E1.01 Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) cont...
The ESD objectives are outlined in the sections below and focus on the following:
Table 10: Example ESD Enhancements
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Health and wellbeing
Towards Net
Implementation of elements that move towards, or achieve, a ‘net zero emissions’ condition. This may include aspects such as: • Onsite renewable generation, particularly solar PV. No gas fired electricity generation to be used. • Onsite energy storage. • Microgrids: looking at incorporate renewable energy, energy storage and demand management technologies
Protect the health of residents, particularly those more vulnerable, through a focus on safe indoor temperatures, limiting stress stemming from utility costs, and climate change adapted urban strategies.
Zero Emissions
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Resource and Material Consumption and Environmental Impacts. Prioritise passive solar orientation, care for the natural
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Future proofing for net zero.
environment and contribute towards the achievement of net zero greenhouse gas emissions strategies across all HCA properties by 2030.
Potential for ‘fully electric’, avoiding onsite gas or combustion fuel use. Community energy: Community-Owned Renewable Energy, including potential business models that facilitate distribution of onsite generation to residents.
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Future Proofing
Design to incorporate future ready and resilient infrastructure and features (for example, in climate aspects of climate risk, energy security and management, water, waste, landscape and transport systems).
Achieve climate adapted indoor comfort band
When using NatHERS software in non-regulatory free running mode (with no heating or cooling applied), demonstrate that the internal temperature of any apartment zone will remain within a specified temperature zone for a standard climate year, or a specific climate data scenario. For example, achieving a temperature range of 16°C - 28°C. Procurement innovation to achieve higher performance building systems, or sustainable products or materials, for the same or similar price to common (more environmentally damaging) alternatives, including ‘industry capacity building’ approaches from the Green Star Communities tool.
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Target, Evaluate and Learn
Target likely performance outcomes and goals during the design phase, validate the level to which outcomes have been delivered using post occupancy assessment tools and techniques, and incorporate learnings into future housing developments.
Procurement
innovation
Secure bicycle
Provide higher levels of secure storage for each unit that can be
storage
used for bicycle parking.
Car parking conversion
Provide car parking areas that are adaptable for future use
conversion to habitable space.
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