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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,
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.
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,
Subi Centro
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 20 Oct 2008
The Subi Centro project is situated in Subiaco which is a few kilometers west of Perth, Western Australia. The Subi Centro redevelopment includes townhouses, apartments, parkland, commercial office, retail shopping, home office, service industry and public transport. This redevelopment won the Urban Renewal category in the 2004 UDIA National Awards for Excellence.
- Categorised under:
- 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,
- Temperate,
Saarbrücken’s energy policy
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 15 Oct 2008
Saarbrücken is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. Saarbrücken’s energy policy has been at the forefront of energy efficiency and energy savings since the late 1970s. The late 1980s saw the inclusion of solar and wind energy projects. Saarbrücken’s windpark project generates enough electricity for approximately 2,500 households which is equal to the reduction of 6,500 tonnes of carbon dioxide. There has been a reduction of emissions in the public transport sector via the use of natural gas as a fuel for municipal fleet vehicles (40 buses and 200 cars). Increased use of public transport and gas for household heating have also ensured reductions in carbon dioxide emissions for the area.
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,
Gandangara Estate
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- Content rating:
- Brief Case Study
- posted 14 Oct 2008
Gandangara Estate is in Barden Ridge, 31 km south-west of Sydney's CBD and is a 41 lot residential subdivision project provided for rehabilitation of a degraded former quarry site. Gandangara Estate has an environmental management plan, incorporating indigenous native plants only and non-invasive grass, passive solar design is implemented, solar hot water is used, all stormwater is tertiary treated (Ingal system) and surrounding bushland is preserved, including a cultural sites management plan. The development provides for Aboriginal employment for construction and post construction stages.
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