown South Australia, incorporating, bio-diverse planting in an urban forest, community development plan with community garden, community website, compact urban form, adjacent to high speed bus-way, local mixed use convenience shop, use of recycled materials, recycled stormwater for toilet, washing machine and irrigation and rain water for hot water, solar PV cells, load management, and 7.5 star energy efficient house design with energy efficient appliances and with a 9 year sustainability monitoring program.

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Energy efficiency - influence of design

  • Estate Design
  • Energy Management
    • Content rating:
    • 3 stars
    • Commissioned Content: Commissioned Content

Energy is money. Energy efficiency is not only a way of conserving energy: it is also fundamental to good and profitable project development and design in a broader sense. It conserves financial resources over time, and can boost profits. A high degree of efficiency translates into a low level of waste: this simple ratio has wide-ranging benefits in environmental and economic terms, supports the interests of developers, planning agencies, buyers and tenants - and brings tangible advantages to the project approval, marketing and sales processes.

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