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Environment

Mental landscapes – the forgotten element in sustainable design

Published: 30 November 2003 | Edited: 3 October 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. Built environments are an incarnation of our mental landscapes.  In Western culture we have an unhealthy and unsustainable approach to our inner paradoxes (e.g. our need to move and ...

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Water conservation and harvesting in Adelaide, SA: four case studies

Published: 31 May 2011 | Edited: 10 September 2018

This note was reviewed and retained for legacy in September 2018. Adelaide has a relatively long history of innovation in wastewater treatment and water conservation, spurred on in response to South Australia’s predominantly arid environment.

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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 ...

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Water sensitive urban design in the Melbourne Docklands – raingardens and bioretention tree pits

Published: 29 February 2008 | Edited: 23 October 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. This paper describes water sensitive urban design (WSUD) initiatives in Melbourne Docklands and outlines experiences from design, construction and operational phases. Additionally, it ...

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Water sensitive urban design in the Melbourne Docklands – wetlands, storage and reuse system

Published: 29 February 2008 | Edited: 23 October 2018

This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. This report describes water sensitive urban design (WSUD) initiatives in the Melbourne Docklands and outlines experiences from design, construction and operational phases.

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Water sensitive urban design – the journey thus far

Published: 31 August 2007

This paper was first published in the Australian Journal of Water Resources, and is reprinted with the kind permission of Engineers Australia. This paper presents an overview of the current state of adoption of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) ...

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This paper provides a critique of the Water sensitive urban design (WSUD) paradigm by discussing its congruence with an established sustainable design principle called 'whole system design'. It was found that WSUD is congruent with the whole system ...

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On-site domestic wastewater treatment and reuse

Published: 28 February 2005

This note includes descriptions of the different systems used for the on-site treatment and disposal/reuse of domestic wastewaters from residential developments in non-sewered areas in Australia. It also examines greywater treatment and reuse, which ...

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Embodied water in construction

Published: 1 December 2022

Read time: 18 minutes Water is necessary for human survival, but it is also a key ingredient in the production of construction projects. Increasing water scarcity means that we must reduce water use and improve water efficiencies across all human ...

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Energy saving design

Published: 17 December 2018

An integrated building design approach which considers a building’s orientation, layout, form and materials with respect to climatic conditions to maintain thermal comfort and reduce operational energy requirements. Includes passive design and ...

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