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  • develop tangible targets for a sustainable city, precinct or an infrastructure development
    • ]]>     Planet – our cities, precincts and infrastructure responding to challenges like climate change, water, waste and transport

    We offer these services

    Sustainable Cities, Precincts & Infrastructure

    • Sustainable City and Precinct Strategies based on tangible and targeted outcomes
    • Implementation to deliver sustainable outcomes at the precinct and project levels; and through the administration authority of the city
    • Infrastructure sustainability planning- key elements such as trunk infrastructure, alternative energy sources and transport and community services.
    • Measurement and monitoring

    Green building expertise

    • Advising developers on meeting standards from design to operational stages
    • Co-development of  Pearls Rating Method for Buildings and Communities, part of Abu Dhabi
    • Independent assessment of green building star ratings

    Climate Action – facilitation, consultation, presentations  and behaviour change programs

    • Presentations to companies and World Business Council on Climate change as a business risk
    • Facilitation & consultation on climate change and energy efficiency opportunities
    • Behaviour change programs  – to reduce energy costs and spending on costly new infrastructure
    • We partner with proven providers to measure carbon emissions and to offer advice on international developments, climate change adaptation and emissions trading and on regulatory compliance in Australia with National Greenhouse Energy Reporting Scheme  and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

    Previous clients include

    Sustainable cities Dubai Waterfront, a city of 1.5 million people covering over 81 million square metres, with first phase investment of $US 3.5 billion. Developed targets based sustainability framework for the whole development; customised implementation plansParramatta Civic Place redevelopment; Northgate development in South Australia; Cities of Hume and Yarra in Victoria, Australia
    Horizon Uptown in Colorado, United States
    Green buildings Over 50 commercial, educational, industrial, and mixed use buildings in the United States, Australia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates
    Co-development of Buildings and Communities green building rating systems, United States, Australia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates
    Climate Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
    World Business Council on Sustainable Development
    Australian government’s Garnaut Review on Climate Change
    Australia’s 200 highest industrial & commercial energy users
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