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Water and Waterways

• WSUD Case Studies – 2003 (1.2 MB)
• The Water Cycle at Victoria Park (953 KB)
• Wetland Development and Creek Restoration (965 KB)
• Wetlands at Chullora Technology Park (857 KB)

Energy and Greenhouse

Energy Efficient House at Metford (2000)
Landcom identified a need for an energy efficient home in the mainstream market, largely catered for by project home builders.

In November 1998, Landcom enlisted the support of Maitland City Council and instigated a competition for the design of an "Affordable Energy Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Home" that complied with SEDA's five star energy rating.

The competition was won by Newcastle architect Glen Spicer of EJE Architects and the winning design was built by a local project home builder, Jones Homes.

The Energy Efficient Home in Ferraby Drive at Melaleuca Estate, Metford, was a Landcom initiative to showcase energy efficient living to home buyers and builders. It was used as Landcom’s sales office for 6 years enabling us to promote the cost savings and benefits of energy and water efficiency to prospective home buyers visiting our sales office.

Landcom sold the house in 2006 when its Metford development project was completed.

• Energy Efficient Water Heating for Campbellfields Estate (2001) (877 KB)
• Edmondson Park – Energy Study (2002) (2.6 MB)
• Prince Henry Redevelopment – Energy Study (2002) (2.9 MB)

Biodiversity Conservation

Hornsby ESD Study (1999)
In 1999, Landcom engaged the Total Environment Centre (TEC) to independently investigate the development potential and ecological impacts of the proposed Crown Lands development in Hornsby.

The Hornsby ESD Study area consisted of patches of vacant Crown land in Berowra Heights, Berowra, Hornsby Heights and Asquith with the majority being on the northern side of Berowra Heights adjoining Crown-owned open space and Aboriginal lands which adjoin Muogamarra Nature Reserve (NR) to the north. All other sites adjoin Berowra Valley Regional Park (RP) except Stokes Road Asquith which adjoins Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park (NP) to the east.

Following TEC’s investigations and recommendations, the Hornsby study area was not developed.

• Study 1 – State of the Environment - 234 pages - (2 MB)
• Study 2 – The ESD of Subdivision – An Assessment Framework - 108 pages - (855 KB)
• Study 3 -  Ecological Study - 192 pages - (1.2 MB)
• Study 4 – Management and “set-aside” Mechanisms for Land on Urban Fringe - 93 pages - (307 KB)
• Total Environment Centre Recommendations - Vol 1 - 59 pages - (1 MB)
• Total Environment Centre Recommendations - Vol 2 - 154 pages - (1.8 MB)

Waste Minimisation

• Best Practice for Waste Management at Victoria Park (5.1 MB)