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EnviroDevelopment Professional Training Webinar | 13 May, 2025

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This content is an introductory training session for the "Envir Development Professional" accreditation, explaining the Envir Development sustainability rating tool, its certification process, technical standards, and the roles and responsibilities of accredited professionals.

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Um thank you for bearing with me. So

yes, welcome to the environment

professional training course. Um it is

the 13th of May 2025. Uh for any of you

that of those that are listening to this

recording um after the fact, we run this

training course uh twice a year. Uh and

the overall intent of the course is to

accredit you guys individually as being

an environ development professional. So

treat today like a 101 course. um you'll

get to know every part of what environ

development is all about. We'll talk

about certification process right

through the technical standards, case

studies, and everything in between. So

um yeah, bear with me for the next

couple of hours. Um I'm hoping to kind

of have this finished by about 12 12:30

Queensland time or Eastern States time

uh for those of you that are elsewhere.

Um so yeah, it should be about two two

and a half hours depending on the type

of pace that we've got today. So yes, my

name is Taylor Hood. Um I'm the director

of sustainability and research here at

UDIA. Um so I look after our research

program as well as looking after broadly

the environment development program um

to ensure that yeah we are uh the

programs moving in the right direction.

We're ensuring that we're getting

certifications and training sessions

kind of under the belt to ensure that we

keep equipping industry um with the

tools to make good sustainable choices

when it comes to urban

development. So a bit of an outline for

today. So I'm going to talk about a

little bit of environ development

basics. So, some of you in the room

might already know a little bit about

environ development, but nonetheless,

I'm still going to cover off on the

basics of the system. Uh, then going to

jump into talk about the different

development types that we certify. Uh,

we've then got some motivations and

research findings that we've got to

present. Uh, we then run through the

certification process as well. So,

that's from start to finish, what it

takes to get your project registered all

the way through to certification. Um,

the bulk of today's presentation will

sit with five there, which is the

National Technical Standards version 4.

So we will run through the technical

standards um basically element by

element um so you guys have a pretty

good understanding as to what is

involved in the environment development

technical criteria um we will not be

running through technical criteria as it

is written one by one um but I'll at

least give you a good understanding of

what's in there um and I'll give you the

tools to be able to interpret it

nonetheless number six there we'll then

jump into a few case studies so I've got

a few projects here um that we've

certified in recent is that I think are

pretty good examples of some environ

development projects um that will give

you guys a pretty good understanding

over how certain projects might uh make

their way through an environ development

certification and what that actually

looks like on the ground um and what

that looks like from a project point of

view right through to the type of uh

initiatives that they essentially chosen

to incorporate into their projects so

that they could achieve envir

development. Um we'll then round it out

number seven there as roles and

responsibilities. Um so that will be

once the case studies are done all the

primary content is finished. Uh and then

we'll talk about roles and

responsibilities which is for those of

you that are being accredited today. Um

what that entails for you what your role

is in uh in the world of being an

environ development professional uh and

what your responsibilities might be as

well. questions for today. Um because

this is a essentially a webinar um and

you guys all we all line in kind of one

meeting. Um that would be a very big

meeting. If it was it wouldn't go very

well. Um there's a little bit of a

different way that we like to do

questions. So it's all in the uh all in

the chat function there. So it should be

a bit of a Q&A function there that

you've got in your control bar. So if

you have questions um just know that

there's a little bit of a delayed timing

of them kind of coming through for me to

view them. So, as we are going through

each section, if you're coming across a

question, just chuck it in the Q&A, um,

I will then get to it once I've either

finished that slide or finished that

section and we'll go through a couple of

questions. So, um, if we just wait for

the end of every section to ask

questions, then they might not they take

kind of about 30 seconds to come

through. So, um, it might be bit of a

delay of them coming through and I might

have already moved on to the next

section. So, as soon as you think of

something that you want to ask, chuck it

in there. I will ask I will answer that

question um when it's kind of

appropriate to do so to make sure that

we're kind of just um keeping good pace

and we're not kind of interrupting the

flow of of the webinar today. But yeah,

please questions are very very welcome.

As many as possible is always great. I

think it always promotes a good um a

good conversation that can kind of occur

um and lets me touch on a point that

maybe I wouldn't have seen as relevant

to talk about today. Uh the reality is

that I could probably do this

presentation over a couple of days. uh

we could go into a lot of details. So

again, this is just a bit of a 101. So a

bit of a one-on-one session um where you

guys will understand the basics of

environ development at the end of all of

this um and we'll be able to go from

there. I already got a question come

through. Will you providing us with the

slides? Absolutely, we will. Um we'll

absolutely be providing you with the

full slide deck of what you're going to

be cover what we're going to be covering

of today. Um as well as the recording.

So, if you do want to go back and for

some reason listen to me do this all

over again, um you can absolutely do

that. But yes, you will absolutely have

the slides after this. Um there is a

short quiz at the end of this training

session as well for those of you that

are becoming an accredited professional.

That's just to ensure that we um we know

that you've basically absorbed the

source content and you're taking on the

roles and responsibilities of what it is

that we're doing. Um the quiz isn't long

um but it is uh something that will be

sent to you at the end of uh this

session. It will be sent to you either

later this afternoon or tomorrow. So

just complete it while it's still fresh.

Um send that back to us and then you

will essentially receive your full

accreditation. Uh and we'll send you all

the appropriate documentation um as

well. So thank you Andre for that question.

question.

So, first before I jump into all of the

um all of the criteria, what I'd love

everybody to do is to head over to

environvelopment.com.au. I obviously

know that you're all kind of part of a

computer. Um so, it' be great if you

could jump over onto our environment

website because what I want you to do is

I want you to download a version of our

technical standards. It's going to be

really helpful for particularly when we

get to the technical standards overview

part that you've got a version of our

technical criteria in front of you so

that when I'm talking through what it's

all about um you will be able to see

from your project types point of view

what it is that I'm talking about. Uh

and you'll also be able to make some

direct references over uh how some

specific criteria is worded in our in

our technical standards too. So if you

can head over to

environmentopment.com.au Are you um

you're going to get into the home screen

of environment development. Jump and

click into the resources tab of that.

Once you get to the resources tab, you

should be able to scroll down just a

little bit and there should be a

download the technical standards um

section here. So you'll see that there's

a fair few different files there to

download. So what I want you all to do

is to choose a development type to

download. The top download there right

there is our entire technical standard

document which includes 10 different

development types. So we have a

technical criteria from 10 different

development types. Wouldn't recommend

downloading that one right now. Um but

for the sake of this choose a

development type um just honestly just

for the sake of this session. It doesn't

have to be um exactly anything but it'll

just help you to follow along and to

understand how we structure our

technical criteria. If you're not really

sure what one to download and you might

work on a fair few different types of

projects, um I'd recommend either

downloading the residential subdivision

criteria. It's one of our most popular

and that's a very popular landbased

basically land development. Um or our

multi-unit residential criteria, which

is essentially apartments, high-rise,

high density development types. So those

two are our two most popular technical

standards. Um you can look at and

download at any of those, but they are

two most popular. So, choose one if you

want to. If you're more inclined for

built form, then go to multi-unit

residential. If you're more inclined for

land, um then go through to residential

subdivision. Um really easy there. But

yeah, just just choose one um to

do. So, once you've done that, you

should now have a PDF open with that

technical criteria in there. Great.

Wonderful. Just put that to the side for

now. Um and we will come back to that um shortly.

shortly.

So there are two reasons why you are

here. Um you kind of fall into one or

both of these categories. Uh the first

one is to become an accredited

professional. So either you individually

or your company holds an environ

development membership and you are now

here to do our training so that you can

become an accredited environment

professional um and get the uh the

ability to be able to call yourself a

professional. So you're here to accredit

yourself. Um, and you might also be here

to just gain knowledge and know how on

how to certify your project. So, you

might have already done an

accredititation force on environ

development in the past, but you're just

looking for a refresher and kind of

gaining more knowledge on the new

version of our technical standards which

we released about 18 months ago. Um, or

you might just be here just to

understand what environ development is

all about and you're not here to

accredit yourself. You might not be here

at all to um because you're a member or

an environ development based member. you

might just be here and you've paid for

the training session and you just want

to know a bit a little bit more about

envir development. I know for a fact

that we've got developers in the room.

So developers in the room um can't

become an accredited professional

because we don't certify individuals

within a development company. We only

certify individuals that sit in

basically the supporter base of the

development industry. So the consultant

side. Um, but if you are a developer,

you've been channeled here because you

just want to know what environ

development is all about, what it takes

to get certified, the costs, you know,

what are the types of technical criteria

that we want to make you do. Um, you're

just here for a bit of a 101 as well.

So, there's a couple of different

reasons that you might be here, you

definitely fall into one or both of those

those

categories. So, for the environment

professional, so if you're here to

become an environment professional, you

will get formal recognition. Um there

will be a small assessment at the end of

this course which I talked about a

little bit earlier in the form of a

quiz. You'll receive that either later

this afternoon or tomorrow morning. Um

it's a survey monkey based uh quiz. So

you'll send through you'll get a link to

it. Answer the questions. Um send that

through to us. Um you need to achieve at

least 75% on that quiz to basically have

that formal recognition. um if you do

fall just short um you will have an

opportunity to redo that quiz where

necessary. So um I will just say so you

know the the questions aren't aimed to

be highly complex and complicated.

They're actually quite simple but it's

basically a have you been paying

attention type of quiz. So um like back

in the day when the teacher used to ask

you a really simple question in front of

the class when they know you've just

been staring out the window. Um so it's

a little bit like that. So we just want

to make sure that you're engaged in the

session. Obviously, this is a webinar,

so I don't know what you guys are up to,

but we just want you engaged. We want

you to understand what environment

development is about. So that when you

have that formal recognition, you're

representing the interests of environ development

development

appropriately. So an environment

professional, if you're here to be a

professional, you can assist by being an

active member of the project team when

pursuing an environ development

certification. So you might be part of a

project team um that's undergoing an

environ development certification. You

might provide assistance in coordinating

the application. So the specific

application that's being put together,

you might be assigned to by your client

to pull together that application or you

might be at least assisting part of that

application or you might be providing

assistance in colliding documentation

for an environ development

reertification. I'll talk a little bit

more about what a reertification is

later on in the session. Um but

reertification is the process that

happens once you've already achieved

your certification as as the project

essentially works its way through

construction and delivery. Um there is a

current directory of environment

professionals available on our environ

development website. So you can go on

our website and have a look at that. It

should be there in the directory in the

environ development professional side.

Um you should be able to find the

directory there. I will say it is the

most clicked part of our website. Um so

a lot of our primary clients being

developers that are certifying projects

they are always looking for consultants

that understand environ development so

they can assist them in their

certification side. So it is our most

clipped part of our website. So, you

know, after this, once you've received

your formal recognition, you will go on

our directory, um, which, you know, kind

of showcases where you operate. So, if

you're Victorian base, you know, where

you're operating in Victoria, um, the

company that you work for, um, and

obviously your kind of formal name there

as well, and some contact information so

they can reach directly out to you to

go, hey, I'm undertaking an environment

development certification. I see that

you're a planner in Melbourne. Um,

that's where my project is. because I'd

love to basically utilize your services

to your knowhow with environ development

to help me with the planning related

matters for an environ development

application. So that's where we get to

um that logo down the bottom. So once

you receive your formal recognition,

you'll actually receive that logo mark

there as well. So the environ

development professional logo mark um

you'll receive that you can put it on

your email signature on your website and

your capability statement for your for

your company. Whatever it is that you

want to do, you get to utilize that

logo. Now you can also put it on your

LinkedIn and bits and pieces as well.

We'll give you a um we'll give you I'm

an accredited professional social tile

that you can post about on your LinkedIn

if you want to as well. So what is

environ development? Um now entering

into the basics of what it is. So some

of you might be in this room go I don't

even know what environ development is.

I've been told that I need to be here to

understand it. So what the hell is envir

development? It's a sustainability

rating tool. Um we have a large coverage

of project types. Uh we certify a

project at any phase. It is a holistic

rating tool i.e. We look at everything

that a development is impacting from a

sustainability point of view. So that's

not just a built form of the project,

but it's also the site that it's

impacting, the waterways that it's

impacting, uh, and the community that

it's impacting both in the project and

external to the project as well. So we

kind of cover the entire project

footprint, whatever that looks like. Um,

our technical standards, which is the

document there to the left, which most

of you should have already downloaded

one, um, are progressively raised as

well. So we are always upgrading our

standards. We've been um a tool since

2006 is when we first launched environ

development. So as you can imagine the

sustainability world back in 2006 is

very different to what the

sustainability world looks like today.

So um we are always progressively

raising our standards pretty much every

3 to four years. We trigger a formal

review and we go through review all of

our technical criteria uh to make sure

that it is still up to date and relevant

to the uh industry standard that we now

find ourselves in. We also facilitate a

lot of uptake of research and knowledge.

So the beauty of running a

sustainability rating tool is you get a

lot of data. Uh you get a lot of data

from applicants all across the country

that using your tool about what types of

initiatives they're going for, what are

those initiatives look like, uh how much

are those initiatives, what are the most

common pathways to certification. We get

a lot of knowledge to understand where

industry likes to operate from the

sustainability point of view because

it's a pretty broad area. There's a lot

of different things that you can do, but

yeah, we get a fair bit of research and

knowledge on on what people want to do

and we utilize that information too. We

utilize all the information that we

collect from that and we like to try and

inform policy at the local, state and

federal level around this stuff too. So,

um, we have a seat around the table a

lot of those major stakeholders and

yeah, we definitely utilize the data

that we really collect from envir

development to inform how regulation

should or shouldn't exist um but where

they should play and where they

shouldn't play. But um yeah, we utilize

that information a lot which is great.

Um look, most importantly, this is a bit

of a brag for Envir Development, but

this is an industry reference guide and

it is completely freely available. So

there's nothing stopping anyone in the

world going on our envir development

website, going to where you guys have

just been, resources, downloading our

technical criteria and learning

everything there is to know about

environment. All of our IP for environ

development, all of our, you know, trade

secrets is built into our technical

criteria. It's all there for the world

to see. So, we're proud of that because

for a we've got obviously got nothing to

hide, but B, it just means that it can

just it can, you know, it's a reference

guide for industry. If environ

development at a bare minimum is just a

reference guide and no one decides to

certify with us, then we're very happy

to have that technical criteria updated

and available for industry to utilize.

Now, the reality is we're a

certification scheme because people come

to us because they want the

verification. They want to utilize the

logos on their projects. They they want

that. the community wants that, the

regulator might want that. Um, so of

course we exist as a as a certification

body because of what we are able to

offer, but all the knowledge that we

have is completely completely freely

available. So um yeah, it's all always

available on our website for anyone to

download. You know, at its heart though,

you know, envir development is a

marketing and branding tool. The reality

is that projects go out there, they jump

through all these hoops, they prove that

they've jumped through them so that they

can then market and brand themselves as

an environment certified project. So

certified projects gain access to our

suite of logos to promote their

commitment to sustainability. So just on

the right here is a bit of a collection

of logos that a if a project was to

receive a full certification which is

all six of our leagues which I'll

explain the system in just a minute.

They will receive this environ

development six uh certified logo in a

few different forms. So obviously we've

got the more vertical logo, we've got

the horizontal logo there and then we've

got the actual just the watermark that

they can utilize as well. They also get

access to the specific element logo

icons as well which there's six icons

there which represent the six areas of

environ development which I'll be

running through in great detail for the

rest of today but they get access to all

of those logos too. So we give them this

we give them a full package of those

logo suite and they get to utilize and

all their project

branding the structure of the tool. So

we are split into six areas of

sustainability. This is the way that

environ development is structured. There

are six leaves. Those leaves are

ecosystems, waste, energy, materials,

water and community. So there are six

areas, our six pillars of sustainability

that environ development likes to

operate like um all requirements within

each element will be will be achieved to

receive that element. So the way that

our certification team system works is

that there is criteria that sits under

each of those six elements. You must

achieve the minimum amount of credits

underneath that leaf to achieve that

leaf. Then you need to achieve the

minimum requirements under the next leaf

to achieve to achieve that leaf. Um

there is flexibility built within each

leaf around uh how um how many credits

and what options you've got to choose

from for what type of pathway you want

to achieve when you're achieving that

element. Um but there is minimum

standards that everyone must achieve. So

it will be in the form of mandatory

criteria. In some criteria it is a you

must choose at least two of these from

the following five options. Um so

there's different flexibility built

within there. Each element is siloed

with its credits. So no overachieving of

credits can help another credit. So for

example in the ecosystems element if a

client or a project has overachieved in

the ecosystems element let's say there's

a minimum 20 credits that needed to have

been achieved but they achieved 25

doesn't matter those extra five credits

do not help you out on any one of those

other leaves unless it's an initiative

that might have you know cross uh

benefit i.e. drought tolerant plant

species is something that we like from a

native point of view for ecosystems but

we also like it from a water point of

view from a drought tolerant point of

view. So unless it's selecting plant

species which you might be able to

achieve on multiple fronts you can't

credit share. So overachieving credits

and ecosystems doesn't mean that you get

additional credits anywhere else. They

are siloed. Why? Because this system has

been designed for the community. The

community won't understand um uh the

community doesn't understand credit

sharing. So we don't necessarily

facilitate it. We just have it all

siloed into each individual leaf. You

either achieve that leaf or you don't.

