The resource is divided into eight principles, each with a corresponding checklist and fact sheet. Also included are references to strategies, action plans, manuals and tools which provide further information.
In the design phase of the project lifecycle, the following principles should be considered:
In the construction phase, staff should ensure they undertake a competitive tendering process aligned with City of Melbourne policies.
In the ongoing use, maintenance and management of the building, the following should be considered and implemented:
Principles
An overall minimum Five Star Green Star using the most appropriate green star tool.
Siting
Minimise ongoing energy use through careful project siting:
Design
Design to achieve a minimum of 60 per cent of the available energy points or a five star rating under the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS), as directed in the appropriate Green Star tool.
Minimise ongoing energy use through passive thermal control systems by:
Minimise energy use through low energy active thermal control systems:
Provide renewable electricity generation systems through:
Offset carbon emissions by incorporating landscaping (onsite and/or offsite).
Construction
Minimise energy use during construction with:
User management
Minimise ongoing energy use through:
Strategies, plans and resources
Design to achieve a minimum category score of 60 per cent in the materials and emissions sections of the appropriate Green Star tool.
Minimise the environmental impact of building and landscape materials through:
Minimise the environmental impact of materials use during construction through:
Optimise the use and performance of materials by providing occupiers, users and maintenance staff with appropriate manuals and maintenance schedules.
Protect and enhance cultural significance and diversity through:
Foster a sense of community and belonging through design and development that:
Promote cultural development through design excellence and innovation that contribute to community, culture and/or place.
Ensure that contractors are aware of:
Protect remnant indigenous landscapes, existing habitats and promote biodiversity through:
Design and strategic siting of projects through concentrating development on brownfield sites as much as possible to retain undeveloped land for public open space, indigenous landscape regeneration, habitat and agriculture.
Design and management of sites near sensitive environments (such as water bodies and habitats) that:
Ensure careful sourcing of building and plant materials by:
Ensure protection and conservation of habitats and improved biodiversity through ongoing landscape maintenance and management.
Design to achieve a minimum category score of 60 per cent in the indoor environmental quality section in the appropriate Green Star tool.
Design site layouts, buildings and landscapes to:
Ensure that contaminated soil and hazardous materials audits are conducted early in the design phase.
Ensure construction work is carried out according to:
Through education and management plans, ensure that:
Design to achieve a minimum category score of 60 per cent in the water section of the appropriate Green Star tool.
Minimise embodied water associated with design and development by:
Minimise demand for potable water through:
Reduce potable water consumption through:
Minimise ongoing water use through ongoing:
Design and construction in consideration of the drainage catchment rather than municipal boundaries.
Protect and improve stormwater quality and minimise stormwater volumes and velocities through:
Climate change adaptation can help to manage risks, adjust economic activity and reduce vulnerability. For building owners and managers it can also improve long term business certainty.
In the design of new buildings and redevelopment of existing buildings, climate resilience should be part of the decision-making process. For practical steps you can take to increase an existing or proposed building's climate resilience see the following fact sheet:
The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.
We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.