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Pelican Links Sustainable Subdivision Pelican Links Sustainable Subdivision Pelican Links will be a unique residential community enjoying a prime location adjacent to the Club Pelican Golf Course and the natural environment of Bell's Creek at Caloundra in South East Queensland. SSI has prepared an integrated sustainable water and waste management strategy for the development which includes the following initiatives:
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Orion @ Greater Springfield Sustainable Design in the Retail Sector The James Fielding Group approached SSI to help them turn the commercial town centre of Greater Springfield into an international showcase of Environmental Sustainable Design. Orion will be the community focal point for Springfield ; offering sport & recreational facilities, health services, restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and a wide range of retail stores. SSI worked with the multi-disciplinary design team of the Orion project to develop cost effective solutions that will reduce the operating cost and ecological footprint of the centre. A solid waste minimisation plan for Orion developed by SSI identifies practical methods to be used to avoid, reduce, reuse and recycle at Orion. The waste minimisation plan includes a “no plastic bag policy”, comprehensive source separation and on-site composting of organic wastes. The integrated water management strategy for the site reduces mains water use by the development by over 60% and saves over $160,000 p.a. in operating costs compared to similar sized centres.
When implemented, the waste minimisation and integrated water management strategies will enable the Orion centre to be recognised internationally as an ESD leader in the retail sector. |
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Australian Conservation Foundation Building The 60L Green Building is the premier green building in Australia . The aim of this project was to design and construct a system to sustainably utilise rainwater and wastewater, without the use of chlorine based products, thus ensuring minimal environmental impact. A system was developed to minimise pollutants entering the captured rainwater. The harvested rainwater is treated to Australian drinking water standard and stored for use as potable water. Sewage is treated in a sewage treatment plant before undergoing further treatment to produce recycled water that is reused for sanitary flushing and roof-top irrigation. |
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Sustainable Water Management Strategies at Brisbane Airport In a partnership project with Brisbane Airport Corporation (BAC) and Brisbane Water, Sustainable Solutions International is investigating opportunities to improve the efficiency of water use at the Brisbane Airport , one of the largest water users in Brisbane . The first phase of the project was to quantify the current water demand patterns and generate a water balance for the site. This involved a major investigation of water usage at Brisbane Airport which has found ways to reduce the annual water demand by 20-30%. The next phase of the project will be to develop a water management plan at the airport that will focus on water reuse and recycling projects. The project will also involve forecasting future water demand at the airport for the next 20 years. |
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Momi Bay Resort – Fiji The proposed Momi Bay Resort project contains 150 land based and 75 over water Bures, a health club and central facilities, Village and apartments at the marina, and a 9 hole golf course. SSI prepared a management plan for the resort's water, wastewater and waste. Potable water will be supplied from the mains water, with rainwater being collected and used for irrigation and toilet flushing. Wastewater is treated a standard equal to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Standards for discharge to a marine environment. Organic waste is collected and treated in a high-rate vermicomposting system. |
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Rivendell Eco-Village – Nimbin Rivendell Eco-Village project is earmarked as Australia 's first rural inner-city environmentally sustainable suburb. The project will consist of 47 terrace houses, cafes and restaurants and light industries. The project will utilise cutting-edge green technology with smart engineered solutions to achieve an economically feasible, environmentally sustainable, fully self-sustaining residential village. The aim of the project is to disconnect from Nimbin water and sewer and sell power back to the grid. |
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Danthonia Bruderhof Community Danthonia Bruderhof will be a community of 400 people located in rural NSW. The property will support both agricultural and light industry. SSI worked closely with Bruderhof staff to provide them with water and wastewater solutions that suited their needs. Due to its remote location, on-site water and wastewater treatment was required. The community is aware of the value of water as a resource and its use of surface and bore water reflected competing use of water resources by neighbouring properties. Wastewater treatment also needed to address concerns over the potential for salinity and bore water contamination. In consultation with the Bruderhof community it was decided to use rainwater to supply drinking water. The community's 80 kL of domestic wastewater will be treated to a high standard using a sub-surface wetland system, and will be reused for the irrigation of Lucerne hay pastures. |
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Water Recycling at Brisbane SquareBrisbane Square , a 40 story office building located in the heart of Brisbane 's CBD, will be the new head office for Brisbane City Council and Suncorp. Brisbane Square is set to become Brisbane 's showcase sustainable office development. Sustainable Solutions International devised a sustainable water management scheme for the building, that incorporated rainwater reuse and on-site wastewater treatment and recycling for toilet flushing, irrigation and water feature top-up. SSI provided ABN-Amro with a feasibility investigation and the schematic design of a Membrane Bioreactor recycling plant that will be installed to treat the building's wastewater and provide recycled water for reuse. |
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Marvel Street, Byron Bay We have recently completed a cutting edge Stormwater Management Plan for a Medium Density Housing Development in Byron Bay . Each of the six dwellings on the development is expected to sell for over $1 million. The WSUD elements adopted for the site include:
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The Forest Resort, Victoria The Forest Resort in Creswick , Victoria is a resort and residential development that will incorporate an 18 hole championship golf course. In an effort to reduce the sewage head works charges and reduce their demand on mains water the Forest Resort has decided to treat and reuse all of the wastewater produced by the development for irrigation of the golf course and for other non-potable uses within the development such as toilet flushing and garden watering. Sustainable Solutions International was responsible for assessing the environmental and health impacts of irrigating the golf course with treated wastewater and developing a management strategy to ensure the long term sustainability of the recycle water scheme. |
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The Edge Noosa ResortThe Edge Noosa will be a unique resort style development set across 400 ha of land near Kin Kin in SE Qld. The centrepiece of the development will be a Greg Norman designed 18 hole golf course surrounded by a vast array of facilities including a day spa, conference centre, resort, chalets, villas, vineyard and an equestrian school. The development has no access to municipal water or sewerage facilities, so SSI is currently involved in developing a sustainable water and wastewater strategy for the development. |
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Water Demand Management Plans SSI has been involved in developing several Water Demand Management Plans for residential apartment buildings. The purpose of the Plans was to find ways to reduce site water demand, wastewater discharge and stormwater runoff through Environmentally Sustainable Design. Methods that were used to achieve this objective include: installing AAA/AAAA water efficient fixtures, rainwater harvesting for outdoor/toilet flushing use, wastewater/ grey water recycling, and stormwater management controls. The reports were presented to Council as part of the DA process to negotiate an increase in building's size above the set plot ratio (GFA/Site Area). SSI has recently completed Water Demand reports for Pradella, Meridian, Tower Holdings and Investa. With water restrictions set to become the norm across Australia, these reports will soon become an essential component for gaining approval from Councils.
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Binna Burra Village, Beechmont The proposed Binna Burra Village development is an intentional "holistic educational retreat" set amongst 200 acres of rainforest in the Gold Coast Hinterland. The village features the Ethos Centre which will offer a wide variety of 2 to 5 day workshops on arts, cooking, spirituality etc and embraces sustainable principles such as alternative energy, organic farming, rainwater reuse water recycling and onsite composting and management of solid waste. The vision for this project is for these innovative technologies used in the project to become educational tools, and not be hidden from the people attending these workshops. The planned development caters for a range of accommodation types from camping to luxury villas. SSI is currently preparing an integrated water cycle and solid waste management plan for the development. |
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Other Recent and Current Projects
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