Super simple. For a minimum level of

certification in environ development,

you must achieve the requirements in

four of the six elements uh to to

receive certification. So that means we

have three levels of certification. We

have a fourleaf certification, five leaf

and a six leaf. um you cannot achieve

three leaves and achieve certification

from us. Um you must have at least a

minimum of four of those and it can be

any combination of four. We don't choose

what those might be. Same with five. It

can be any combination of the five. Um

for six, obviously self-explanatory that

it is all six of those

leaves. Most importantly, our tool has

been structured to ensure that it has

the community at the heart. Um we want

to ensure that we are giving our clients

a communication platform so that they

can utilize something like envir

development to communicate the

initiatives that they've achieved on

their project to the community.

Something like environ development proi

provides that platform. Um, so we're

able to give that to them and then it

gives them the license to and the

opportunity to talk about how they went

about achieving the water leaf or how

they went about achieving the energy

leaf, what that looks like, the types of

initiatives that they put into their

project. Um, it is all about

communication with something like this.

We know that it's really important to

ensure that the community is along for

the ride when it comes to these

initiatives and these certifications. So

we place them at the heart through our

branding um and the way that we package

environ development up for our clients

to have it as a platform to talk about

it with the

community. Our intent so broadly what

our intent is and this is almost like

our internal intent of what environ

development is trying to achieve we are

trying to achieve to be flexible enough

to encourage innovation i.e. We don't

want to be putting sustainability in a

box and telling environment and telling

the industry that they have to perform

in that box. We want to provide options

and flexibility because every project is

different. Every project is structured

different. Every site is different.

Every site has opportunities and

constraints that will that will

basically light a bit of a pathway

forward as to how they want to go about

achieving sustainability initiatives. Um

so we want to be flexible enough in our

standard that we encourage innovation in

our industry but we also want to be

difficult enough to increase the

benchmark. Environ development is about

pushing the benchmarks of our industry

to ensure that they are overachieving

what is minimum required in in in

regulation and that environ development

is something above and beyond that. So

we are constantly pushing that benchmark

further and further above by increasing

the capabilities of our industry. And

our third internal one is to be clear

and straightforward on how to be

certified. We know that a real key

sticking point in our industry is that

people get confused around certification

schemes more broadly. So we want to

ensure that our tool is clear and

straightforward on how you go about

getting certified. We don't want it to

be complex. We want to be really easy

because we want a project to focus on

the initiatives on the ground rather

than a highly complicated certification

process. We want a good certification

process that's difficult enough but

encourages innovation but is clear and

straightforward. It's not about making

things easy for them. It's about not

making the initiative easy. It's just

about making the process as easy as

possible. So these are our three intents

that we essentially have up on a wall in

to. So let's jump into the elements um

and what each element broadly means. Um

we will jump be jumping into in a lot

more detail each element in regards to

what type of technical criteria jumps in

there. But in terms of what the intent

is for all of our elements, the intent

of our ecosystems element, which is our

first element, is to protect and enhance

health and sustainability of natural

systems and encourage native

biodiversity and rehabilitation of

degraded sites. We think that's

relatively straightforward for industry

to understand. Waste to ensure

comprehensive waste management

procedures and practices are in place to

reduce the amount of waste to landfill.

That means through construction but that

also means through operational

building energy to reduce production of

greenhouse gases and reduce use of

fossil fuels. This is achieved through

greater efficiencies and energy usage

and use of renewable and non-polluting

energy sources such as solar power.

Pretty straightforward. Reduce your

energy usage on site on your project.

materials to specify environmentally

responsible material usage including

reuse of materials, recycled materials

in consideration of the life cycle

environmental costs of materials as

well. Water to improve water use through

water efficiency mechanisms and or

source substitutions such as rain

community to create vibrant, cohesive,

sustainable communities with good

community design, the provision of

community facilities and networks, safe,

accessible housing and options for the

vehicles. So, a bit of the brand in use.

So, these are a couple of projects that

have certified under environment and

this is them utilizing our environment

brand. So on the left here we have a bit

of a social tile um from Tapestry by

Sierra Group um down on the Gold Coast

and they've kind of utilized it in some

of their social tiles. Up on the right

there we've got a billboard there from

Rivermark over in WA by Hisperia.

They've utilized the environment

certification as a as a bit of a brand

mark right next to uh and on on their

billboard. Uh and down below the

Patterson by Mosaic Property Group

actually ended up using the logo on

their construction hoarding. Um so they

utilize it on their construction

hoarding. So people use it in different

spots. A lot of people talk about it on

their social media, on their website,

their project websites. Um but some

yeah, some put it up in lights a little

bit further by putting it on billboards

or construction boarding and bits and

pieces. So the idea is that environ

development is a brand that can be

incorporated into a project's branding

um without having to have I suppose a

significant amount of clash with what a

project branding might already be looking

looking

like. That's the fundamentals of environ

development. They are the basics. Um, if

there are any questions, feel free to

flick them through on the Q&A. Um, I

would be more than happy to answer any

of them, otherwise I'll move

on. So, development types, we have 10

different development types in environ

development. Um, they range from master

plan communities all the way through to

commercial. I think majority of these

are pretty self-explanatory, but I'll

just run through them nonetheless.

Master plan communities and residential

subdivision are very similar um uh

development types. The only difference

that we talk about it is a master plan

community is something that is above

1500 residential lots. Anything below

1500 residential lots in our eyes is

classified as a residential subdivision.

The reality is they are majority of the

time they are detached housing with some

attached maybe some townhouse precincts

and bits and pieces as part of the major

project but broadly um they are similar

you know green fieldbased residential

predominantly residential landbased

projects seniors living so seniors

living covers a couple of different

project types I suppose in industry it

covers the land lease communities so we

certify quite a lot of the land lease

communities so they're like the over 55s

lifestyle resorts um as as well as the

kind of age care a little bit there as

well kind of gets caught up in the

seniors living piece. We have pathways

in seniors living for high density and

low density. So we understand that

highdensity seniors living projects

exist as well. So we kind of have both.

Multi-unit residential is anything that

is attached and predominantly

residential. So that's attached housing.

So that could be town houses or that

could be an apartment tower. Depends. If

it's attached housing, we consider it as

multi-unit. Mixed use is a combination

of basically any of our development

types, but predominantly residential and

having some sort of retail commercial

use as well. Um, so a lot of the

mixeduse projects that we certify have a

multi-unit residential component, have a

retail component, have a commercial

component. And what we mean by that, we

mean a significant component as well. So

if we're talking an apartment tower that

has a cafe on the ground level, we don't

consider that as mixed use. just

consider that still as mixed um unit

residential. Um so yeah, it it really

does I suppose depends but broadly um

they are still considered as multi-unit

residential. If anyone's ever confused

as to what development type of project

might be would highly recommend reaching

out to us anyway, we recommend always

recommend that you reach out to us

before you go and do a bunch of work

because we want to make sure that well

for one you're reading from the right

playbook. Um industrial land that's

pretty self-explanatory for some

industrial projects. We have a technical

criteria for retail self-explanatory. Uh

education. So this is where childcare

facilities might fall under or uh new

schools or university campus. Um we've

certified you know a few of all of the

above. Um so that's what kind of where

all of that falls under. Health and age

care. So they are yeah like specific age

care facilities. So we're kind of beyond

seniors living um projects here in

retirement villages. were more and they

they need some actual care um or

specific housing needs uh such as kind

of you know produced by the CHPs or um

some of the church developers that might

be specific to a certain disability type

or something like that might fall under

health and age care as well. Um

commercial commercial is again pretty

self-explanatory just a predominantly commercial

commercial

building. Uh we've certified in fact I

actually needed to update that number.

We've certified over 280 projects now um

across the country. So, we've certified

in in every state in the country bar

Tasmania. Um we would love to there's

not a lot of new development that occurs

in Tasmania. Um we're trying to get

there. So, if anyone has any contacts

from Tasmania, we would love to get in

front of a few more developers that are

operating down in Tasmania. Um but yeah,

we we certify projects all across the

country and every state. Um and every

kind of location, too. So, you know,

really rural WA. We're talking like

mining town stuff. Um, that we've

certified, you know, all the way up the

the coast in Queensland. Um, you know,

all through New South Wales. We've

certified in CRA and the ACT, you know,

obviously South Australia, Victoria, and

NWA there predominantly there, too. So,

we've certified everywhere. Um, we've

got, yeah, now 280 projects in the

books. Um, certified under our tour,

motivations and research. So this is a

bit of a fascinating um piece and this

is something that we track quite a lot

internally because we're always trying

to refine and improve our technical

criteria but also our process to how uh

how people might actually certify their

projects. So we have three different

things that we track. We have a

developer feedback survey, we have an

annual certified project survey and we

have market research through focus groups.

groups.

through um all three of those we get all

sorts of findings that we use to

obviously refine our technical criteria,

how we're positioning our tool um and

maybe improving our process. So the

developer feedback survey is a survey

that we send out at the end of a once

we've basically certified a project um

and we get their feedback as to well why

did you want to um what what were your

motivations to utilizing environ

development? Um, so for a lot of them,

and this is kind of in order. So these

are all really important to them and all

like valid reasons as to why. There's

still some other reasons that we just

didn't include on the slide, but these

are the top reasons. Um, but we kind of

have them ranked in order. So industry

leadership is a really big one. People

like to be leading industry and

showcasing that they are being a leader

in the industry by utilizing something

like environ development. So that's a

real top one. Communication and branding

is a very very close second. So they now

get to utilize the environ development

branding in all their communication and

branding for their project. So it just

increases their overall project brand as

well as their company brand as well. Uh

a bit of a point of difference. So it

might be a bit of a point of difference

to their project compared to the other

one that's selling across the road

that's a bit of a competitor for them.

Uh third party verification. They love

the fact that is a third party coming in

and verifying the things that they are

doing. Establishing trust. So it kind of

builds into that branding piece as well.

But a tool like this does assist them

trying to establish trust with the

community. Corporate sustainability

reporting. So some love to do it because

they like to report on their

sustainability benchmarks internally. So

something like environ development is

quite measurable for that. Uh end user

benefits. So reduced uh life cycle

costs. So some are very motivated to

reduce that overall operating cost in

their project. Um and have that you know

strong end user benefit there too.

Sustainability performance is another

one there too. Consumer demand is there

too. That one's working its way further

and further up the list. Um that was

barely even on the radar not that long

ago. You know, we're talking like 10

years ago. Whereas now that has rocketed

its way up into contention as a real

motivation. So consumers are asking for

it. They are asking for it or they're

responding really well to it. When they

do start talking about it, they respond

really well. So that one's definitely

rocketing its way up into consideration.

And the last one's awards. So you know

that the the the ego of the developer of

course you know is that they get to you

know showcase the fact that they're an

environment certified project and that

does assist them in some awards programs

um you know such as the sustainability

category and the UDIA awards program

absolutely if you achieve environ

development certification uh or any

certification in that matter it

absolutely helps you on your way to um

you know maybe achieving award uh in the sustainability

So some key um findings from our annual

certified project survey. So what we do

here is we do a survey where we go back

to projects every year during their

reertification process um and ask them

how environ development is going. So how

it's going through the construction and

how it's going, how it's been coped,

like what what's been going on. The two

big findings that kind of come from that

is um so 76% of of projects engage a

consultant to compile all or part of the

application. So if you're a consultant

in the room um that's just a bit of a

statistic for you in terms of the fact

that they really do look for consultants

that have um expertise in environ

development so they can help pull

together the application. The other one

is a question that I get all the time

which is Taylor. How much does environ

development cost to include in the

project? How much is it going to cost me

to incorporate all these initiatives?

The reality is that it depends on a

whole range of different things. I.e. it

depends on well where's your benchmark

now? So what's normal practice for you?

Cuz that will depend. If your benchmark

is really low then to jumping up to

environ development might be a little

bit higher. Your benchmark's already

pretty good then jumping up to environ

development might be pretty minimal from

a you know materials and actual

initiative cost. So it depends on where

you're at at that point. It also depends

on the pathway that you choose. We have

a lot of lot of flexibility built within

environment development as a tool. So it

depends on the pathway that you choose.

Some initiatives are probably going to

be more costly than others. It depends

when you choose that initiative as well.

If you're building an initiative upfront

into the project, it's probably going to

be a bit easier and a bit cheaper to

incorporate into the project than if

you're partway through construction and

all of a sudden realize that you need to

figure out how to put a whole bunch of

solar panels on the roof. Like it's a

little bit it's going to be a little bit

different. It's going to add some cost

there, too. So it really does vary, but

my attempt to have some sort of

statistic for people in the room that

love that question is that on average

for all development types, there is a 2.7%

2.7%

2.75% average estimated extra cost per

dwelling or unit to meet environ

development criteria. So take that with

a grain of salt, please, because that is

broad. That includes all development

types and everything because the reality

is we couldn't distill it down any

further without it being a highly

corrupt number. But that is the average

cost that it takes to incorporate all of

the environ development initiatives into

your project. To some projects it might

be a little higher than that. For some

projects it might be a little bit lower

than that. To some projects it might be

zero because they were already a great

project and they've just come in to do a

bit of an exercise of getting the

accredititation for envir development.

They already were doing all the things.

Um so it might be absolutely a zero

cost. So really does depend. So take

that percentage with a grain of

salt. Focus groups. So we also have sat

down with the community in focus groups

and thrown our brand at them and tried

to get feedback and understanding as to

what they know about environ

development, what they know about

sustainability when it comes to um uh

you know just basically you know in its

its responsibility within the build form

world and particularly the residential

build form world. So when we throw the

ecosystems element at them and this is

before we kind of tell them what it's

all about. Um they see that it has

marketing value. Uh they don't

understand a fiscal value attached to

ecosystems. Um but they do understand it

from an ecological point of view. So

they expect that there's going to be

greenery, good quality landscaping,

quality life flow on effect. So they see

greenery, trees, rehabilitation,

protection, natural ecosystem, all of

those things as a good quality of life.

So um it's definitely got a lot of

marketing value for when you're

communicating your um your certification

to the community. They definitely hold

it in high regard. The energy leaf um

safety is really important with a modern

focus on community creation. Um

that sorry the community leaf here and

the energy section they should be around

the other way. Um safety is highly

important is for the community and the

strongest support and recognition is

supposed to be for energy. So let's talk

about community first. So safety is

highly important for them. So when we

talk about the community leaf they think

about it from a safety point of view. So

they want a modern focus on community

creation online and bits and pieces but

they understand it all as a safety. They

want to know their neighbors. They want

community events. They want passive

surveillance. Want all of these things.

They want to understand that because

that to them gives them a greater sense

of safety. Now onto the energy leaf. Um

this is the strongest support and

recognition and knowledge. So they

understand that when you start talking

about energy and sustainability in the

same conversation that this is going to

mean that they are going to be more

comfortable and save more money. So

highest amount of support is definitely

the one that they like talking about the most.

most.

Waste um when they talk about waste they

think about recycling facilities. So

they think about end of use and and uh

performance more than through

construction. Um they don't really

understand or or really understand it

but they do want to understand more. So

they have a huge app appetite for educ

education um in waste management. Um the

the recycling facilities, they just want

to ensure that they've got equal

opportunity to recycle as well as chuck

things in the landfield too. Um but

there's a big appetite for more in

education on waste management. So they

want to know more. You know, a lot of

them will watch the war on chases, war

on waste, you know, do and bits and

pieces. So um they really do want to

understand that a lot more. So it's a

good element to be able to talk to the

community about. Uh water, uh there's a

big emotional appeal here with water. Um

there's a high awareness to it. um

developers are considered to be

responsible for reducing water usage. Um

now look, I will say that it does depend

sometimes on where you are in Australia.

If you're in Queensland at the moment,

the water usage consideration is

completely out of the door. We've got

completely full dams up here, so no one

feels very worried about water scarcity.

Um but it wasn't that long ago where the

dams were really low up here, too. So,

you know, it's it's different, but

there's a lot of emotional appeal, too.

