Browse Fact Sheets by user group: State Government
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Smart metering
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- 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.
- Categorised under:
- Design, Construction,
- Water Management, Energy Management, Sustainablity Management,
- State Government,
Siting
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- 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.
- 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,
Community facilities
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- posted 25 May 2008
Sustainable development incorporates not just the environmental aspects of sustainability, but also important social dimensions. Community facilities are one element of the social infrastructure that new developments can provide, and as such they can play a key role in contributing to a socially sustainable community.
- Categorised under:
- Feasability, Planning, Design, Completion,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
Mobility Management: Design for Active Transport
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- Fact Sheet
- posted 24 Jun 2008
This Fact Sheet provides suggestions and is intended to advise how residential development participants can help deliver better environments for walking, cycling and using public transport. Ideally, new developments have viable access and transport options are always a viable choice, so transport impacts are lessened throughout the life of developments.
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- Feasability, Planning, Design, Construction, Lot Creation, Completion,
- Greenfield Development, Brownfield Development,
- Access and Transport,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
Infrastructure
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- 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…’
- Categorised under:
- 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,
Heritage and Culture
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- posted 08 Jul 2008
This fact sheet provides information on how heritage issues may relate to your development. It addresses; what is heritage?; why heritage is important; how to determine what aspects of heritage are important; what if my site is on a heritage list or register?; and how to manage heritage in your development.
Cohousing
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- posted 10 Jul 2008
Cohousing is a major strategic category of the movement back to community known as ‘Intentional Community’. Both the community and the intention are critical to understanding and implementing such projects.
- Categorised under:
- Feasability, Planning, Design,
- Place Making and Social Sustainability, Estate Design,
- Developer, State Government, Designer,
Mix of Transport Modes for Different Tasks
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- posted 23 Jul 2008
Travel patterns in cities are complex, varying with space, time and travel purpose. But all travel uses energy, utilises space and time (often in short supply in cities) and creates environmental and other externalities such as pollution, noise, accidents and congestion.
- Categorised under:
- Feasability, Planning, Design,
- Access and Transport,
- State Government, Local Government,
Wastewater Planning
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- 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.
- Categorised under:
- Feasability, Planning, Design,
- Greenfield Development,
- Materials and Recycling, Water Management,
- Developer, State Government, Local Government,
Adaptation to Climate Change - Sea level rise & flooding
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- 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, water supply and implications for energy and insurance cost and availability for your development.
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