This paper outlines Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) initiatives in Melbourne Docklands and discusses experiences from the design, construction and operational phases. Additionally, it captures learnings that have occurred as a result of these ...

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. Computer simulation of a building’s environmental performance has been available as a technology for over 30 years, during which time the accuracy, depth and speed of simulation have ...

Waste management addresses the entire process from production to final disposal, encompassing strategies that reduce the likelihood of on-site waste being produced and deal with waste when it is produced.

Individual built projects critically examined in terms of their actual performance against various social, economic and environmental criteria. Further resources: AIA COTE® Top Ten Awards: The COTE® Top Ten program highlights projects that meet the ...

Solutions and approaches for climate responsive design, consideration of microclimate and place-specific responses, and strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Further resources: ABCB 2019 Construction of buildings in flood hazard ...

Read time: 4 minutes The careful selection of building materials and products and their use in design has the potential to reduce life-cycle environmental impacts — including resource depletion and consumption, habitat and biodiversity loss, ...

Systems and tools for identifying, setting and reporting upon environmental design and performance objectives for buildings and projects. Rating systems provide a framework through which to communicate the environmental performance characteristics ...

Energy saving technologies can significantly reduce building energy consumption, while enhancing thermal comfort and occupant health and wellbeing, and reducing running costs. Further resources: Yang RJ, Zang Y, Yang J, Wakefield R, Nguyen K, Shi L ...

Regenerative design is a holistic framework supporting waste-free systems that utilise renewable resources and energy, seeking a balance between production and consumption while also restoring and revitalising (regenerating) its own sources of ...

Integrating measures for water management and conservation including the collection, treatment and reuse of water; water-sensitive urban design (WSUD) that ensures that urban water management is sensitive to natural hydrological and ecological ...