It wasn't that long ago where you know

Australia was going through a very well

doumented drought um and farming

communities were struggling um and

everyone wanted to to help out. So there

were a lot of appeals um out there for

for water scarcity. So there is a lot of

emotional attachment to water usage but

very interestingly they place the

responsibility for reduced water usage

on the developer. They don't necessarily

think that they should be changing

anything. They think the developer

should be setting up the project and

setting up their home in a way that they

are just automatically reducing time. Uh

materials uh definitely had a high level

of support which was surprising. Um it

should definitely be part of the

development marketing. They want to

understand more about materials and what

materials are good and what materials

are bad and what it means and recycling

content in them and aggregate and all

those bits and pieces. They want to

understand and they want to um know

more. So definitely an opportunity for

industry to to market that a little bit

better. So yeah, so they have a little

understanding of the healthy benefits,

but they have a huge hunger for more

understanding overall. So we kind of

talked about in you know sustainability,

environ development overall um solar

panels of you know offsetting common

area lighting or you know cross

ventilation energy saving measures with

a measurable financial impact were very

very popular. very popular. Of course,

as soon as you're communicating to

someone that you're going to save them

money on their energy bill or whatever

it is, sometimes their water bill and

whatnot, um they they care. They doesn't

matter where on the spectrum they are.

Doesn't matter if they're a single

income young person entering this and

having a passion for it or if they're,

you know, about to, you know, they're

living off their um their super and

their retirement and adult all care

about reducing money. Of course,

everyone wants to save money. So, very

very popular. definitely something that

should be up in lights when talking

about environment. Um definitely

provides a point of difference environ

development and a genuine guide to

sustainable design for them. So they

want to understand more about environ

development. They see it as a good point

of difference and and a way to talk

about it. Um and yeah they want to see

the environ development brand because

it's thought to validate the

authenticity of claims. um the community

doesn't have a lot of trust with the

development industry, doesn't have a lot

of trust with the local council or the

state council or anything like that. So,

their trust levels with our industry is

pretty low. But something like environ

development or commitment to something a

little bit more higher than just a

profit margin is definitely something

to, you know, uh assist with building

trust, but also to validate the

authenticity of claims. If you're just

doing sustainability things and then

trying to talk to the community about

it, they're a little bit more skeptical

party. Um, yeah, and just a couple of

stats that we did through these focus

groups as well is so

88.5% of all the community are prepared

to pay a premium if the dwelling offered

medium to long-term savings. So if they

see initiatives that's going to save

them money, they are more than happy to

pay more money. And the average premium

customers are prepared to pay is between

20 to $40,000 more on the cost of their

home if it means that there are

initiatives built into their home that

are going to save them money in the

medium for long term. So that also

includes initiatives that aren't

attached to money as well, but will just

give them some social capital when

bragging to their friends that they live

in a sustainable apartment or a sustainable

sustainable

home. Uh any questions on that section,

Awesome. Well, if you have any, please

click them through. I'll um I'll happily

answer them at any point. Um I'll make

sure I read the questions out to

everybody as well before we do it. So,

yeah, Q&A function, if you've if you've

managed to join us a little bit late,

yeah, Q&A function, let us know. I'm

happy to answer any questions as we work

our way through this.

So the next point to talk about is the

certification process.

So the certification process is made up

of essentially six steps. It's five

steps to get to a certification decision

and then the ongoing reertification is I

suppose an extra step. So what we've got

here is we start off with an expression

of interest. We then move to registering

a project under envir development. We

then move to application submissions. So

we need to build out the application,

pull together all the appropriate

information for an application

submission. Um we then have a national

environ development board that reviews

that application. They then hand down

their certification decision assuming

that everything is good. The project is

now certified and then they will

undertake an ongoing annual

reertification or ongoing annual

certification. We call it the

reertification process um for

environment development to ensure that

the things that were committed to up

front are getting rolled out through the

life of the

project. So let's talk about the first

step a little bit more and expression of

interest. So pretty straightforward but

it's a meeting with you know us the

environ development team to talk about

environ development and its application

to the project. Um we get offer a free

audit to projects as well. So we tend to

go if you've got a project in mind, send

us a bit more information about the

project. We'll happily have a little bit

of a look and a little bit of a

benchmarking exercise over how you might

go with um with a tool like envir

development. You then get access to the

environment technical standards free of

charge. As you know, it's freely

available on our website, but for most

people they don't necessarily find it.

So we just make sure we point them in

the right direction of that. Uh we also

give them uh the list of environment

professionals. So that's you guys that

are now accredited. um we steer them

directly to that direct to the we direct

them to the environment professional

directory um where they can look at

everyone that's involved and in the

early stages of forming up their project

they might look to bring uh one or

multiple people on to help support the

project. Um they also get a copy of the

project registration form and fee

schedule. So feed schedule is how much

it's all going to cost in terms of what

the certification cost is going to be.

There is a cost to getting certified. um

and a formal registration form there as

well to fill out if they decide to move

on with project

registration. So assuming this magical

project has registered um there is a

registration fee which is payable which

is $1,000. Doesn't matter what type of

project you are, doesn't matter how big

you are, doesn't matter where you are,

there is basically a down payment or a

deposit which is $1,000. Again, I will

talk about fees um at the end once I've

just gone through the process. I'll talk

about fees again. Um at project

registration, this is where we provide a

spreadsheet. So the spreadsheet is the

application spreadsheet. So we provide

that to them to fill out to ensure that

they have all the appropriate responses

and and guidance on how to fill out that

application. Um we usually have

workshops with the developer andor

project team. Um this is completely up

to the discretion of the project or the

developer. They feel like they want

workshops, we're available. Some just

opt not to. they think the process is

straightforward enough that they don't

need to and they'll just get stuck into

the application and just get into um uh

basically like yeah forming up against

that. Um and then yeah they at this

point they kind of get access to the

environment bank of sustainability

initiatives too. So you know we walk

them through how other projects have

achieved things how they could you know

what certain pathways they could go down

to achieve certification there as well.

So that's kind of when that uh those

conversations I suppose come in

application submission. So the developer

consultant UDIA completes the

application spreadsheet. The application

spreadsheet um uh is submitted to

environ development for review. So

that's us. That's us, myself and my team

internally. We review the spreadsheet.

Um we come back to you with an RFI if

necessary and going oh we just actually

want a bit more clarification here, a

bit more information there.

um once those draft comments are

provided um you will have an opportunity

to respond and clarify before we submit

it to the board. So basically it's a we

work closely with you to get it to a

point where we're all happy and that's

us internally happy as well as the

application team. Um and then we submit

it to the environ development board of

management. Um before we get to that

step, this is what an application

spreadsheet looks like. Um I I won't

really go through it in a lot of detail.

Um we actually do run an advanced

training course which is an hour

training course. I think we've got a

maybe it's next month actually the

advanced train it's all on our website.

Um that is just about going through and

how to put together an application

spreadsheet. So and how to pull together

an application. So we talk about

everything here. We talk we run through

the details of an application

spreadsheet. We run through the amount

of detail, the dos and don'ts, tips and

tricks, all that type of stuff, so you

feel fully prepared to pull together an

application spreadsheet. So, I think

we're running that one next month. Check

on our website. But, um, yeah, feel free

to register to that. Again, if you're an

environ development member, just like

this course was, it's all complimentary.

If you're not an environ development

member, then there's a cost there. I

think it's $60 for the advanced courses.

So, anyone can come to those as well.

But this is what a spreadsheet looks

like. Uh, getting certified. Um so the

uh board review the project is presented

to the board. So we as the internal

environ development team present environ

development uh application to the board.

You're not part of that process. The

project team's not part of that process.

The developer is not part of that

process. Um the board might request some

further clarification. So through that

process there might be a little bit of

an RFI that comes out of it. Very

normal. Happens all the time. Um so

there might be a bit of further

clarification that's required. you'll

always have an opportunity to um respond

to that and then we move to a

certification decision. So assuming that

the certification decision is the

project is now certified wonderful uh we

send you a licensing document and a stat

deck uh which is provided to us for

signing. So the license document is

essentially us going okay now you can

use our branch because it's our branch

environ development we license you to

use it and we only license you to use it

for as long as that licensing document

is active. So you can't just use it for

the rest of your life. You can only use

it for that project for a certain period

of time, etc. Um so that's all just kind

of um wound up with that. Um we then

engage you guys about a launch event or

a bit of a media announcement. Um so

we're there to assist wherever possible.

Um we do a uh we have a framed

environment certificate that we can

present to you formally. Um and your

project is added to the list of

certified projects on our website as a

bit of a case study. So we put all of

our projects on the website. So as soon

as it's all certified, we form up a bit

of a case study template and we chuck it

on the website as well so everyone can

see it. Um you're then supplied with

environ development marketing material

too. So you get access to our logos, our

consumer guide, um and fact sheets. So

um the consumer guides on how to use our

brand. Um obviously with any brand

there's like rules on how you're allowed

to use the logo. You get provided all of

that. So that's all the the fact sheets,

the consumer guide, the logos are all

just give to given to you guys. um as

once that licensing document has been

signed um you get access to that and you

can then essentially utilize that brand

wherever you want. You can put it on

your website, you can put it on a

billboard, you can put it on social

media posts, you can put it on your

construction boarding um whatever you

want. It's completely up to you as long

as you follow the rules um of uh the way

that you're allowed to present that

logo. It's completely up to you about

where you want to put

it. So, you've now got a certified

project. You're like, great, thank you,

Taylor. We've got our certified project.

That's wonderful. Um, you're not done

with us then. Um, basically you will

need to reertify the project for the

life of the project. And we say life, we

mean until the project's complete and

it's just done and the developer has no

more interest in the project. It's just

all done. Nothing else is changing

anymore. Um, you will keep reertifying

your project up to that. So the project

specific support to build the project's

embroidered on branding and support and

media coordination is provided through

the reertification process. There is a

reertification fee that is payable. Talk

about that in just a minute. Uh changes

to the development need to be reported.

So if there is something that you guys

were certified under but things have

changed then you need to report that to

us and this is the formal part formal

time that those things need to be

reported to us. Um there are also

license conditions. So with any approval

um whether it is you know local council

or environ development there's usually

always some conditions built into um

into that approval. Um so yeah we just

go through those conditions with you

every 12 months until the project's

done. So there might be some additional

plans or reports or audits or approved

plans that now you need to rely to us to

satisfy some of those conditions. So

they're really upfront. They're really

upfront with the certification process.

So we formulate them. you know what they

are and then we come knocking um through

the reertification process to see if we

can now satisfy those license

conditions costs. So that was

essentially the process but the costs of

envir development are relatively

straightforward. Um so there is a

registration fee of $1,000. That's a

down payment and then we have a

certification fee. So the c

certification fee depends on the size of

your project. the size of your project

could be, you know, any basically from,

you know, 10 lots through to 3,000 lots.

Um, so we classify a fee based on the

size of the project. So your project

certification fee will be anywhere between

between

3.3 grand through to 19.5 grand. Um, so

you'll you'll fall somewhere between

that fee depending on the size of it. We

will always provide we will provide

accurate quotes to any project that

wants it. We just need to know how big

the project is. So from a residential

point of view, we want to know how many

lots are in it and how many units are in

it. So essentially how many are going to

be part of it. Um if you're a multi-unit

residential project, we want to know how

many apartments, how many dwellings will

be in there. If it's nonresidential,

then just send through how much GFA

you've got in the project and we'll come

back to you with an

academ. The reertification fee, which is

the fee that you pay every 12 months

through that reertification process, is

20% of your certification fee. So it

would be 20% of

$195,000 or it will be 20% of

$35,000 or anything in between. Um, so

whatever your fee is, it's just 20%. So

we calculate that um at the time of

quote, so you know fully upfront what

that fee is going to be. The fee will

not change for the life of the project.

So, we will not have CPI, we will not

have inflation, we will not have

anything like that. You will have that

resertification fee locked in for the

life of the project. Um, our fees change

from time to time. Like, don't get me

wrong, like we've, you know, we've

ratcheted up fees, little bits and

pieces, particularly over the last few

years as everything's gone up, right?

That includes the cost of running a

tool. Um, but what that fee is and what

that reertification fee is, it will

always be locked in. So be locked in on

today's price. Even if 15 years from

today you're still doing the same

massive project and you're still

reertifying, you'll be locked in with

the exact same price.

Non-compliance um you know it's

important I think it's pretty

self-explanatory. Um but it's important

to note is that you know non-compliance

with envir development i.e. you're not

doing the things that you're supposed to

be doing. Um, you know, for an envelop

and and and then for an element or

entire certification can can occur if

you know information is changed after

certification that reduces the overall

rating. License conditions aren't

adhered to. The project doesn't meet

local, state, federal environmental

requirements, i.e. it's done something

naughty there. We will have every right

to strip certification and

reertification isn't undertaken prior to

the renewal date. So for reertification,

we will always reach out basically 10

months from certification date, meaning

that we've got two months to sort out

reertification and it needs to happen

before the renewal date. We need to sort

it out. We need to sign on. You need to

have your successful reertification

occur before then. So any of those

options um you know might result in

non-compliance i.e. in an an element or

an the entire certification stripped

from the project. The environment board

of management does hold discretion to

strip the project of certification as it

sees fit. So there is a discretion built

into there. If there is something extra

extraordinary that doesn't fall into the

above conditions um that we feel uh

needs to result in a stripping of

certification either partial or full um

we have the right to do that. Of course

um in my time in my 200 odd projects

that I've certified it's never happened.

Um but there has been some

non-compliance examples that have

occurred. um they're usually, you know,

because the developer brings it to our

attention that they need to change

stuff. So, you know, non-compliance kind

of gets triggered. Um but we have had a

couple of projects where, you know,

there was some naughty environmental

things that occurred and then that has

resulted in us stripping away the

partial or full certification there too.

So, um yeah, non-compliance is real. We

need to make sure that we do it. Um

we're always kind of checking to ensure

that the things that a project commits

to are following all the way

through. Questions? Any questions on the

process to certification? Hopefully that

self-explanatory. How we doing for time?

One hour. You know, that's about exactly

be. Perfect. Well, if there's questions

on process, you know, feel free to send

them through. You'll always have

opportunities to ask questions in this

forum or after as well. You can give me

a call. You can send me an email. You

can send us an email um at any point to

to let us know um you know what it is

that you want to know more about. Okay.

All right. So, we're about to get into

the meaty part of the presentation,

which is exploring the technical

standards. So, this part normally takes

about an hour, but I can maybe kind of

get it to maybe like 30 to 45 minutes.

Um we'll just kind of see how we go. But

what we're going to do is we're just

going to run through element by element

um what's involved in the environ

development technical criteria. So what

this isn't going to be is a line by line

reading through the criteria for every

single element for every single

development type. This is not what

that's going to be. We would have to be

here for all week if that's the case.

and we all have better things to be

doing with our week than just listening

to me basically read off a piece of

paper that you can look at at any point

in time. So what we're going to do is

we're going to be looking through each

element broadly. Um so that means that

I'm not going to be focusing in on a

certain development type and the

requirements that are in that certain

development type. I'm going to be

focusing on broadly what environ

development has included in the

ecosystems element, in the waste

element, in the energy element. So just

keep that in mind as we go through. I'm

not going verbatim for multi-unit

residential. I'm not going verbatim for

residential subdivision. What that

means, and I'll repeat this a few a few

times through, is that there might be

some sections that I talk about or have

up on the screen that you're looking at

the residential subdivision criteria and

going, I don't have a section that says

this stuff, Taylor. And that's because

it's just not relevant to your

development type that you might have in

front of you. I'm talking broadly and

this is why I wanted a specific

development type in front of you so you can follow along and just see what's

can follow along and just see what's involved in a particular development

involved in a particular development type as you go through. You can go

type as you go through. You can go through and go, okay, I see Taylor's

through and go, okay, I see Taylor's talking about lift systems in energy,

talking about lift systems in energy, but that's clearly not, you know,

but that's clearly not, you know, relevant in residential subdivision

relevant in residential subdivision projects and it's not a requirement

projects and it's not a requirement under my energy leaf. So, I can see

under my energy leaf. So, I can see that. I can see why. So, it's just

that. I can see why. So, it's just that's I just want to say that. I'm

that's I just want to say that. I'm going to say that again. Um, it's a

going to say that again. Um, it's a really important thing to note as we

really important thing to note as we work our way through. So, obviously we

work our way through. So, obviously we have our 10 different development types.

have our 10 different development types. Hopefully, the majority of you have got

Hopefully, the majority of you have got one of those in front of you. It doesn't

one of those in front of you. It doesn't really matter if you don't have one in

really matter if you don't have one in front of you, by the way. Like, it's

front of you, by the way. Like, it's just to I think it's better to follow

just to I think it's better to follow along. And if you've got a project in

along. And if you've got a project in mind, almost like one that you've worked

mind, almost like one that you've worked on recently or something, you're like,

on recently or something, you're like, "Yeah, I worked on that apartment tower

"Yeah, I worked on that apartment tower like a couple months ago. I've just I've

like a couple months ago. I've just I've got that project in mind." And almost

got that project in mind." And almost just apply that project to the thinking

just apply that project to the thinking as I work the way through. Otherwise,

as I work the way through. Otherwise, this is just going to be a lot of word

this is just going to be a lot of word vomit for me around the types of

vomit for me around the types of initiatives that we do. So, linking it

initiatives that we do. So, linking it to something on the ground will just

to something on the ground will just obviously help retention for you guys.

