Browse Fact Sheets by topic: Water Management

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Water Demand Management

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• by Matthew Inman
• posted 25 Aug 2008

The drive for more efficient use of water through demand management measures has focused on the provision of service.

 

 

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• Design,
• Water Management, Sustainablity Management,
• Developer, Designer,

Wastewater Planning

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• Fact Sheet
• 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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• Feasability, Planning, Design,
• Greenfield Development,
• Materials and Recycling, Water Management,
• Developer, State Government, Local Government,

Smart metering

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• Fact Sheet
• by Geoff Milne
• posted 05 Aug 2008

Smart or Advanced Metering is a new way of measuring and managing energy and water use. It involves two important elements; a meter that is able to capture usage information over short time intervals, typically 30 minutes or less; and a communication system, preferably two way, that can transmit the usage information to the service provider in real time and receive control instructions.

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• Design, Construction,
• Water Management, Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
• State Government,

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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• Feasability, Planning, Design, Construction, Completion,
• Greenfield Development,
• 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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Biodiversity in urban developments

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• by Philip Roetman
• posted 15 Jul 2008

Urban biodiversity exists in parks, street plantings, private gardens, vacant lots and along waterways. With development, urban environments can change quickly and dramatically because they are designed, constructed, managed and controlled by humans. It is important to understand the impacts and interactions of humans, the built form, and residual and emergent biodiversity.

 

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• Planning,
• Greenfield Development,
• Site Ecology, Estate Design, Water Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation,
• Developer,

Infrastructure

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• Fact Sheet
• by Michael O'Brien
• posted 25 Jun 2008

Infrastructure is the systems that make urban places function. It is defined in the Penguin and Macquarie Dictionary of Economics & Finance as ‘the network of services in a society which are essential for its cohesion and for the efficient functioning of the economy…’


 

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• Greenfield Development, Greyfield Development, Brownfield Development,
• Estate Design, Access and Transport, Water Management, Energy Management,
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• Developer, State Government, Local Government,

Water Recycling

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• Fact Sheet
• by Steve Cook
• posted 10 Jun 2008

Recycled water is an important resource for Australian residential developments. There is the need to identify alternative water sources to adapt to rising population driven demand and increasing unreliability of rainfall dependent freshwater supplies. Recycled water can form an important part of an Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) approach for greenfield developments, reducing demand on freshwater resources and also reducing discharge of wastewater to receiving environments. 

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• Feasability, Planning, Design,
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Siting

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• Fact Sheet
• by Your Development Administrator
• posted 09 May 2008

The decisions that are made during the initial site selection and the subsequent site design will have a significant impact on the development's overall sustainability. A range of issues need to be considered, including where to actually site the community, how to incorporate the existing natural features into the design, where to place roads, dwellings, parks and community facilities and how this will all fit within the context of the existing community and the overall objectives of the development.

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• Greenfield Development, Greyfield Development,
• Site Ecology, Estate Design, Access and Transport, Water Management, Energy Management,
• Small (<100 lots), Medium (100-1000 lots), Large (1000-5000 lots), Very Large (>5000 lots),
• Medium Density, Low Density,
• Developer, State Government, Local Government,