Sustainable Designer’s
Toolkit/ Database
COMING SOON
Green Technology Guide Manual
Holos Consulting, 2002
883kb
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A database of products
to help builders, architects, landscapers, designers
etc identify products or features to improve
the sustainability of products in design and
development. Eco-ratings for products are through
descriptions in terms of sustainability goals.
Products can be searched for in terms of actions
(eg reducing waste, conserving water), product
types (eg materials, building elements, services),
keywords or local sourcing and production.
Accompanied by a manual detailing the facts
and key issues associated with sustainable design
and how to achieve better outcomes in the built
environment.
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Region of Villages
NRRS Secretariat, 2001
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Examines how villages can encourage
sustainable settlements in the Northern Rivers.
Identifies characteristics and features that
define villages and initial sustainability criteria. |
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Sustainable
Urban Settlement Guidelines for Regional NSW
DUAP and NRRS Secretariat, 2000
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Guidelines to assist planners,
architects, developers, councillors in how to
incorporate sustainability objectives into settlement
planning. Guidelines for:
• strategic
planning
• local environment planning
• site planning
• building
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Guiding
Principles for a Sustainable Future. Part I:
Final Report for Phase One
NRRS Secretariat, 1998.
423kb |
The guiding principles and a
regional approach for sustainability for the
Northern Rivers region have been endorsed by
local and State Government, the private sector
and environmental interests. These principles
are based on sustainability principles, relevant
state legislation and have implications specific
to the region. Includes a brief summary of community
priorities. |
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Jubilee
Avenue Re-development Project: Public Discussion
Paper
EcoDesign Foundation, 1997
498kb |
A proposal for the redesign of
an existing Department of Housing estate in
such a way as to maximise the sustainability
of the defined area, while working to improve
the efficiency of the Department of Housing’s
stock. Three options were selected and includes
recommendations about redevelopment projects
in the region and background material for an
information kit on ESD retrofitting. |
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Sustainable
Solutions for the Northern Rivers Region
Preferred Options, 1996
103kb |
Discussion paper that reviews
the moves required to adopt sustainable paths
and changes required in terms of the way resources
are used and disposed of and how development
of the region occurs. Identifies key issues
and constraints in adopting sustainability principles
in the Northern Rivers. Examines a range of
incentives and regulatory approaches and measures
for monitoring progress towards sustainable
development. |
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Ecologically
Sustainable Development
Wallace, 1996
80kb |
A review of ecologically sustainable
development in the Northern Rivers in terms
of land use, water and shelter. |
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