obviously help retention for you guys. So, anyway, the environment criteria,

So, anyway, the environment criteria, we've got our 10 different development

we've got our 10 different development types. We're going to talk about

types. We're going to talk about essential requirements. So, essential

essential requirements. So, essential requirements are something that all

requirements are something that all development types and um no matter the

development types and um no matter the level of rating that you're going for,

level of rating that you're going for, you must achieved. Um and just a

you must achieved. Um and just a reminder there as well that there's a

reminder there as well that there's a minimum of four elements must be met to

minimum of four elements must be met to achieve environment certification. as we

achieve environment certification. as we go through this. So you can achieve

go through this. So you can achieve certification without going into

certification without going into basically without achieving the

basically without achieving the requirements under you know at least two

requirements under you know at least two of those leaves. So it's completely up

of those leaves. So it's completely up to you about the way that you want to go

to you about the way that you want to go about

about that. So key information um we are

that. So key information um we are structured by element with case studies.

structured by element with case studies. So I'm going to work our way through

So I'm going to work our way through each element not development type. Not

each element not development type. Not all criteria relates to every

all criteria relates to every development type. I've I've said that

development type. I've I've said that and I'll I'll keep saying it throughout

and I'll I'll keep saying it throughout this just to give everyone a bit of a

this just to give everyone a bit of a reminder. This section works best if you

reminder. This section works best if you have a development type in mind which

have a development type in mind which I've already talked about and all

I've already talked about and all options will be mentioned. Um but each

options will be mentioned. Um but each development type has different options

development type has different options on what to achieve. So don't be alarmed

on what to achieve. So don't be alarmed if you're in you've got the criteria in

if you're in you've got the criteria in front of you and it's a little bit

front of you and it's a little bit different than what I'm talking about on

different than what I'm talking about on screen. It just means it's not relevant

screen. It just means it's not relevant to that project. So some things aren't

to that project. So some things aren't relevant to others. They all have the

relevant to others. They all have the same structure with the same amount of

same structure with the same amount of elements. It's all ecosystems through

elements. It's all ecosystems through the through to community. But what that

the through to community. But what that detail is will be a little bit different

detail is will be a little bit different depending on the project

depending on the project type. All right, let's talk about

type. All right, let's talk about essential requirements. These are

essential requirements. These are requirements that every project must

requirements that every project must achieve no matter what. I.e. even if

achieve no matter what. I.e. even if achieving four elements, you still need

achieving four elements, you still need to achieve these essential requirements.

to achieve these essential requirements. So they are A through to G. A establish

So they are A through to G. A establish a community education program. Um again

a community education program. Um again there's a little bit more detail about

there's a little bit more detail about what it is and how you must achieve

what it is and how you must achieve these in the technical criteria in the

these in the technical criteria in the essential action um essential criteria

essential action um essential criteria but these are just a little bit broad

but these are just a little bit broad for me to talk about. So establish a

for me to talk about. So establish a community education program. You must

community education program. You must put something in place to communicate to

put something in place to communicate to your end users of your project about the

your end users of your project about the types of initiatives that you've done.

types of initiatives that you've done. It's basically like you've done all the

It's basically like you've done all the environ development stuff. Now make sure

environ development stuff. Now make sure that you're talking to the the end user

that you're talking to the the end user about it. Demonstrate an ecological net

about it. Demonstrate an ecological net gain whatever that might look like. We

gain whatever that might look like. We need to see that there's an ecological

need to see that there's an ecological net gain established. Where relevant,

net gain established. Where relevant, recycle and reuse all vegetation debris

recycle and reuse all vegetation debris on site. Self-explanatory. Demonstrate

on site. Self-explanatory. Demonstrate assessment of solar orientation options

assessment of solar orientation options to provide best practice solar access

to provide best practice solar access opportunities. Demonstrate how the

opportunities. Demonstrate how the project will reduce greenhouse gas

project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions beyond regulatory

emissions beyond regulatory requirements. Demonstrate how the

requirements. Demonstrate how the project will reduce potable water

project will reduce potable water consumption for irrigation. and

consumption for irrigation. and demonstrate how community consultation

demonstrate how community consultation and feedback has been

and feedback has been incorporated. Relatively

incorporated. Relatively self-explanatory. If you want to know

self-explanatory. If you want to know more detail, find the essential

more detail, find the essential requirements in your technical criteria

requirements in your technical criteria and you'll see that it's a little bit

and you'll see that it's a little bit more fleshed out with a little bit more

more fleshed out with a little bit more detail

detail involved. Innovation. Um, this is a

involved. Innovation. Um, this is a really important thing to talk about. Um

really important thing to talk about. Um we very much encourage innovation in

we very much encourage innovation in environ development and we might have a

environ development and we might have a circumstance where a project has an

circumstance where a project has an initiative incorporated built into their

initiative incorporated built into their project that isn't properly recognized

project that isn't properly recognized as part of the environment development

as part of the environment development scheme. What we do to that is we say

scheme. What we do to that is we say wonderful if you've done something that

wonderful if you've done something that we haven't incorporated into our scheme

we haven't incorporated into our scheme there is absolutely opportunities to um

there is absolutely opportunities to um receive credits for that no matter what.

receive credits for that no matter what. So we just have a broad innovation

So we just have a broad innovation criteria built into every element. So it

criteria built into every element. So it says basically the following criteria

says basically the following criteria details the requirements for

details the requirements for certification of the ecosystem

certification of the ecosystem development. However, environ

development. However, environ development recognizes that a project

development recognizes that a project may include innovative sustainability

may include innovative sustainability measures which achieve an equivalent or

measures which achieve an equivalent or greater sustainability benefit to a

greater sustainability benefit to a specific requirement. Innovation credits

specific requirement. Innovation credits are awarded at the discretion of the

are awarded at the discretion of the board. Any claims for innovation credits

board. Any claims for innovation credits must be accompanied by an outline of the

must be accompanied by an outline of the measure and relevant supporting

measure and relevant supporting documentation to verify the

documentation to verify the sustainability benefit. So, pretty

sustainability benefit. So, pretty self-explanatory there. But if you have

self-explanatory there. But if you have something that you can't align to any of

something that you can't align to any of our criteria, there's an option to get

our criteria, there's an option to get an innovation credit there. It's

an innovation credit there. It's basically about just trying to obviously

basically about just trying to obviously we still want people to encourage people

we still want people to encourage people to try different things and do different

to try different things and do different things. Um, but we still want them to be

things. Um, but we still want them to be able to still achieve credit through our

able to still achieve credit through our rating

rating system ecosystems. So, the first element

system ecosystems. So, the first element being ecosystems. So, ecosystems is

being ecosystems. So, ecosystems is split into four key sections. They are

split into four key sections. They are aquatic ecosystems, soil health, site

aquatic ecosystems, soil health, site analysis and earthworks and urban

analysis and earthworks and urban ecology. Urban ecology is importantly

ecology. Urban ecology is importantly split into a couple of extra sections

split into a couple of extra sections there which is flora systems and fauna

there which is flora systems and fauna systems. Note not all sections and

systems. Note not all sections and criteria relate to all development

criteria relate to all development types. So bear that in mind. Some of you

types. So bear that in mind. Some of you might be looking at a development type

might be looking at a development type right now that doesn't have soil health

right now that doesn't have soil health as part of it. It's not included in

as part of it. It's not included in every single one. Um but you should all

every single one. Um but you should all have aquatic ecosystems. You should all

have aquatic ecosystems. You should all have urban ecology.

have urban ecology. So aquatic ecosystems what's covered off

So aquatic ecosystems what's covered off um what it's about is it's you know

um what it's about is it's you know protecting storm water quality is really

protecting storm water quality is really important. So we have criteria for that.

important. So we have criteria for that. We have criteria for minimizing the use

We have criteria for minimizing the use of herbicides and pesticides. Um we have

of herbicides and pesticides. Um we have criteria providing um the provision of

criteria providing um the provision of water features to encourage habitat. Um

water features to encourage habitat. Um so for some development types you will

so for some development types you will see that built in. For soil health um

see that built in. For soil health um soils that can support species intended

soils that can support species intended for the site. We have criteria for

for the site. We have criteria for stockpiling and reusing of top soil for

stockpiling and reusing of top soil for reusing vegetation debris. So if you are

reusing vegetation debris. So if you are taking down any vegetation on your site,

taking down any vegetation on your site, the use of that debris through the site

the use of that debris through the site or the use of that debris uh somewhere

or the use of that debris uh somewhere else. Um amend disturbed soils during

else. Um amend disturbed soils during construction. a pretty standard practice

construction. a pretty standard practice these days, but we still have criteria

these days, but we still have criteria around ensuring that you are amending

around ensuring that you are amending the disturbed soils uh during that

the disturbed soils uh during that construction process to ensure that they

construction process to ensure that they are still able to essentially uh act on

are still able to essentially uh act on um what they are intended to do after

um what they are intended to do after the fact. So things like compaction and

the fact. So things like compaction and bits and pieces that happen through the

bits and pieces that happen through the construction

construction process site analysis in earthworks, you

process site analysis in earthworks, you know, we require a pretty detailed site

know, we require a pretty detailed site analysis. We've got a lot of um criteria

analysis. We've got a lot of um criteria that sits underneath that site analysis.

that sits underneath that site analysis. So you know in your own time have a bit

So you know in your own time have a bit of a read of that but that's around

of a read of that but that's around ecological net gain and bits and pieces

ecological net gain and bits and pieces but we want to understand the site the

but we want to understand the site the development's going on particularly from

development's going on particularly from an ecological point of view. Uh spoil is

an ecological point of view. Uh spoil is to be utilized. So if you have spoil

to be utilized. So if you have spoil from your earthworks outcome we want

from your earthworks outcome we want that to be utilized either on site or

that to be utilized either on site or offsite somewhere can't go to landfill.

offsite somewhere can't go to landfill. Um erosion and settlement control. Um so

Um erosion and settlement control. Um so we want to make sure there's appropriate

we want to make sure there's appropriate erosion and sediment control measures in

erosion and sediment control measures in place to limit that runoff and

place to limit that runoff and pollution. Uh we want appropriate

pollution. Uh we want appropriate staging and planning of the project. You

staging and planning of the project. You know this is particularly important in

know this is particularly important in you know in jurisdictions like

you know in jurisdictions like Queensland where we have high rainfall

Queensland where we have high rainfall periods. So you know we don't want bare

periods. So you know we don't want bare earthworks for years on end where

earthworks for years on end where basically erosion and sediment control

basically erosion and sediment control becomes really hard to manage when um

becomes really hard to manage when um you've just got bare earthworks going

you've just got bare earthworks going on. So we've got some criteria around

on. So we've got some criteria around appropriate staging of projects there as

appropriate staging of projects there as well and planning for those

well and planning for those outcomes. Urban ecology. So urban

outcomes. Urban ecology. So urban ecology is split into three sections. We

ecology is split into three sections. We have the essential requirements which is

have the essential requirements which is these three things and we have flora and

these three things and we have flora and fauna um sections as well. So for urban

fauna um sections as well. So for urban ecology under the essential actions

ecology under the essential actions we've got no planting of invasive

we've got no planting of invasive species. So we don't want any invasive

species. So we don't want any invasive species being planted. It's still

species being planted. It's still amazing how many projects in Australia

amazing how many projects in Australia plant invasive species without realizing

plant invasive species without realizing that they're doing so. Um they're

that they're doing so. Um they're probably so invasive that they thought

probably so invasive that they thought they were native in Australia because

they were native in Australia because they're everywhere. um urban heat

they're everywhere. um urban heat island, we need to make sure that urban

island, we need to make sure that urban heat island is appropriately considered

heat island is appropriately considered and we have um specific criteria to

and we have um specific criteria to ensure that you respond to urban heat

ensure that you respond to urban heat island appropriately in your project

island appropriately in your project type. And then we have green

type. And then we have green infrastructure. So this is for our more

infrastructure. So this is for our more high density types, but there are some

high density types, but there are some requirements around specific green

requirements around specific green infrastructure. And what we mean by that

infrastructure. And what we mean by that is we mean

is we mean um uh you know deep planting, planter

um uh you know deep planting, planter boxes, um uh you know green walls, uh

boxes, um uh you know green walls, uh anything like that is all kind of built

anything like that is all kind of built into the green infrastructure of a

into the green infrastructure of a project. So we have some specific

project. So we have some specific requirements around that particularly

requirements around that particularly for our more built form higher density

for our more built form higher density types. So urban ecology broadly is split

types. So urban ecology broadly is split into flora systems and fauna systems.

into flora systems and fauna systems. Without kind of coming up with some sort

Without kind of coming up with some sort of infographic to every single one of

of infographic to every single one of these I decided to list them out rather

these I decided to list them out rather than um having an infographic for all of

than um having an infographic for all of them mainly because there's quite a lot

them mainly because there's quite a lot there but broadly for flora systems you

there but broadly for flora systems you know looks at the following outcomes. Uh

know looks at the following outcomes. Uh climate change risk assessment is built

climate change risk assessment is built into that. I know it's not part of a

into that. I know it's not part of a flora system but it's just where it

flora system but it's just where it goes. um

goes. um brownfield/significantly modified sites

brownfield/significantly modified sites there. We have considerations for um 90%

there. We have considerations for um 90% of species being in the public space are

of species being in the public space are native locally native rehabilitation of

native locally native rehabilitation of disturbed sites and degraded natural

disturbed sites and degraded natural ecosystems. Uh we have credits for water

ecosystems. Uh we have credits for water sensitive urban design outcomes. uh

sensitive urban design outcomes. uh mature vegetation uh retention, canopy

mature vegetation uh retention, canopy cover, bushfire mitigation plans, native

cover, bushfire mitigation plans, native plant procurement programs, uh green

plant procurement programs, uh green space more they're required there as

space more they're required there as well. Um it's more than required. Sorry,

well. Um it's more than required. Sorry, a green space more than required. What

a green space more than required. What we mean by more than required is what

we mean by more than required is what you are required to do under local or

you are required to do under local or state legislation. Uh fauna systems. So

state legislation. Uh fauna systems. So we look at potential habitat trees or

we look at potential habitat trees or foraging, monitoring and maintenance

foraging, monitoring and maintenance plan, ecological corridors, beehives,

plan, ecological corridors, beehives, dog and cat exclusion zones,

dog and cat exclusion zones, minimization of light and noise

minimization of light and noise pollution, uh and food bearing and all

pollution, uh and food bearing and all cultural landscapes there too. So um

cultural landscapes there too. So um look, there's criteria that sits under

look, there's criteria that sits under all of those. Have through the have a

all of those. Have through the have a look through the urban ecology section

look through the urban ecology section if you want to know more detail

if you want to know more detail particularly around like what it is that

particularly around like what it is that we're asking for for canopy cover or

we're asking for for canopy cover or bushfire mitigation plan or whatever

bushfire mitigation plan or whatever that might look like. um we've got a lot

that might look like. um we've got a lot more detail and that forms part of the

more detail and that forms part of the criteria. Today isn't going through it

criteria. Today isn't going through it that line by line. Today is about giving

that line by line. Today is about giving you an understanding of what environment

you an understanding of what environment is about and what type of credit

is about and what type of credit opportunities that we kind of have um

opportunities that we kind of have um built into our different elements.

built into our different elements. So, at the end of each element, I'm just

So, at the end of each element, I'm just going to excuse me uh focus on a bit of

going to excuse me uh focus on a bit of a case study um that did that element

a case study um that did that element really well. Um just so you can kind of

really well. Um just so you can kind of ground that element in real world. Um

ground that element in real world. Um I'll also so I'll have a case study at

I'll also so I'll have a case study at the end of each element, but I'll also

the end of each element, but I'll also have case studies at the end of all of

have case studies at the end of all of this as well where we talk about

this as well where we talk about everything about a project too. So not

everything about a project too. So not just um on a specific element. We'll

just um on a specific element. We'll kind of talk more broadly about how they

kind of talk more broadly about how they achieved their envir development

achieved their envir development certification. So but Aidge by Pete

certification. So but Aidge by Pete Limited um it's located in WA. It's on

Limited um it's located in WA. It's on the outskirts of uh Perth. But Aanidge

the outskirts of uh Perth. But Aanidge did some pretty awesome things to

did some pretty awesome things to protect and enhance the development

protect and enhance the development sites natural ecosystems through. They

sites natural ecosystems through. They reveated a whole bunch of degraded area

reveated a whole bunch of degraded area of the development side with with about

of the development side with with about uh 200 native seedlings of local

uh 200 native seedlings of local prominence. They region vegetated about

prominence. They region vegetated about 100 hectares of those parks and

100 hectares of those parks and recreational reserves with those native

recreational reserves with those native seedlings. Um they protected some

seedlings. Um they protected some important ecological corridors. So

important ecological corridors. So there's some corridors that weren't

there's some corridors that weren't severed or removed as part of the

severed or removed as part of the project. They retain small wetland areas

project. They retain small wetland areas within the open space. Um they they

within the open space. Um they they mandated a maximum lawn or turf area per

mandated a maximum lawn or turf area per private lot of 75 square meters. So you

private lot of 75 square meters. So you can't have any more than that. Um you

can't have any more than that. Um you can only have that amount of lawn. Why?

