Attachment 4- Sustainable Design Report.pdf

Landscape

•      The landscape design generally has adopted principles of sustainability reflecting the overall
       development philosophy of sustainable design;
•      Use of low maintenance, native plant species offer predominant indigenous and endemic
       species for vegetation;
•      The establishment of ecosystems which are viable on the site to support habitats for urban
       adjusted indigenous animals;
•      The creation of self sustaining landscapes as much as possible;
•      The use of ground cover and shade to reduce reflection around the road areas and other
       pavement;
•      Detailed design to block cold winds and channel breezes for cooling;
•      Existing trees where retained to be protected during construction;
•      Maximisation of the use of plants to absorb carbon dioxide;
•      Use of drought tolerant plants where possible in landscaping;
•      Considered use of lawn to avoid the need for high irrigation;
•      Provision of drip irrigation;
•      Provision of timers for night watering;
•      Provision of high levels of mulching;
•      The landscape design has adopted the principles behind “crime prevention through
       environmental design” (CPTED) including; effective use of low planting and placement of
       vertical elements such as planter walls/fencing to create visual permeability within public
       areas and paths of travel within the development;
•      Use of organic fertiliser;
•      Landscape arranged for maximising available views to immediate gardens areas and larger
       open space beyond.



Construction

•      Implementation of a pollution control program and dust management;
•      Implementation of a waste management program, including separation of construction
       waste for recycling;
•      Use of environmentally friendly cleaning agents;
•      Avoidance of use of toxic materials or materials with toxic by-products during manufacture;
•      Implementation of a “green” site office policy, eg. through maximising the use of recycled
       paper, double sided copying, electronic communications rather than paper etc;
•      Impervious areas will be balanced with porous treatment;
•      Any existing top soil on site for reuse to be stock piled if suitable and if possible;
•      Organic pest control methods to be used wherever possible.


Refuse Management

•      On site construction management program to maximise the opportunities for separation of
       waste and to minimise environmental damage;
•      Develop and implement approved waste management plan for the development post
       construction.


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Landscape

. The landscape design generally has adopted principles of sustainability reflecting the overall
development philosophy of sustainable design;

. Use of low maintenance, native plant species offer predominant indigenous and endemic
species for vegetation;

. The establishment of ecosystems which are viable on the site to support habitats for urban
adjusted indigenous animals;

. The creation of self sustaining landscapes as much as possible;

. The use of ground cover and shade to reduce reflection around the road areas and other
pavement;

. Detailed design to block cold winds and channel breezes for cooling;

. Existing trees where retained to be protected during construction;

° Maximisation of the use of plants to absorb carbon dioxide;

. Use of drought tolerant plants where possible in landscaping;

. Considered use of lawn to avoid the need for high irrigation;

° Provision of drip irrigation;

. Provision of timers for night watering;

. Provision of high levels of mulching;

. The landscape design has adopted the principles behind “crime prevention through

environmental design” (CPTED) including; effective use of low planting and placement of
vertical elements such as planter walls/fencing to create visual permeability within public
areas and paths of travel within the development;

° Use of organic fertiliser;

. Landscape arranged for maximising available views to immediate gardens areas and larger
open space beyond.

Construction

. Implementation of a pollution control program and dust management;

. Implementation of a waste management program, including separation of construction
waste for recycling;

. Use of environmentally friendly cleaning agents;

. Avoidance of use of toxic materials or materials with toxic by-products during manufacture;

. Implementation of a “green” site office policy, eg. through maximising the use of recycled
paper, double sided copying, electronic communications rather than paper etc;

° Impervious areas will be balanced with porous treatment;

. Any existing top soil on site for reuse to be stock piled if suitable and if possible;

. Organic pest control methods to be used wherever possible.

Refuse Management

. On site construction management program to maximise the opportunities for separation of
waste and to minimise environmental damage;
. Develop and implement approved waste management plan for the development post

construction.