Browse Fact Sheets by topic: Energy Management

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Adaptation to Climate Change - Heat and Fire

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• by Jonas Bengtsson
• posted 13 Aug 2008

Adapting spatial developments in local government areas to climate change means each site needs to be assessed for its suitability now as well as its appropriateness and vulnerability over its expected lifetime. This fact sheet provides guidance on how to incorporate projected changes in extreme weather events, fire risk and implications for energy and insurance cost and availability for your development.

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• Feasability, Planning, Design,
• Greenfield Development,
• Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation,
• Developer, State Government, Local Government,
• Temperate,

Smart metering

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• 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,
• Developer,

Infrastructure

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• 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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• Feasability, Planning, Design, Construction,
• Greenfield Development, Greyfield Development, Brownfield Development,
• Estate Design, Access and Transport, Water Management, Energy Management,
• Large (1000-5000 lots), Very Large (>5000 lots),
• Developer, State Government, Local Government,

Energy efficiency - influence of design

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• by Peter Droege
• posted 17 Jun 2008

Energy is money. Energy efficiency is not only a way of conserving energy: it is also fundamental to good and profitable project development and design in a broader sense. It conserves financial resources over time, and can boost profits. A high degree of efficiency translates into a low level of waste: this simple ratio has wide-ranging benefits in environmental and economic terms, supports the interests of developers, planning agencies, buyers and tenants - and brings tangible advantages to the project approval, marketing and sales processes.

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• Feasability, Planning, Design, Construction, Lot Creation, Completion,
• Greenfield Development,
• Estate Design, Energy Management,
• Developer,

Solar Access and Lot Orientation

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• by Michael Ambrose
• posted 14 May 2008

Solar access in subdivision design is about manipulating the key variables of aspect, shape and density in combination with site characteristics such as topography and slope to achieve an optimum mix of lot sizes that are appropriately oriented to allow for energy efficient house design. When lots are correctly aligned and proportioned, individual energy efficient housing can be built with comparatively less effort because lots are suitable to site a dwelling with good solar access.

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• Feasability, Planning, Design, Lot Creation,
• Greenfield Development, Greyfield Development, Brownfield Development,
• Estate Design, Energy Management, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation,
• Medium Density, Low Density,
• Developer, Designer,
• Warm humid / sub–tropical, Hot dry, cold winter / hot arid, Temperate,

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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• Categorised under:
• Feasability, Planning, Design,
• 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,