can only have that amount of lawn. Why? Because for one, lawns aren't very

Because for one, lawns aren't very ecologically, you know, and they don't

ecologically, you know, and they don't really improve anything ecologically

really improve anything ecologically there, but it's also it's also too bold

there, but it's also it's also too bold from a water usage point of view. People

from a water usage point of view. People like to water their lawn. So the more

like to water their lawn. So the more lawn that they have, the the better

lawn that they have, the the better there. Um, using fauna friendly fencing

there. Um, using fauna friendly fencing and construction management practices

and construction management practices there too. Um, and designing the street

there too. Um, and designing the street layout based on the existing cleared

layout based on the existing cleared areas of the project. So it was a it was

areas of the project. So it was a it was a classic X agricultural paddics. They

a classic X agricultural paddics. They put the development in the cleared

put the development in the cleared paddics already and they just ensure

paddics already and they just ensure that they re rehabilitated and protected

that they re rehabilitated and protected those areas that were of you know

those areas that were of you know ecological significance but you know

ecological significance but you know potentially a bit degraded. So did a

potentially a bit degraded. So did a great thing more um definitely recommend

great thing more um definitely recommend googling Aan Ridge um by Pete and having

googling Aan Ridge um by Pete and having a little bit more of a look at that

a little bit more of a look at that project. So moving on to the waste

project. So moving on to the waste element. So waste is split into two key

element. So waste is split into two key sections that is essential action and

sections that is essential action and post construction phase. Just again note

post construction phase. Just again note not all sections and criteria are

not all sections and criteria are relevant to all development types.

relevant to all development types. Essential actions what we talk about in

Essential actions what we talk about in essential action for waste is a sight

essential action for waste is a sight specific waste management plan must be

specific waste management plan must be in place. Um we have a 90% recycled rate

in place. Um we have a 90% recycled rate of demo and construction. And I say if

of demo and construction. And I say if relevant because if you have control

relevant because if you have control over the construction it's relevant to

over the construction it's relevant to you. If you don't it's not. And 90% has

you. If you don't it's not. And 90% has a little star there because it depends

a little star there because it depends on um the project type. There's a couple

on um the project type. There's a couple of different numbers that we have. It

of different numbers that we have. It might be like 85% for some project types

might be like 85% for some project types and 90 for others. Um, if you aren't

and 90 for others. Um, if you aren't doing the building yourself, providing

doing the building yourself, providing guidance to builders on site is part of

guidance to builders on site is part of it. Um, and managing the use of

it. Um, and managing the use of hazardous materials as well is of course

hazardous materials as well is of course built into the essential actions there

built into the essential actions there too, which is covered pretty well and on

too, which is covered pretty well and on a um, you know, on a regulatory point of

a um, you know, on a regulatory point of view anyway. Post construction phase. So

view anyway. Post construction phase. So we have equal opportunity waste disposal

we have equal opportunity waste disposal must be included as part of an essential

must be included as part of an essential action and then some different options

action and then some different options that we have for post construction phase

that we have for post construction phase and we don't need to achieve all of

and we don't need to achieve all of these. It's a little bit like urban

these. It's a little bit like urban ecology. You get to choose um you know

ecology. You get to choose um you know what you want to achieve there. So have

what you want to achieve there. So have that built into your system. Um

that built into your system. Um composting facilities on lot or offsite.

composting facilities on lot or offsite. Uh construction and reuse of green

Uh construction and reuse of green waste.

waste. recycling uh center where mulch, rock,

recycling uh center where mulch, rock, fencing and other construction materials

fencing and other construction materials can be crushed and reused to provide

can be crushed and reused to provide landscaping supplies for occupants. Uh

landscaping supplies for occupants. Uh waste shoots uh recycling shootute if

waste shoots uh recycling shootute if general waste shoot is

general waste shoot is provided separate waste recepticles for

provided separate waste recepticles for general and recyclable waste in public

general and recyclable waste in public space and container recycling. So the

space and container recycling. So the whole number of different ways that you

whole number of different ways that you can go about achieving the post

can go about achieving the post construction phase um you know

construction phase um you know achievements. You don't need to achieve

achievements. You don't need to achieve all of those. Um depending on your

all of those. Um depending on your development type, there'll be different

development type, there'll be different options there for for a project to

options there for for a project to achieve. So it always stipulates in the

achieve. So it always stipulates in the application about what it is that you

application about what it is that you need to

need to achieve. So a project that um enabled

achieve. So a project that um enabled the the waste element really quite well

the the waste element really quite well um was the counsel development authority

um was the counsel development authority um down in uh the ACT. So they had

um down in uh the ACT. So they had organic waste from the site clearing

organic waste from the site clearing such as top soil and mulch stored and

such as top soil and mulch stored and reused in landscaping. the waste

reused in landscaping. the waste management operator was appointed to

management operator was appointed to oversee on-site waste management

oversee on-site waste management facility to provide education and

facility to provide education and training about recycling to residents

training about recycling to residents which is great and then then part of

which is great and then then part of that was a community garden and

that was a community garden and associated education program was to

associated education program was to really promote composting as part of

really promote composting as part of that project as well. So yeah, this

that project as well. So yeah, this project they did a great job of of

project they did a great job of of really um you know emphasizing the

really um you know emphasizing the importance of waste and recycling not

importance of waste and recycling not only in their own construction practices

only in their own construction practices but ensuring that they are passing on

but ensuring that they are passing on that knowledge and bits and pieces to

that knowledge and bits and pieces to the people that are going to live there

the people that are going to live there so they continue to live a uh a waste

so they continue to live a uh a waste friendly

friendly lifestyle. Uh moving on to the energy

lifestyle. Uh moving on to the energy leaf. So energy is split into a whole

leaf. So energy is split into a whole bunch of sections. These will really

bunch of sections. These will really depend. This is this is a great example

depend. This is this is a great example of an element that it depends on what

of an element that it depends on what project type you have. If you're a if

project type you have. If you're a if you're looking at multi-unit residential

you're looking at multi-unit residential right now, you might be looking at the

right now, you might be looking at the bulk of these sections. If you're on a

bulk of these sections. If you're on a landbased um project, you will only be

landbased um project, you will only be looking at a few of these sections. So,

looking at a few of these sections. So, just just keep that in mind when you're

just just keep that in mind when you're going through. It's pretty

going through. It's pretty self-explanatory as to why um but keep

self-explanatory as to why um but keep that in mind. So, climate responsive

that in mind. So, climate responsive design. Um we want positive passive

design. Um we want positive passive design outcomes from orientation and

design outcomes from orientation and design. Um, we want to minimize negative

design. Um, we want to minimize negative microclimate conditions and we want to

microclimate conditions and we want to optimize microclimate decisions as well.

optimize microclimate decisions as well. So, um, bit of a twofold piece there. We

So, um, bit of a twofold piece there. We want decisions that are made to to help

want decisions that are made to to help out with the climate and we want

out with the climate and we want decisions made to to really emphasize

decisions made to to really emphasize the positive aspects of the climate that

the positive aspects of the climate that this project might find themselves in.

this project might find themselves in. So, um, you know, very different

So, um, you know, very different responses for very different parts of

responses for very different parts of Australia. What you write down in

Australia. What you write down in Queensland is going to be very different

Queensland is going to be very different to write what you um, write down on the

to write what you um, write down on the on the peninsula coast down in Victoria.

on the peninsula coast down in Victoria. So keep that in mind. Peak load um

So keep that in mind. Peak load um definitely a consideration but we we

definitely a consideration but we we need to see demonstration of how peak

need to see demonstration of how peak load has been considered at a planning

load has been considered at a planning level. Uh this one's only really

level. Uh this one's only really included as part of the broader um

included as part of the broader um landbased projects. So not really for

landbased projects. So not really for the high density guys reduction in

the high density guys reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. So you get to

greenhouse gas emissions. So you get to kind of pick a couple here but these are

kind of pick a couple here but these are just some of the options that exist

just some of the options that exist within within this but you get to choose

within within this but you get to choose um what ones you want. So alternative

um what ones you want. So alternative power sources is a classic one. So you

power sources is a classic one. So you know do you have solar eyes or anything

know do you have solar eyes or anything else in there? Um water heating and

else in there? Um water heating and appliances we have specifications over

appliances we have specifications over um increased nat rating. So anything

um increased nat rating. So anything above minimum standard um you get to

above minimum standard um you get to achieve reduction through design and

achieve reduction through design and climate zones um and behavior management

climate zones um and behavior management there as well. So uh yeah a couple of

there as well. So uh yeah a couple of different sections there and you get to

different sections there and you get to just basically pick what one you want to

just basically pick what one you want to go down as your project um to reduce

go down as your project um to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. community

greenhouse gas emissions. community facilities. Um if you have a pool, if

facilities. Um if you have a pool, if you have a facility like this, so we

you have a facility like this, so we want efficiency and pool pump from an

want efficiency and pool pump from an energy point of view, you want efficient

energy point of view, you want efficient lighting and appliances as well. And any

lighting and appliances as well. And any sort of community facility that might be

sort of community facility that might be provided by the developer. This is only

provided by the developer. This is only if and but i.e. if you are producing a

if and but i.e. if you are producing a community facility

community facility uh daylighting and lighting

uh daylighting and lighting efficiencies. Um so increased daylight

efficiencies. Um so increased daylight penetration um and efficient lighting.

penetration um and efficient lighting. So for LED and timers there as well. So

So for LED and timers there as well. So um yeah an important aspect there and

um yeah an important aspect there and really important for daylighting and

really important for daylighting and lighting efficiency for the projects

lighting efficiency for the projects that it's relevant to. HVAC so aircons

that it's relevant to. HVAC so aircons heaters reduce the need for them. That's

heaters reduce the need for them. That's what we want to do and we don't mind

what we want to do and we don't mind having them but we just want to reduce

having them but we just want to reduce the need for artificial heating and

the need for artificial heating and cooling. So we have a bunch of

cooling. So we have a bunch of specification on that. Uh heat gain and

specification on that. Uh heat gain and loss. So we want to demonstrate

loss. So we want to demonstrate consideration for heat gain and loss in

consideration for heat gain and loss in the home. That might be certain

the home. That might be certain orientation. that might be food eaves or

orientation. that might be food eaves or hoods or um or even you know certain uh

hoods or um or even you know certain uh glazing or efficiency levels built

glazing or efficiency levels built within the glass. So we just want

within the glass. So we just want consideration for heat gain and loss

consideration for heat gain and loss there. We've got some good criteria

there. We've got some good criteria written there in the technical criteria

written there in the technical criteria car parks. So we want to you know for

car parks. So we want to you know for any project that has a car park as

any project that has a car park as building a car park we particularly want

building a car park we particularly want to monitor um carbon monoxide monitoring

to monitor um carbon monoxide monitoring um and we want them to be naturally

um and we want them to be naturally ventilated or passive mechanical exhaust

ventilated or passive mechanical exhaust where possible. So naturally ventilated

where possible. So naturally ventilated is is is priority number one. We

is is is priority number one. We obviously understand that that's not

obviously understand that that's not possible for a lot of projects that you

possible for a lot of projects that you know need to put in basement car parks.

know need to put in basement car parks. Um if that's the case then we just want

Um if that's the case then we just want you know some efficiencies around the

you know some efficiencies around the exhaust system that gets put in there

exhaust system that gets put in there cuz that's a that's a big drain on

cuz that's a that's a big drain on resources for that one. Lift systems uh

resources for that one. Lift systems uh energy efficient lift system if you do

energy efficient lift system if you do have one in there. We've got some specs

have one in there. We've got some specs in the criteria. Closed drying. We want

in the criteria. Closed drying. We want opportunity for natural clothes drying.

opportunity for natural clothes drying. This is particularly for projects that

This is particularly for projects that um are of a high density nature. Um we

um are of a high density nature. Um we don't just want to rely on the use of a

don't just want to rely on the use of a dryer. We want opportunities for people

dryer. We want opportunities for people to be able to uh naturally dry their

to be able to uh naturally dry their clothes. So whether that's specific

clothes. So whether that's specific racks or rails that are inies in

racks or rails that are inies in internally or if it's a certain cordoned

internally or if it's a certain cordoned off part of the balcony that um you know

off part of the balcony that um you know is still abiding by body corporate rules

is still abiding by body corporate rules um but you're able to have some sort of

um but you're able to have some sort of drying facility out there. So yeah, it

drying facility out there. So yeah, it does depend, but we want equal

does depend, but we want equal opportunity there as well because we

opportunity there as well because we know dryers are a huge drain on energy.

know dryers are a huge drain on energy. So we want to reduce the usage of them

So we want to reduce the usage of them as much as possible. So building in

as much as possible. So building in natural clothes drying opportunities in

natural clothes drying opportunities in apartments um at the at the start at the

apartments um at the at the start at the design of them so that people have

design of them so that people have opportunity for that. So a project that

opportunity for that. So a project that did this very well uh in terms of the

did this very well uh in terms of the whole energy leaf very well was Riverier

whole energy leaf very well was Riverier by RM Property Group. This one's located

by RM Property Group. This one's located in Brisbane. um their passive design

in Brisbane. um their passive design considerations were maximized through

considerations were maximized through they had two front doors. So they had a

they had two front doors. So they had a security screen and then a front door.

security screen and then a front door. You could chalk open your front door

You could chalk open your front door which would automatically shut in case

which would automatically shut in case of a fire. So that's the fire door. But

of a fire. So that's the fire door. But then they would have a uh fully um

then they would have a uh fully um ventilated front door as well so you

ventilated front door as well so you could get cross breezes through your

could get cross breezes through your apartment out into the naturally

apartment out into the naturally ventilated corridor. Uh they also had

ventilated corridor. Uh they also had fully operable windows. So, they had um

fully operable windows. So, they had um you can kind of see it in the um uh in

you can kind of see it in the um uh in the facade of this building, but there's

the facade of this building, but there's basically like breeze blocks all the way

basically like breeze blocks all the way down the side of the building. Again,

down the side of the building. Again, I'd recommend you Google this project as

I'd recommend you Google this project as well. Um breeze blocks there which

well. Um breeze blocks there which actually allow the windows to be fully

actually allow the windows to be fully open, so they can be fully slid open,

open, so they can be fully slid open, which actually allows more crossbow

which actually allows more crossbow ventilation. The primary reasons why you

ventilation. The primary reasons why you can't normally have fully opened windows

can't normally have fully opened windows is the safety point of view. You can't

is the safety point of view. You can't have a fully opened window up up stories

have a fully opened window up up stories there. you need to um be able to only

there. you need to um be able to only have small operable windows that a child

have small operable windows that a child couldn't basically fall through. Um but

couldn't basically fall through. Um but by putting the breeze blocks up first

by putting the breeze blocks up first that would stop any of that um uh that

that would stop any of that um uh that would basically address the safety

would basically address the safety concern but allow breezes to come all

concern but allow breezes to come all the way through. So pretty cool feature

the way through. So pretty cool feature there. They also had 29% of the cycles

there. They also had 29% of the cycles had deep planting. Um they had solar PV

had deep planting. Um they had solar PV and non Tesla batteries to offset

and non Tesla batteries to offset community usage as well on the roof. and

community usage as well on the roof. and they had internal natural drying

they had internal natural drying opportunities there too. So, a pretty

opportunities there too. So, a pretty cool project. Highly recommend you do

cool project. Highly recommend you do some googling of it. Um, it has some

some googling of it. Um, it has some pretty cool initiatives, not just energy

pretty cool initiatives, not just energy as well. It's a pretty good well-rounded

as well. It's a pretty good well-rounded building. Uh, materials element. Am I

building. Uh, materials element. Am I going for time? Not doing too bad. Um,

going for time? Not doing too bad. Um, materials. So, split into three

materials. So, split into three sections. Uh, healthy buildings,

sections. Uh, healthy buildings, environmentally responsible materials,

environmentally responsible materials, civil works, and environmentally

civil works, and environmentally responsible materials built form. Um, so

responsible materials built form. Um, so a lot of this does depend on the control

a lot of this does depend on the control that the developer might have on that

that the developer might have on that build form. So just kind of keep that in

build form. So just kind of keep that in mind. We've got lots of um lots of words

mind. We've got lots of um lots of words written into the technical criteria

written into the technical criteria around that. Um, but we've got that.

