Sustainability Strategy

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5.0 Urban Ecology

With continuously growing cities, urban ecology plays a large role in conserving biodiversity and improving the quality of life for urban
residents. Well planned buildings and landscape architecture not only protects and enhances biodiversity, but it also enables sustainable
landscaping, such as low water use, low fertiliser requirements and local native and indigenous plant species selection. If possible, remnant
indigenous plant communities should be managed and protected.

5.1       Heat Island

The heat island effect describes the condition where urban areas
have a higher average temperature than its rural surroundings due
to the built environment's makeup. The use of light coloured roof
materials, solar panels, water features, combined with shaded and
landscaped areas, can significantly reduce the heat island effect,
and contribute to further energy savings.

5.2       Vegetation

Vegetation selection is critical to the success of the project to

▪     Provide the right atmosphere
▪     Minimise water demand
▪     Promote native fauna
▪     Integrate with the surrounding environment                               Figure 9: Heat island management through vegetation and light surfaces

▪     Provide a manageable level of maintenance
▪     Be safe for guest engagement
The vegetation for the development will be carefully considered to achieve this balance.

5.3       Light Pollution

Light pollution is an environmental issue that is becoming more of a problem every year as cities continue to grow in both size and
population density. Excessive amounts of light being projected upwards is not only a waste of energy and resources but has also been
proven to have a negative impact on the local wildlife by affecting various species’ vision, mating, nesting, and built-in migration instincts.

Similar effects have been found in humans, with some people struggling to sleep and relax with prolonged exposure to artificial daylight and
glare from poorly fitted external lights. The idea of reducing light pollution through sensible light fittings can save the site owners financially by
reducing wasted energy and increasing lighting efficiency whilst simultaneously contributing positively to the health and wellbeing of the
surrounding natural environment.

The project targets to have all external light fittings pointing downwards, mitigating the effects of light pollution.




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