Urban Sustainability

Sustainability includes community involvement:

• Social Capital

We need to look at the the full environmental footprint of buildings:

• Life Cycle Assessment and Buildings

TEC chaired the community watchdog, Green Games Watch 2000 for the Sydney Olympics, the largest urban sustainability project yet seen. Reports:

ESD Targets for Development
Environmental Benchmarks for Development and Events
Sydney Olympic Green Building Legacy
Event Waste
Indoor Air Quality
Merchandising
Liquid waste and cleaner production

During 1997-98 we assisted the community, Hornsby Council and Landcom, the state land development agency, to resolve a controversial bushland subdivision, through the application of ESD principles. Key report:

• The ESD of Subdivision