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CH2 Council House
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 14 Oct 2009
CH2 Council House Melbourne
- Categorised under:
- Water Management, Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
ING Bank Headquarters Amsterdam
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 14 Oct 2009
ING Bank Headquarters,
- Categorised under:
- Water Management, Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
Healthy Spaces and Places
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- Content rating:
- Commissioned Content:
- Fact Sheet
- posted 10 Jun 2009
The Healthy Spaces and Places project is a unique collaboration between the Australian Local Government Association, the National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Planning Institute of Australia with funding assistance from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing. Healthy Spaces and Places identifies key design principles and processes to assist in the design and development of places that support active living and establishes the relationship between the built environment and physical and mental health and wellbeing.
- Categorised under:
- Feasability, Planning, Design, Construction, Lot Creation, Completion,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design,
Sustainable Transport Strategy
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 30 Oct 2008
In order to encourage greater use of sustainable transport (e.g. public transport, carpooling, walking and cycling), Port Phillip City Council, Victoria changed car parking provision rates. Ratio Consultants and Port Phillip City Council received a commendation award for this project in the 2007 Planning Institute Australia Victoria awards for Planning Excellence.
Macgregor West
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 29 Oct 2008
The Macgregor West development is in the ACT, west of Macgregor and south of Dunlop. Walking tracks and other recreational facilities will form part of the development as well as water sensitive urban design and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The development will preserve the critically endangered Golden Sun Moth's habitat.
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.
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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,
Crace Concept plan
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 27 Oct 2008
Crace will be located next to the suburbs of Palmerston and Giralang and the Ginninderra Creek/Percival Hill Nature Park, ACT. The plan includes:
A pedestrian and off-road cycling network;
Conserving the maximum amount of trees;
Implementing Water Sensitive Urban Design;
Preserving Gungaderra Grasslands nature reserve; and
Protection of significant Aboriginal cultural sites.
The gross residential area of the suburb will be 92 ha.
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,
Charnwood
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 22 Oct 2008
Charnwood 2021 is a local development framework for Charnwood (UK) with the aim of improving the quality of life for those living and working in Charnwood.
The framework proposes to achieve this via:
a sustainable environment,
a clean, safe and healthy environment,
leisure and cultural opportunities for all,
decent homes and neighbourhoods and
an excellent Council.
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