around that. Um, but we've got that. We've got three sections. This is also

We've got three sections. This is also the element that has probably the most

the element that has probably the most amount of flexibility, a lot a lot of

amount of flexibility, a lot a lot of flexibility built within it. So um, you

flexibility built within it. So um, you know, if you're going through this

know, if you're going through this criteria for the first time, really read

criteria for the first time, really read it and understand that there's a lot of

it and understand that there's a lot of flexibility built within it. You don't

flexibility built within it. You don't have to achieve everything that's

have to achieve everything that's getting listed out. That's basically

getting listed out. That's basically like choose one. It's really choose your

like choose one. It's really choose your own adventure. So, healthy buildings,

own adventure. So, healthy buildings, uh, it's about paint selection, sealant

uh, it's about paint selection, sealant selection, adhesive, floor coverings,

selection, adhesive, floor coverings, um, and easier weighted rated wood

um, and easier weighted rated wood products. So, we have specific

products. So, we have specific requirements there, but they're all

requirements there, but they're all about low emission, um, low emission

about low emission, um, low emission paints, low emission sealants, etc. So,

paints, low emission sealants, etc. So, um, but that's what we address there in

um, but that's what we address there in healthy buildings. For the civil works

healthy buildings. For the civil works components, we have a whole bunch of

components, we have a whole bunch of different options for roads and

different options for roads and particularly just around emphasizing a

particularly just around emphasizing a recycled material as well as services.

recycled material as well as services. So this is, you know, pipes in the

So this is, you know, pipes in the ground, concrete pipes in the ground. Uh

ground, concrete pipes in the ground. Uh so again, this is kind of, you know,

so again, this is kind of, you know, emphasized around recycled material, but

emphasized around recycled material, but again, there's lots of options under

again, there's lots of options under both of those. Uh hard landscaping and

both of those. Uh hard landscaping and soft landscaping there as well are also

soft landscaping there as well are also um pretty decent

um pretty decent considerations. Built form um structure.

considerations. Built form um structure. So we have um some structured based

So we have um some structured based materials requirements there. Again a

materials requirements there. Again a lot of flexibility, a lot of options

lot of flexibility, a lot of options there. Um envelope and linings. So we're

there. Um envelope and linings. So we're talking about like plaster board um you

talking about like plaster board um you know internal linings, windows etc.

know internal linings, windows etc. Services again. So we're talking about

Services again. So we're talking about like you know PVC piping conduits

like you know PVC piping conduits through the building. Uh and then any

through the building. Uh and then any furniture fixtures, equipment and

furniture fixtures, equipment and finishes as well as part of that a part

finishes as well as part of that a part of that built form piece. you have some

of that built form piece. you have some uh a lot of flexibility and options

uh a lot of flexibility and options under all of those sections um built

under all of those sections um built within the materials

within the materials element. A project that did a pretty

element. A project that did a pretty great job with the materials element uh

great job with the materials element uh was Montterrey by GVG. Um this one is

was Montterrey by GVG. Um this one is also located in Brisbane, but this is

also located in Brisbane, but this is actually a fully cross laminated timber

actually a fully cross laminated timber building. Um which is pretty cool. If

building. Um which is pretty cool. If you want to know more about cross

you want to know more about cross laminated timber and the efficiencies

laminated timber and the efficiencies and the sustainability credentials that

and the sustainability credentials that come with this, um do some googling. Uh

come with this, um do some googling. Uh I probably won't spend too much time

I probably won't spend too much time talking about cross laminated timber,

talking about cross laminated timber, but uh it's a great material, highly

but uh it's a great material, highly highly sustainable. Uh it reduces

highly sustainable. Uh it reduces on-site construction significantly. The

on-site construction significantly. The embodied carbon attached to it is

embodied carbon attached to it is greatly reduced compared to concrete.

greatly reduced compared to concrete. And the tower and itself was grown in 20

And the tower and itself was grown in 20 minutes um in Australian uh accredited

minutes um in Australian uh accredited uh forestry um uh locations. So yeah, in

uh forestry um uh locations. So yeah, in using all of the Australian forestry

using all of the Australian forestry locations, the the whole tower was grown

locations, the the whole tower was grown in 20 minutes, which is um yeah, pretty

in 20 minutes, which is um yeah, pretty cool, pretty cool to think about. So the

cool, pretty cool to think about. So the concrete podium uh you know, took up

concrete podium uh you know, took up about 30% resale aggregate there as

about 30% resale aggregate there as well. So there still was a concrete

well. So there still was a concrete podium and then the rest of it was was

podium and then the rest of it was was cross laminated timber. So pretty cool

cross laminated timber. So pretty cool building. Definitely worth a

building. Definitely worth a Google. Water uh second last element

Google. Water uh second last element nearly there. So water uh split into

nearly there. So water uh split into three sections. Reduction in portable

three sections. Reduction in portable water demand uh irrigation requirements

water demand uh irrigation requirements and community

and community facilities. Three different sections

facilities. Three different sections that we have for water. So the reduction

that we have for water. So the reduction in portable water demand um is basically

in portable water demand um is basically pick I say pick X because it depends on

pick I say pick X because it depends on your project type but again there's a

your project type but again there's a few different options here that an

few different options here that an applicant can choose. You don't have to

applicant can choose. You don't have to achieve all of these, but reduction

achieve all of these, but reduction potable water demand section. We have a,

potable water demand section. We have a, you know, if you've got access to a

you know, if you've got access to a non-pottable water supply, which is pump

non-pottable water supply, which is pump to dwellings, great credit. Um, if you

to dwellings, great credit. Um, if you have a central storage facility or water

have a central storage facility or water tanks for storm water or rainwater,

tanks for storm water or rainwater, great tick, credit. We have some

great tick, credit. We have some requirements over water efficient

requirements over water efficient fixtures. Uh, and we also have some

fixtures. Uh, and we also have some requirements over high well-rated

requirements over high well-rated appliances. So, some requirements over

appliances. So, some requirements over the appliances. So, won't go through

the appliances. So, won't go through that in great detail. I'll let you guys

that in great detail. I'll let you guys look at that in your own time. This is

look at that in your own time. This is what we have broadly in reduction in

what we have broadly in reduction in potable water irrigation requirements.

potable water irrigation requirements. So irrigation is a really big part of

So irrigation is a really big part of the water leaf. Um basically what we

the water leaf. Um basically what we want from an irrigation point of view is

want from an irrigation point of view is we want no irrigation or the irrigation

we want no irrigation or the irrigation needs that it water source needs to be

needs that it water source needs to be from a non-pottable water supply. What

from a non-pottable water supply. What that means is it needs to not be drawing

that means is it needs to not be drawing from town water or drinkable water. So,

from town water or drinkable water. So, you need to either be capturing water on

you need to either be capturing water on site yourself to use for irrigation or

site yourself to use for irrigation or you need to be plumbed into um

you need to be plumbed into um essentially a recycled water network um

essentially a recycled water network um that might exist in your locality. Not

that might exist in your locality. Not too much of it in there's a there's a

too much of it in there's a there's a good chunk of it in New South Wales.

good chunk of it in New South Wales. There's a good chunk of it in Victoria.

There's a good chunk of it in Victoria. I think majority of the other states

I think majority of the other states don't have too much of that access. So,

don't have too much of that access. So, kind of depends if you've got the

kind of depends if you've got the opportunity to do that either. Um if you

opportunity to do that either. Um if you do have an irrigation system it needs to

do have an irrigation system it needs to be efficient the way you know like drip

be efficient the way you know like drip system direct to plant. Um there needs

system direct to plant. Um there needs to be appropriate soil so the soil

to be appropriate soil so the soil actually absorbs that moisture and

actually absorbs that moisture and utilizes it appropriately. Um you know

utilizes it appropriately. Um you know really like you know jacking up its

really like you know jacking up its effectiveness. Um and we want mulch on

effectiveness. Um and we want mulch on there too. So we have minimum 75

there too. So we have minimum 75 millimeter mulch in garden beds too. So

millimeter mulch in garden beds too. So we have requirements over the amount of

we have requirements over the amount of mulch that you have in garden

mulch that you have in garden beds. Community facilities. So, if

beds. Community facilities. So, if you're a project that has a community

you're a project that has a community facility, um, you know, reduction in

facility, um, you know, reduction in water evaporation in the pool is a

water evaporation in the pool is a priority. So, if you do have a pool,

priority. So, if you do have a pool, then that's relevant to you. If you

then that's relevant to you. If you don't have a pool, it's just not

don't have a pool, it's just not relevant to you. So, don't worry that

relevant to you. So, don't worry that you don't achieve this if you just don't

you don't achieve this if you just don't have a pool. If you don't have a pool,

have a pool. If you don't have a pool, it's great. It's probably the most

it's great. It's probably the most sustainable thing you can do to not have

sustainable thing you can do to not have a pool. Um, uh, backwash minimization

a pool. Um, uh, backwash minimization systems in place, though, if you do have

systems in place, though, if you do have a pool as well. Uh, in the community

a pool as well. Uh, in the community facilities, if there's taps,

facilities, if there's taps, dishwashers, toilets, etc., they all

dishwashers, toilets, etc., they all need to be efficient. Um and there needs

need to be efficient. Um and there needs to be appropriate access to potable

to be appropriate access to potable water um in that building as

water um in that building as well. So a project that did a cracking

well. So a project that did a cracking job of uh of the water leaf uh was

job of uh of the water leaf uh was Fitzgib and J uh Fitz Gibbon Chase by

Fitzgib and J uh Fitz Gibbon Chase by Economic Development Queensland. So EDQ

Economic Development Queensland. So EDQ put in place management and design

put in place management and design initiatives to significantly reduce

initiatives to significantly reduce potable water demand. Uh this includes a

potable water demand. Uh this includes a 40% reduction in water use through the

40% reduction in water use through the use of two systems. First was the

use of two systems. First was the potteroo system which harvested all the

potteroo system which harvested all the roof water from the entirety of the

roof water from the entirety of the project from it was approximately 11

project from it was approximately 11 hectares of catchment. Um they collected

hectares of catchment. Um they collected that in a number of communal tanks and

that in a number of communal tanks and it was pumped uh to a central storage

it was pumped uh to a central storage and waste treatment plant. And then they

and waste treatment plant. And then they use a fish system as well. So they

use a fish system as well. So they diverted urban storm water runoff. So

diverted urban storm water runoff. So this is stuff that's not landing on the

this is stuff that's not landing on the roof but landing everywhere else uh from

roof but landing everywhere else uh from the channel that really kind of runs

the channel that really kind of runs through the site. and they filtered

through the site. and they filtered disinfected the water prior to

disinfected the water prior to distribution by a third part dual

distribution by a third part dual reticulation system. So all that water

reticulation system. So all that water was collected and then distributed by

was collected and then distributed by irrigation for the whole project. So um

irrigation for the whole project. So um yeah pretty significant um system. The

yeah pretty significant um system. The fact that they are able to achieve an

fact that they are able to achieve an overall 40% reduction in water usage for

overall 40% reduction in water usage for the entire project is um is very

the entire project is um is very impressive for a project like this. So

impressive for a project like this. So again this is exemplary. Our everyday

again this is exemplary. Our everyday projects don't do these types of things.

projects don't do these types of things. This is an exemplary example. So keep

This is an exemplary example. So keep that in mind too. I'm just showing you

that in mind too. I'm just showing you exemplary examples. We certified this

exemplary examples. We certified this project like 10 years ago and it's still

project like 10 years ago and it's still an exemplary example. So I always like

an exemplary example. So I always like to talk about

to talk about it. All right, last element being

it. All right, last element being community before then we get stuck into

community before then we get stuck into some case studies. Um but community is

some case studies. Um but community is split into a whole bunch of sections. So

split into a whole bunch of sections. So keep in mind that for community you only

keep in mind that for community you only need to achieve a certain number of

need to achieve a certain number of these sections. For the bulk of project

these sections. For the bulk of project types, it's five sections plus essential

types, it's five sections plus essential actions. So you need to do essential

actions. So you need to do essential actions and then you need to achieve

actions and then you need to achieve five of those dot points. All of those

five of those dot points. All of those dot points are its own section and we'll

dot points are its own section and we'll have specific criteria underneath it.

have specific criteria underneath it. I'm going to go through every section

I'm going to go through every section today for the sake of being broad and to

today for the sake of being broad and to showcase to you everything that's

showcase to you everything that's involved in the community element, but

involved in the community element, but just keep in mind that you don't need to

just keep in mind that you don't need to achieve everything. So we have some

achieve everything. So we have some stuff under essential actions which I'll

stuff under essential actions which I'll cover off in a minute. Community

cover off in a minute. Community engagement, care for country, corporate

engagement, care for country, corporate social responsibility, sustainability

social responsibility, sustainability incentives, efficient and accessible

incentives, efficient and accessible transport, engaging and inclusive public

transport, engaging and inclusive public realm, housing diversity and economic

realm, housing diversity and economic prosperity, internet, food sensitive

prosperity, internet, food sensitive design, connected communities, safe and

design, connected communities, safe and accessible living and healthy and active

accessible living and healthy and active community. So stacks there, all sorts of

community. So stacks there, all sorts of different options, lots of flexibility

different options, lots of flexibility built within the community element. So

built within the community element. So what's involved in this essential

what's involved in this essential actions? Um the project needs to be

actions? Um the project needs to be delivered by a clear vision and driven

delivered by a clear vision and driven by a clear vision. So this isn't just

by a clear vision. So this isn't just that like oh we wanted to develop

that like oh we wanted to develop something like no no it needs to you

something like no no it needs to you need to understand and we want to

need to understand and we want to understand the position that this

understand the position that this project has in the role that it is

project has in the role that it is facilitating for the community. So we

facilitating for the community. So we want to understand that vision. It's not

want to understand that vision. It's not necessarily about sustainability related

necessarily about sustainability related either. It's just about the vision of

either. It's just about the vision of the project. It's important one. Uh we

the project. It's important one. Uh we also need to ensure that the project

also need to ensure that the project considers the SIPED um principles which

considers the SIPED um principles which is the crimerevention through design

is the crimerevention through design which is an international standardized

which is an international standardized um document now which obviously has an

um document now which obviously has an Australian flavor there too. So we want

Australian flavor there too. So we want all projects to ensuring that they are

all projects to ensuring that they are considering

considering zipad community engagement. So I'll just

zipad community engagement. So I'll just rattle through all of these now. So

rattle through all of these now. So community engagement is about engaging

community engagement is about engaging with local stakeholders engaging with

with local stakeholders engaging with the local community prior to launchment

the local community prior to launchment of your project. establish a framework

of your project. establish a framework for ongoing community partnerships and

for ongoing community partnerships and establish a strategy with with with the

establish a strategy with with with the community of delivering an impacts as

community of delivering an impacts as well. So we really want to understand

well. So we really want to understand and your community engagement needs to

and your community engagement needs to be really hero through this section care

be really hero through this section care for country. So we need to you need to

for country. So we need to you need to demonstrate proactive engagement and

demonstrate proactive engagement and incorporate initiatives into your

incorporate initiatives into your project for um for first nations um uh

project for um for first nations um uh engagement there. Uh corporate social

engagement there. Uh corporate social responsibility. We want a corporate

responsibility. We want a corporate social responsibility strategy for a

social responsibility strategy for a company and this is really company

company and this is really company related not project related and um you

related not project related and um you know modern slavery and certification

know modern slavery and certification opportunities there as well. So if you

opportunities there as well. So if you know they're B certified corporation you

know they're B certified corporation you get um you get credits for that but be B

get um you get credits for that but be B certified B um corporation isn't um just

certified B um corporation isn't um just the only thing there as well.

