Browse Fact Sheets by topic: Materials and Recycling

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Efficient use of materials

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• by Selwyn Tucker
• posted 29 May 2008

Efficient use of materials relates solely to the materials used in creating developed land; it does not refer to any activity related to constructing a building on that land.  The focus is on minimising use of materials used in civil works such as road construction and landscaping, and infrastructure such as pipes for water supply and drainage and cabling for electricity and communications. 

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Tools and rating systems for land developers

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• by Caitlin McGee
• posted 31 Jul 2008

This factsheet showcases some of the existing tools that are available to guide land developers in achieving more sustainable subdivision or precinct-scale development. It is likely that we will see more emphasis on tools and rating systems for this scale of development in Australia in the near future.

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• Site Ecology, Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design, Access and Transport, Materials and Recycling, Water Management, Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
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Whole of life costing

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• by Paul Koltun
• posted 10 Jul 2008

Principally, WLC can be characterised as a systematic approach balancing capital with revenue costs to achieve an optimum solution over a construction’s whole life. Costs include internal resources, they also include risk allowances as required; flexibility (predicted alterations for known change in business requirements, for example), repair costs and the costs relating to sustainability and health and safety aspects.

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• Site Ecology, Materials and Recycling, Sustainablity Management,
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Wastewater Planning

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• by Stephen Gray
• posted 08 Aug 2008

This fact sheet outlines some options in wastewater design and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these systems.  The discussion will provide an overview of these systems and direct the reader to further information.

 

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• Materials and Recycling, Water Management,
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Flexible Design for Deconstruction and Reuse

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• 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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