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Flexible Design for Deconstruction and Reuse

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• Fact Sheet
• by Tom Davies
• posted 23 Jul 2008

Flexible Design for Deconstruction and Reuse is about reducing environmental impacts by lengthening the life cycle of the building and the materials and products used in the building. In this way there are two aspects, a flexible design of the building itself; allowing for changing use over time, and secondly a design that enables optimal resource recovery at the end of life.
 

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• Feasability, Planning, Design,
• Materials and Recycling,

Housing Mix

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• Fact Sheet
• by Nicole Gurran
• posted 04 Jun 2008

A sustainable community is a diverse one, accommodating people of different life stages, incomes, and household composition.  For instance, a nuclear family is likely to prefer a larger dwelling with several bedrooms and access to private open space; a university student may seek shared accommodation; a young single professional may require a small apartment, while an elderly couple may seek an easy care unit within a retirement village.  All of these groups will have very strong preferences for the location their homes – some will prefer the inner city while others may more space in an outer suburban area.

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• Planning, Design,
• Greyfield Development,
• Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design,
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