the only thing there as well. Sustainability incentives if you

Sustainability incentives if you incentivize the initiative take up in

incentivize the initiative take up in private spaces for homes you get a

private spaces for homes you get a credit there as well. Efficient and

credit there as well. Efficient and accessible transport. So you need to

accessible transport. So you need to demonstrate encouragement of active

demonstrate encouragement of active transport options in your project and

transport options in your project and you need to do this through kind of you

you need to do this through kind of you know at least two of these options. you

know at least two of these options. you know, alternative parking. So, providing

know, alternative parking. So, providing parking for bikes and scooters and

parking for bikes and scooters and ebikes and bits and pieces, pathways,

ebikes and bits and pieces, pathways, well, you know, um well-connected

well, you know, um well-connected pathways, active transport linkages, so

pathways, active transport linkages, so it's linking to things offsite, uh

it's linking to things offsite, uh public transport opportunities, uh

public transport opportunities, uh community transport opportunities if if

community transport opportunities if if so be it. And um maybe some access to

so be it. And um maybe some access to low emitting and fuel efficient vehicles

low emitting and fuel efficient vehicles as well. So, you know, maybe there's

as well. So, you know, maybe there's some um you know, electric vehicle

some um you know, electric vehicle charging points or bits and pieces like

charging points or bits and pieces like that. So you can yeah receive some um

that. So you can yeah receive some um efficient and accessible transport

efficient and accessible transport credits by uh doing one or sorry at

credits by uh doing one or sorry at least two of those engaging inclusive

least two of those engaging inclusive public realms. So it's about common

public realms. So it's about common areas encouraging interaction with

areas encouraging interaction with residents. So common area can be a

residents. So common area can be a defined build common area in your

defined build common area in your project or it can be parks that you're

project or it can be parks that you're delivering as part of your project as

delivering as part of your project as well. So, we're looking for a hierarchy

well. So, we're looking for a hierarchy of function, multiple users, children,

of function, multiple users, children, elderly, disabled, inclusiveness and

elderly, disabled, inclusiveness and connectivity, social uh interaction,

connectivity, social uh interaction, shaded and protected benches and

shaded and protected benches and seating, uh locally distinct places,

seating, uh locally distinct places, flexibility of built real, the public

flexibility of built real, the public realm. So, water sensitive urban design,

realm. So, water sensitive urban design, conservation, business enterprises,

conservation, business enterprises, healthy active living uh in a walkable

healthy active living uh in a walkable street environment there as well. So

street environment there as well. So again, there's a few different credits

again, there's a few different credits that you can kind of achieve to uh to go

that you can kind of achieve to uh to go for it there. Housing diversity and

for it there. Housing diversity and economic prosperity. So you need to for

economic prosperity. So you need to for this credit, you need to create an

this credit, you need to create an economic and employment strategy. Again,

economic and employment strategy. Again, you don't need to do all of these

you don't need to do all of these credits. Remember, this is just every

credits. Remember, this is just every section. You just you need to achieve at

section. You just you need to achieve at least five of the ones I'm rattling

least five of the ones I'm rattling through. So you need to create an

through. So you need to create an economic and employment strategy. And

economic and employment strategy. And then you need to pick one in having a

then you need to pick one in having a clearly defined diversity of dwelling

clearly defined diversity of dwelling types or 10% affordable or allocated key

types or 10% affordable or allocated key worker housing.

worker housing. internet uh pretty um straightforward

internet uh pretty um straightforward one but you need to provide fiber optic

one but you need to provide fiber optic internet infrastructure you need to

internet infrastructure you need to provide Wi-Fi opportunities in public

provide Wi-Fi opportunities in public spaces and you need to provide signal

spaces and you need to provide signal boosting infrastructure where

boosting infrastructure where relevant food sensitive design so

relevant food sensitive design so participation in production and

participation in production and purchasing of food and you need to have

purchasing of food and you need to have a strategy for permanent local growing

a strategy for permanent local growing spaces as well so we're talking you know

spaces as well so we're talking you know urban farms community gardens those

urban farms community gardens those types of things connected communities

types of things connected communities this is It's just about being welllo. So

this is It's just about being welllo. So you need to locate close to local

you need to locate close to local amenity. And this might be amenity that

amenity. And this might be amenity that you're producing in your project or it

you're producing in your project or it might be amenity that's around your

might be amenity that's around your project. Doesn't matter. You get credit

project. Doesn't matter. You get credit for it. So you know with all sorts of

for it. So you know with all sorts of things listed here but you know

things listed here but you know education, child care, grocery stores,

education, child care, grocery stores, specialty stores, cafes, chemists,

specialty stores, cafes, chemists, public transport hubs, community

public transport hubs, community buildings, farmers markets, community

buildings, farmers markets, community gardens, all sorts of different options

gardens, all sorts of different options there. You just need to achieve a

there. You just need to achieve a certain amount of them. Um so you need

certain amount of them. Um so you need to be a welllo area which is you know

to be a welllo area which is you know obviously a well-connected community.

obviously a well-connected community. uh safe and accessible living. Uh so 50%

uh safe and accessible living. Uh so 50% of dwellings need to be gold under the

of dwellings need to be gold under the livable housing desire guidelines if you

livable housing desire guidelines if you want to achieve this section and all

want to achieve this section and all common areas must be accessible as well.

common areas must be accessible as well. So um yeah, relatively straightforward.

So um yeah, relatively straightforward. The livable housing design guideline is

The livable housing design guideline is a um is an Australian set standard for

a um is an Australian set standard for for accessibility. There's all sorts of

for accessibility. There's all sorts of requirements in there. If you're

requirements in there. If you're achieving goals under that guideline um

achieving goals under that guideline um then you will achieve this credit.

then you will achieve this credit. healthy and active communities. So

healthy and active communities. So coordinating activities, events and

coordinating activities, events and opportunities within your project or

opportunities within your project or around your project healthy and active

around your project healthy and active lifestyle. You provide local parks of

lifestyle. You provide local parks of varying ages and abilities and you

varying ages and abilities and you provide active travel links to amenity

provide active travel links to amenity as well. So you're really encouraging

as well. So you're really encouraging that active and healthy

that active and healthy lifestyle. A project that did this very

lifestyle. A project that did this very well uh Northshore by Stockland up in

well uh Northshore by Stockland up in Townsville. So in additional in addition

Townsville. So in additional in addition to providing community infrastructure

to providing community infrastructure and programs, Stockland implemented

and programs, Stockland implemented measures to enhance the community at

measures to enhance the community at Northshore by establishing a partnership

Northshore by establishing a partnership with Urggon Energy to develop what they

with Urggon Energy to develop what they called the handbook, which is a genuine

called the handbook, which is a genuine guide to sustainability, educates buyers

guide to sustainability, educates buyers and users on how best to live in their

and users on how best to live in their homes. Um local Aboriginal artists were

homes. Um local Aboriginal artists were engaged to provide artwork for the

engaged to provide artwork for the development, particularly the features

development, particularly the features through the green spine or there had a

through the green spine or there had a big green spine through the project. Um

big green spine through the project. Um the town square holds fortnightly

the town square holds fortnightly farmers markets. Um and they had a

farmers markets. Um and they had a target of creating sufficient jobs that

target of creating sufficient jobs that 30% of residents could live and work in

30% of residents could live and work in Northshore. Um so 8 and a half thousand

Northshore. Um so 8 and a half thousand full-time jobs expected to be generated

full-time jobs expected to be generated over the 20-y year construction phase.

over the 20-y year construction phase. So um yeah, ambitious and yeah,

So um yeah, ambitious and yeah, specifically for the community. Lots of

specifically for the community. Lots of initiatives there that a project did um

initiatives there that a project did um on a pretty exemplary, you know,

on a pretty exemplary, you know, benchmark here. Um but all of those

benchmark here. Um but all of those things which yeah just basically got

things which yeah just basically got them to the point of um yeah being able

them to the point of um yeah being able to achieve the community element really

to achieve the community element really well. That is the end of the technical

well. That is the end of the technical standards section of this uh of this

standards section of this uh of this session. So um fair bit there. I haven't

session. So um fair bit there. I haven't seen any questions come through. So I

seen any questions come through. So I might just kind of keep motoring on. And

might just kind of keep motoring on. And if you have any questions at the end um

if you have any questions at the end um yeah please you know hold them to the

yeah please you know hold them to the end if you would like to. Um I've got

end if you would like to. Um I've got one more section to rattle through. wise

one more section to rattle through. wise two more sections but one more section

two more sections but one more section to rattle through in regards to case

to rattle through in regards to case studies. So, just to talk about the case

studies. So, just to talk about the case studies a little bit more, a couple of

studies a little bit more, a couple of projects and how they went about

projects and how they went about achieving their environment development

achieving their environment development certification and kind of about 5

certification and kind of about 5 minutes each on those um and then I'm

minutes each on those um and then I'm going to briefly rattle through the

going to briefly rattle through the roles and responsibilities um for you

roles and responsibilities um for you guys that are now going to be accredited

guys that are now going to be accredited professionals. Um and then we'll talk

professionals. Um and then we'll talk about some next steps and bits and

about some next steps and bits and pieces. But, um yeah, should have this

pieces. But, um yeah, should have this wrapped up in yeah, I think maybe even

wrapped up in yeah, I think maybe even before 12. So, um within the next 20

before 12. So, um within the next 20 minutes, we'll kind of have this wrapped

minutes, we'll kind of have this wrapped up. So case studies. Uh the first one

up. So case studies. Uh the first one we're going to talk about is Paris Cove

we're going to talk about is Paris Cove by Sheold Property Group. So Paris Cove

by Sheold Property Group. So Paris Cove was certified under our residential

was certified under our residential subdivision criteria. Um it's located in

subdivision criteria. Um it's located in a little quaint place called Tea Gardens

a little quaint place called Tea Gardens um in New South Wales, kind of not that

um in New South Wales, kind of not that far from Newcastle, just a little bit

far from Newcastle, just a little bit more north of Newcastle. The site area

more north of Newcastle. The site area is over 200 hectares. There are 725

is over 200 hectares. There are 725 residential blocks in the project. They

residential blocks in the project. They received certification in all six of our

received certification in all six of our leads. So they achieved all of them. The

leads. So they achieved all of them. The previous use of the site was grazing

previous use of the site was grazing paddics and degraded wetlands. So that's

paddics and degraded wetlands. So that's what we were looking at. So just a bit

what we were looking at. So just a bit of a locationational piece. The the

of a locationational piece. The the project is located uh up here in tea

project is located uh up here in tea gardens which is kind of just above

gardens which is kind of just above Nelson Bay. if anyone here is from New

Nelson Bay. if anyone here is from New South Wales. I know I think we've got

South Wales. I know I think we've got some New South Wales people online. So,

some New South Wales people online. So, you guys will probably know this well,

you guys will probably know this well, but yeah, about an hour's drive um from

but yeah, about an hour's drive um from Newcastle uh up to Tea Gardens

Newcastle uh up to Tea Gardens there. So, this is the site area. So,

there. So, this is the site area. So, the the general township of Tea Gardens

the the general township of Tea Gardens is just to the south. So, you can see

is just to the south. So, you can see the the township extend out to the

the the township extend out to the limits here and they're basically their

limits here and they're basically their project is going to be a natural

project is going to be a natural extension of those limits. This is the

extension of those limits. This is the entirety of the site area. Um, and this

entirety of the site area. Um, and this is a good um good slide to show because

is a good um good slide to show because it's just going to show you where

it's just going to show you where they're actually going to develop on

they're actually going to develop on this site area. So, this is the site

this site area. So, this is the site that they have. Um, but this is where

that they have. Um, but this is where they are actually developing in terms of

they are actually developing in terms of their footprint. So, you can see that

their footprint. So, you can see that the site is basically split up into two

the site is basically split up into two precincts. You've got the primary

precincts. You've got the primary precinct which is kind of split into two

precinct which is kind of split into two and then you've got the um the secondary

and then you've got the um the secondary precinct just up to the northeast of the

precinct just up to the northeast of the site here of the site there which is

site here of the site there which is just a smaller part. But all of this

just a smaller part. But all of this shaded in is rehabilitated going to be

shaded in is rehabilitated going to be rehabilitated wetland. So just to go

rehabilitated wetland. So just to go back to give you context again this is

back to give you context again this is the entire project

the entire project site and then this is what we're looking

site and then this is what we're looking at from an entire project point of view.

at from an entire project point of view. So to go back, the primary part of the

So to go back, the primary part of the site is going to be in here. If you can

site is going to be in here. If you can see my cursor, I don't know if you guys

see my cursor, I don't know if you guys can or not. Um, and then the northeast

can or not. Um, and then the northeast part of the site is facilitating the

part of the site is facilitating the other part. So they're really just

other part. So they're really just developing in the least well in

developing in the least well in basically the part was the grazing

basically the part was the grazing paddics and had the least amount of

paddics and had the least amount of ecological value. Everything else they

ecological value. Everything else they rehabilitating. So there's a significant

rehabilitating. So there's a significant amount of rehabilitation that's being

amount of rehabilitation that's being undertaken here. So also some really

undertaken here. So also some really cool part of this project is the water

cool part of this project is the water sensitive urban design. So they have

sensitive urban design. So they have central drainage corridors in the middle

central drainage corridors in the middle of both precincts. These are these they

of both precincts. These are these they basically drainage corridors on both.

basically drainage corridors on both. And what they do is they actually have

And what they do is they actually have dual purpose. So there are bio swelles

dual purpose. So there are bio swelles along every street front which drains

along every street front which drains directly to the corridor for disposal.

directly to the corridor for disposal. So along these corridors are boardwalks,

So along these corridors are boardwalks, pagoras, barbecue facilities, kickabout

pagoras, barbecue facilities, kickabout areas all basically used along that

areas all basically used along that corridor. The central drainage facility

corridor. The central drainage facility facilitates the primary estate and

facilitates the primary estate and there's a designated area for the for

there's a designated area for the for the for the secondary estate. So just

the for the secondary estate. So just going back to this. So essentially

going back to this. So essentially they've got all their public space in

they've got all their public space in here as well as it being for for

here as well as it being for for drainage where needed. It's not a major

drainage where needed. It's not a major drainage corridor in the sense that on

drainage corridor in the sense that on an everyday normal basis there's just

an everyday normal basis there's just water always flowing through there. But

water always flowing through there. But when there's high rainfall that does act

when there's high rainfall that does act as a bit more of a drainage corridor

as a bit more of a drainage corridor away from everything else. So it's got

away from everything else. So it's got dual purpose which is great. they're

dual purpose which is great. they're ticking off um you know public space and

ticking off um you know public space and everyone having really good access to

everyone having really good access to public space as well as it having some

public space as well as it having some actual you know water sensitive function

actual you know water sensitive function as well. So actually in this project as

as well. So actually in this project as well they actually have a couple of

well they actually have a couple of community facilities which is a little

community facilities which is a little bit rarer for a residential subdivision

bit rarer for a residential subdivision but a little bit more common in

but a little bit more common in somewhere like New South Wales where a

somewhere like New South Wales where a lot of these um projects go under

lot of these um projects go under community title scheme. So it means that

community title scheme. So it means that they can actually facilitate some actual

they can actually facilitate some actual community facilities that's for the

community facilities that's for the residents. So they have two community

residents. So they have two community facil facilities in this project. They

facil facilities in this project. They have the hub and they have the wellness

have the hub and they have the wellness center. Um the hub includes a cafe event

center. Um the hub includes a cafe event space and kind of like a bit of a

space and kind of like a bit of a viewing platform. The wellness center

viewing platform. The wellness center includes it's pretty self-explanatory a

includes it's pretty self-explanatory a fourlane indoor heated pool, a gym and

fourlane indoor heated pool, a gym and multi-purpose spaces. Um there are of

multi-purpose spaces. Um there are of course some scattered outdoor spaces

course some scattered outdoor spaces throughout the area as well particularly

throughout the area as well particularly in the kick in in the drainage

in the kick in in the drainage corridors, kickback areas, barbecue

corridors, kickback areas, barbecue facilities, etc.

facilities, etc. So, this is one of the facilities. I

So, this is one of the facilities. I think this is the hub. Yeah, this is the

think this is the hub. Yeah, this is the hub. Um, so the viewing platform, um,

hub. Um, so the viewing platform, um, they've got some, uh, tennis courts.

they've got some, uh, tennis courts. They've got some indoor facilities.

