Urban Development Institute of Australia
Western Australia Division Incorporated
Western Australia Division Incorporated
Energy-Comfort
Consumer:
Understanding and valuing energy efficiencies and how it benefits our wellbeing and mitigates the impact of climate change
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- Smart Metering
- Solar access
- Valuing indoor comfort
- Pricing (lifecycle costing)
- Alternative generation of energy
- Understanding the design and operation of sustainable houses
- Promoting awareness about the embodied energy of products
- Use of energy efficient appliances
- Appropriate landscaping design for gardens to ensure shade and improved micro climate
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Infrastructure:
Structures that lead to energy efficiencies and reduce reliance on traditional supply
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- Feedback to grid
- Tariffs / government incentives
- Alternative generation (e.g. wind farm, geothermal, solar, wave) at a district and/or local structure plan scale
- Industrial ecology
- Smart grid, e.g. V2G
Associated Case Studies:
- Hopetoun Water, Wastewater and Energy Sustainable Infrastructure Project
- Urban Heat Island, Stud Park Major Activity Centre Assessment
Urban Planning:
Urban planning that reduces the demand on non-renewable energy sources
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- Appropriate solar orientation of streets and lots
- Shade over play and gathering areas
- Green areas to reduce heat island effect
- Building controls (e.g. heights, setbacks, etc.) to ensure equitable solar access
- Detailed Area Plans (DAPs)
- Improving microclimate through early planting of appropriate street trees
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Building Design:
Built form outcomes that reduce the demand for non-renewable energy sources
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- Solar orientation of home (passive solar design)
- Establishing solar access zones for living areas
- Cross- and stack-ventilation
- Permeable fencing (encourage cross ventilation)
- Micro climate management
- Energy efficient lighting and appliances (including solar hot water and solar pool heaters)
- Smart Metering Infrastructure (SMI) components at lot and estate scales (electricity and gas)
- North and west facing roof areas allocated for solar devices
- Integrated photovoltaic power systems
- Plug-in points for electric vehicles
- Building designs to allow heat purging (e.g. natural ventilation, porous surfacing) / heating (e.g. mass concrete) at night
- Green roofs / cool roofs (e.g. heat resistant materials)
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