They've got some indoor facilities. They've got a cafe built into here. So,

They've got a cafe built into here. So, this is just kind of one of those

this is just kind of one of those facilities, which is pretty cool. Now,

facilities, which is pretty cool. Now, broadly wrapping this one up, these are

broadly wrapping this one up, these are the big ticket initiatives that they

the big ticket initiatives that they incorporated into their projects to

incorporated into their projects to ensure that they achieved their

ensure that they achieved their environment certification. So, we're not

environment certification. So, we're not talking about every little detail that

talking about every little detail that they did here. We're not talking about

they did here. We're not talking about their erosion sediment control plan or

their erosion sediment control plan or anything like that. These are just some

anything like that. These are just some of the bigger things that they did which

of the bigger things that they did which gave them good credits throughout their

gave them good credits throughout their entire application. So key application

entire application. So key application features uh 117 hectares or 53% of the

features uh 117 hectares or 53% of the site was allocated to green open space

site was allocated to green open space and rehabilitation. That's huge. That's

and rehabilitation. That's huge. That's big credits in our particular ecosystems

big credits in our particular ecosystems element. Bio swales were utilized for

element. Bio swales were utilized for storm water management. 100% of the

storm water management. 100% of the planning is locally native and drought

planning is locally native and drought tolerant. Um they excavated some rock

tolerant. Um they excavated some rock through the civil works process which is

through the civil works process which is being crushed and used as road base

being crushed and used as road base through it. So they're utilizing the

through it. So they're utilizing the things that they're pulling up out of

things that they're pulling up out of the ground. Um a basics rating uh was

the ground. Um a basics rating uh was that uh each house had to be 20% above

that uh each house had to be 20% above regulatory requirements. Um basics is

regulatory requirements. Um basics is essentially the New South Wales

essentially the New South Wales equivalent of Naters. Um they for one

equivalent of Naters. Um they for one didn't want to do what everyone else

didn't want to do what everyone else wanted to do. So they had their own

wanted to do. So they had their own rating system. Google it, have a bit

rating system. Google it, have a bit more of a look at it if you're

more of a look at it if you're interested. um design guidelines

interested. um design guidelines mandated energy efficiency controls in

mandated energy efficiency controls in the homes. It also mand encouraged sorry

the homes. It also mand encouraged sorry encouraged use of responsible source

encouraged use of responsible source materials for homes as well. Um there's

materials for homes as well. Um there's extensive community consultation was

extensive community consultation was undertaken prior to launchment of the

undertaken prior to launchment of the master plan including resident groups

master plan including resident groups and buying groups and local clubs. Um

and buying groups and local clubs. Um they had an incentive there which

they had an incentive there which incentive policy which saw that $5,000

incentive policy which saw that $5,000 was available to residents that showed

was available to residents that showed compliance to the design guidelines

compliance to the design guidelines which is great. Now, they have to do the

which is great. Now, they have to do the design guidelines, but they're just

design guidelines, but they're just really incentivizing people to really

really incentivizing people to really kind of steer into it. Um, and the hub

kind of steer into it. Um, and the hub and the wellness center provide an ample

and the wellness center provide an ample amenity for the residents as well, which

amenity for the residents as well, which really flowed into our community

really flowed into our community element. Um, but yeah, that's that's

element. Um, but yeah, that's that's Paris Cove. That's how they um went

Paris Cove. That's how they um went about achieving environ development and

about achieving environ development and um yeah, achieving achieving it in a

um yeah, achieving achieving it in a pretty pretty good fashion. So, the

pretty pretty good fashion. So, the other project that I'm going to talk

other project that I'm going to talk about is Mooney Valley Park by Hampton

about is Mooney Valley Park by Hampton and Host Plus down in Victoria.

and Host Plus down in Victoria. So MVP, which is kind of what we call

So MVP, which is kind of what we call it, um was a mixed juice project. So we

it, um was a mixed juice project. So we certified under a mixed juice technical

certified under a mixed juice technical standard. It's located in Mooney Ponds

standard. It's located in Mooney Ponds in Melbourne. The site area is 9

in Melbourne. The site area is 9 hectares. It has 2 12,000 units plus

hectares. It has 2 12,000 units plus town houses. Um certification was

town houses. Um certification was achieved in all six leaves and the

achieved in all six leaves and the previous use was a racetrack grand. So

previous use was a racetrack grand. So I'll see you'll see what I mean when we

I'll see you'll see what I mean when we get to it. So this is the location of

get to it. So this is the location of the site. a really like welllo inner

the site. a really like welllo inner Melbourne site. Um so the surrounding

Melbourne site. Um so the surrounding amenity is very very good. Um but yeah

amenity is very very good. Um but yeah really quite um in a you know kind of

really quite um in a you know kind of inner north

inner north really. So this is the actual site. So

really. So this is the actual site. So what we're looking at here is the

what we're looking at here is the entirety of this is the Mooney Valley

entirety of this is the Mooney Valley racetrack. It's a horse racing track and

racetrack. It's a horse racing track and bits and pieces. I think they might do

bits and pieces. I think they might do dogs and stuff there sometimes. I don't

dogs and stuff there sometimes. I don't actually really know. Don't really care

actually really know. Don't really care that much. Um but this was the existing

that much. Um but this was the existing racetrack. So and this part of the site

racetrack. So and this part of the site here was the grand stand. So it's

here was the grand stand. So it's grandstand, car parking, etc. So what

grandstand, car parking, etc. So what they've done for this is they've

they've done for this is they've actually reconfigured this to turn this

actually reconfigured this to turn this site into a mixeduse precinct. So this

site into a mixeduse precinct. So this is what the master plan looks like. So

is what the master plan looks like. So now the grand stand is to the north of

now the grand stand is to the north of the site. So just kind of go back here.

the site. So just kind of go back here. It's now being relocated to the north of

It's now being relocated to the north of the site.

the site. and the um where the grandstand was is

and the um where the grandstand was is now a big mixeduse precinct with

now a big mixeduse precinct with multiple buildings. So we're talking

multiple buildings. So we're talking park town houses,

park town houses, lowrise apartments, higherrise

lowrise apartments, higherrise apartments, highrise apartments, um some

apartments, highrise apartments, um some dining and retail and commercial. Um

dining and retail and commercial. Um some mixed juice, but still some more

some mixed juice, but still some more apartments as well kind of down into the

apartments as well kind of down into the southern precinct. a real mix of what

southern precinct. a real mix of what we've got going on here of some varying

we've got going on here of some varying densities

densities too. So these are the town

too. So these are the town houses. This is some of the lowrise

houses. This is some of the lowrise residential that we've got. This is some

residential that we've got. This is some of the higherrise uh stuff that we've

of the higherrise uh stuff that we've got there as well. Um so yeah, you can

got there as well. Um so yeah, you can just see town houses. Stage A Thomas was

just see town houses. Stage A Thomas was the lowerrise stuff and then the higher

the lowerrise stuff and then the higher buildings were in the middle of the

buildings were in the middle of the site. So they've kind of done this on

site. So they've kind of done this on purpose. So they've got town houses here

purpose. So they've got town houses here and lowerrise apartments here because

and lowerrise apartments here because across the road we've got we've got

across the road we've got we've got detached dwellings. So if they went

detached dwellings. So if they went high-rise right on the edge of the site,

high-rise right on the edge of the site, it would be pretty stark and like

it would be pretty stark and like basically the community would push back

basically the community would push back a bit. So what they've done is they

a bit. So what they've done is they basically just stepped the densities up.

basically just stepped the densities up. So they've got a townhouse on the edge

So they've got a townhouse on the edge and then they step up to higher density

and then they step up to higher density in the middle of the site where it makes

in the middle of the site where it makes more sense. So it's almost a bit of a

more sense. So it's almost a bit of a staircase rather than just a low density

staircase rather than just a low density boom right into high density kind of

boom right into high density kind of straight away. So they've got a bit of a

straight away. So they've got a bit of a staging process there as

staging process there as well. So key application features for

well. So key application features for this project. So green roofs were

this project. So green roofs were planned for all of the buildings except

planned for all of the buildings except for the town houses. 30% of the site

for the town houses. 30% of the site areas allocated to green open space.

areas allocated to green open space. They have a sustainability spec sheet

They have a sustainability spec sheet which basically gets rolled through each

which basically gets rolled through each stage that is incorporate the same

stage that is incorporate the same initiatives into each stage of the

initiatives into each stage of the project. They've got max use solar

project. They've got max use solar specified for all buildings including

specified for all buildings including the townhouse as well. Um they've got

the townhouse as well. Um they've got rainwater harvesting system in place

rainwater harvesting system in place which is like 61,000 L which does the

which is like 61,000 L which does the irrigation for the main park. They've

irrigation for the main park. They've got community facilities including the

got community facilities including the tote park which is the primary park. Cox

tote park which is the primary park. Cox place dining which is the dining

place dining which is the dining precinct in there. Wellness sanctuary,

precinct in there. Wellness sanctuary, residents garden and child care too. And

residents garden and child care too. And they do ongoing monthly community

they do ongoing monthly community engagement groups. That's for

engagement groups. That's for surrounding residents and emerging

surrounding residents and emerging community as well. So that's for

community as well. So that's for everyone that's around the project that

everyone that's around the project that already exist in the suburb, but it's

already exist in the suburb, but it's also for the people that are starting to

also for the people that are starting to now live in there, but the project is

now live in there, but the project is kind of still ongoing. So they're

kind of still ongoing. So they're working through it on a stage bystage

working through it on a stage bystage process. You know, they still got

process. You know, they still got another at least 5 years in this project

another at least 5 years in this project to before they fully complete

to before they fully complete it. Um but yeah, that that's Mooney

it. Um but yeah, that that's Mooney Valley Park. So that is a couple of case

Valley Park. So that is a couple of case studies that I've run through. If you

studies that I've run through. If you want more case studies, there are more

want more case studies, there are more on

on environment.com.au. So, we've got a lot

environment.com.au. So, we've got a lot of our certified projects up there. Not

of our certified projects up there. Not every single project that we've ever

every single project that we've ever certified um just projects and

certified um just projects and developers that want to have their

developers that want to have their projects up there. So, um yeah, we've

projects up there. So, um yeah, we've got it's quite a significant amount up

got it's quite a significant amount up there. So, if you want to know more

there. So, if you want to know more dotted around the country, like feel

dotted around the country, like feel free just to kind of jump onto that.

free just to kind of jump onto that. We've got a pretty intuitive search

We've got a pretty intuitive search function there, but you can just have a

function there, but you can just have a bit more of a look.

bit more of a look. But I will just touch on roles and

But I will just touch on roles and responsibilities um for the next kind of

responsibilities um for the next kind of couple of minutes and then um we'll wrap

couple of minutes and then um we'll wrap it up. So the environmental professional

it up. So the environmental professional um what your responsibilities are now as

um what your responsibilities are now as an environmental professional is knowing

an environmental professional is knowing the certification process, knowing the

the certification process, knowing the technical standards. It's not knowing

technical standards. It's not knowing every detail of the technical standards

every detail of the technical standards but knowing what environment development

but knowing what environment development is all about which is what I've covered

is all about which is what I've covered today. You need to be be familiar with

today. You need to be be familiar with the types of requirements and ability to

the types of requirements and ability to recognize a potential project. uh

recognize a potential project. uh liazing with environ development

liazing with environ development regularly is always encouraged. Um

regularly is always encouraged. Um provide effective assistance and

provide effective assistance and guidance in submitting an effective

guidance in submitting an effective application and you need to represent

application and you need to represent the interests of envir development where

the interests of envir development where applicable and appropriate. So now that

applicable and appropriate. So now that you're going to have our environ

you're going to have our environ development brand as part of your

development brand as part of your individual brand um yeah you need to

individual brand um yeah you need to represent the interests of what environ

represent the interests of what environ development is all about which is about

development is all about which is about quality sustainable outcomes in our

quality sustainable outcomes in our build form. So, um, really important.

build form. So, um, really important. These are really kind of just the roles

These are really kind of just the roles and

and responsibilities in terms of staying

responsibilities in terms of staying involved. Um, we're always having more

involved. Um, we're always having more training sessions. So, we've got our

training sessions. So, we've got our advanced training series now, which is

advanced training series now, which is about to kick off and we got three or

about to kick off and we got three or four series this year. Um, where we just

four series this year. Um, where we just do they're just an hour and they're over

do they're just an hour and they're over lunchtime. So, they're over like 12 to 1

lunchtime. So, they're over like 12 to 1 Australian Eastern Standard Times.

Australian Eastern Standard Times. Again, sorry if anyone's in other

Again, sorry if anyone's in other jurisdictions here, which I know that

jurisdictions here, which I know that there are some, but they're an hour. You

there are some, but they're an hour. You can just do them while you do some other

can just do them while you do some other work or do it while you have your lunch.

work or do it while you have your lunch. Um, but yeah, I just run through a

Um, but yeah, I just run through a specific detailed topic a little bit

specific detailed topic a little bit more. So, they're called advanced, but

more. So, they're called advanced, but they're not more difficult. They just

they're not more difficult. They just dive into uh a certain topic a little

dive into uh a certain topic a little bit more detail. Um, you there's always

bit more detail. Um, you there's always opportunities to become involved in

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newsletter, so please make sure you sign up for that. You can provide content for

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it. Uh, and you can act as an environ development lead on projects aiming to

development lead on projects aiming to achieve certification. Oh yeah, you can

achieve certification. Oh yeah, you can reach out to us and provide be that

reach out to us and provide be that lead. Go, I've got a client. They're

lead. Go, I've got a client. They're interested in viral development. Can we

interested in viral development. Can we facilitate this process? So, we are

facilitate this process? So, we are always here to help that process. You

always here to help that process. You don't need to know everything. You don't

don't need to know everything. You don't need to be an expert in everything. Um,

need to be an expert in everything. Um, but we are here throughout the entire

but we are here throughout the entire process. So, just let us know how we can

process. So, just let us know how we can support

support you. Best practice tools. So something I

you. Best practice tools. So something I want to just kind of let everybody know

want to just kind of let everybody know as well is we're in uh we're

as well is we're in uh we're investigating and developing another

investigating and developing another version of environment development and

version of environment development and what it will be is it will be a higher

what it will be is it will be a higher level of certification against our

level of certification against our current standards. Um so we're in

current standards. Um so we're in development of that at the moment. We're

development of that at the moment. We're hoping to launch it by kind of the end

hoping to launch it by kind of the end of the year. So um keep an eye out for

of the year. So um keep an eye out for that. We'll keeping everyone updated.

that. We'll keeping everyone updated. You guys will all be part of our mailing

You guys will all be part of our mailing list now. So, um, we will keep, um, the

list now. So, um, we will keep, um, the updates of, uh, of what the, uh, that

updates of, uh, of what the, uh, that new version of our tool actually looks

new version of our tool actually looks like for you. So, we're still in kind of

like for you. So, we're still in kind of that early development stage of

that early development stage of that advanced training. So, I've talked

that advanced training. So, I've talked about the advanced training sessions a

about the advanced training sessions a little bit already, but yeah, 1 hour

little bit already, but yeah, 1 hour in-depth training sessions recommended

in-depth training sessions recommended that foundation training has been

that foundation training has been completed. So, the fact that you've done

completed. So, the fact that you've done this, great. We recommend that you've

this, great. We recommend that you've done that first. Um, and it's free for

done that first. Um, and it's free for Environ Development members and 65 bucks

Environ Development members and 65 bucks for non-members.

for non-members. um next steps. So for next steps, there

um next steps. So for next steps, there is a quiz that will come to you later

is a quiz that will come to you later this afternoon or tomorrow. Um once

this afternoon or tomorrow. Um once you've done the quiz and pass that, you

you've done the quiz and pass that, you will then get the logos for environment

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guidance there on you know you can add it to your LinkedIn accredititations.

it to your LinkedIn accredititations. You can post about it on LinkedIn. We'll

You can post about it on LinkedIn. We'll give you a little social tile there as

give you a little social tile there as well. So if you want to post about it

well. So if you want to post about it and say that you're an accredited

and say that you're an accredited professional, you can do that. Make sure

professional, you can do that. Make sure to tag us. Feel free to tag us. We'll,

to tag us. Feel free to tag us. We'll, you know, make sure it gets more

you know, make sure it gets more engagement as well.

engagement as well. um you're on our online national

um you're on our online national database. There's newsletters that come

database. There's newsletters that come through. You'll get a certificate to say

through. You'll get a certificate to say that you've completed um this um and

that you've completed um this um and you'll also get a bit of a resource pack

you'll also get a bit of a resource pack with all our spreadsheets and fee

with all our spreadsheets and fee schedules and registration forms and

schedules and registration forms and bits and pieces. So um but yeah, that is

bits and pieces. So um but yeah, that is that is the end of really today's

that is the end of really today's session. Um, look, if you have a project

session. Um, look, if you have a project in mind, if you're here for a reason

in mind, if you're here for a reason because there's a project that you're

because there's a project that you're working on or you're a developer and

working on or you're a developer and you've got a project in mind, look, feel

you've got a project in mind, look, feel free to reach out. Like that's that's my

free to reach out. Like that's that's my email address. Um, but in saying that,

email address. Um, but in saying that, like anyone with any questions, please

like anyone with any questions, please just just reach out to us. Um, you know,

just just reach out to us. Um, you know, the team's more than happy to provide

the team's more than happy to provide any assistance, sit down with you guys,

any assistance, sit down with you guys, answer any questions, whatever that

answer any questions, whatever that might be. So, yeah, that's my email

might be. So, yeah, that's my email address completely freely available. you

address completely freely available. you should get access to my email address

should get access to my email address again in the in the postc course

again in the in the postc course correspondence that you might have with

correspondence that you might have with um with Michelle too. So yeah, just let

um with Michelle too. So yeah, just let us know what it is that you need and

us know what it is that you need and yeah, we are here to assist. Um but that

yeah, we are here to assist. Um but that concludes today's training session. So

concludes today's training session. So thank you all for attending. Um I'm sure

thank you all for attending. Um I'm sure you're all sick of my voice now. Look, I

you're all sick of my voice now. Look, I have finished 4 minutes early before 12.

have finished 4 minutes early before 12. So I reckon that's pretty good deal. I

So I reckon that's pretty good deal. I think we've done a pretty good job here.

think we've done a pretty good job here. But yeah, if you have any questions,

But yeah, if you have any questions, please feel free to send them through to

please feel free to send them through to myself or the team. Um, and we will see

myself or the team. Um, and we will see you at the next one. Thank you.

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