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From here you can download/order a range of unique materials, documents, images, drawings, plans, tours specifications and products. Many are free and some may have a price attached. If you are after more or specific information not already listed here, please email your request to: enquiries@sustainablegreen.com.au and we’ll be only to happy to assist you.
D1005 Builder's Waste Management Advice
This Sustainable Building Note discusses builder’s waste requirements and local contractors in the area.
2 Pages. MS Word Format.
D1007 Car Accommodation
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice local Council ‘Vehicle accommodation/parking requirements’ and the Ecovillage Codes.
Format: MS Word
Pages: 2
D1008 Kitchen Cabinets, the sustainable way
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on how to order or design kitchens in a more sustainable way.
Format: MS Word; Pages: 2
D1011 Monitoring System
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on the Integrated Monitoring and Control System currently used at The Ecovillage at Currumbin
format: MS Word; 4 Pages
D1022 Eco-Concrete
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on ‘Green’ concrete.
Format: MS Word; 1 Page
D1027 Solar Penetration-Exclusion
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on designing homes to best manage solar (sun) penetration.
Format: MS Word; 3 Pages
D1200 Vision and Guiding Principles- Ecovillage
The Ecovillage at Currumbin Vision and Guiding Principles, by Landmatters Currumbin Valley. Lists all the Economic, Social and Environmental Principles that guided the project. (For more detail, see the Project Statement and Criteria).
MS Word 1.5 pages.
D1004 Rain Water Tank Advice
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on:
Locating Rainwater Tanks
Setbacks
Underground Tanks
Ecovillage Rain Water Tank Storage Requirements
Typical Rain Water Tank Dimensions
Ecovillage Rain Water Tank Colours
Tank bases
Cathodic Protection for steel tanks
Local Gold Coast City Council compliance.
D1006 Notes for Certifiers, from the Developer
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice to Certifiers on The Ecovillage at Currumbin building approval process, as it is more extensive than a typical building approval for the Gold Coast Council area.
D1012 Lighting
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on lighting and the Dark Sky Policy at the Ecovillage in Currumbin. It should be read in conjunction with the sections on ENERGY (Lighting) and LANDSCAPING (“Dark Sky” Policy) in both PBC and SBC Architectural & Landscaping Codes.
Format: MS Word; 4 Pages
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This document includes: ➢ Lighting For Energy Efficiency And Ambience ➢ Dark Sky Policy Summary ➢ Frequently Asked Questions on Dark Sky Policy
D1013 Advice for Builders
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice for Builders on starting construction at The Ecovillage in Currumbin
Format: MS Word; 2 Pages
D1016 PV Installation Process
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on how the process to install a Photovoltaic Energy System occurs, with the local Queensland Network (by Energex).
Format: MS Word; 6 pages
D1017 Siting your house
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on siting your house.
Format: MS Word; 4 Pages
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Information in relation to: ➢ Aspect to Greenway ➢ Identifiable Entries ➢ Ecovillage Addresses ➢ Building Orientation and Prevailing Winds and Breezes ➢ Solar Orientation ➢ Building on a Single Level ➢ Setbacks ➢ Driveway Crossovers.
D1018 Building Contracts & Bonds
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on:
The Construction Management Plan and
Building contracts and Bonds
Format: MS Word; 3 Pages
D1020 Services Locations
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on Services Locations and Connections for Ecovillage lots and how to connect to:
Recycled Water system
Energex, Telstra and the IMCS
The reticulated LPG Gas system (run by Origin Energy)
Format: MS Word; 6 Pages
D1023 Solar Hot Water
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on:
Solar Hot Water design and recommendations
Solar Hot Water system Types and Options
Positioning and installation
Ecovillage Requirements
Format: MS Word; 6 pages
D1024 Glazing in residential Buildings
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on how to select the right glazing/windows for your house.
Format: MS Word; 4 Pages
D1028 Colour Palette & Material Finishes
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on colour palettes and selections, and the Ecovillage requirements.
Format MS Word; 3 Pages
D1029 Working with your House Designer
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on how to manage your Designer when preparing for and going through the design process, including:
1. Designer Understanding
2. Designer Experience
Format: MS Word; 3 Pages
D1030 Minimising Moisture under homes
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on how to minimise moisture under your home.
Format: MS Word; 3 Pages
D1001 Sustainable Materials List
A list of more sustainable materials, recommended, permitted and banned within The Ecovillage at Currumbin which others may find of significant assistance.
D1002 Thermal Mass - Advice
This Sustainable Building Note introduces the principle of thermal mass, an important component in Passive Thermal Design.
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The following points are discussed: What is Thermal Mass Winter Performance Summer Performance Measurement Tools Thermal Mass Material Design Considerations Thermal Mass Systems Meeting Ecovillage Thermal Mass requirements
D1003 Solar Roof Design for Maximising Solar Performance
How to design or modify roof structures to maximise solar performance and technologies.
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7 pages. MS Word Format. INCLUDES: The solar window - macro view Solar window – micro view Roof Design to optimise Solar performance (ie: photovoltaic solar electricity panels and solar hot water collectors) Solar Photovoltaic (PV) panel installations Shading considerations System Design Solar Hot Water collectors and tanks: Installations Solar Hot Water energy demand Performance of various tilt angles SE Queensland example.
D1009 Building Skirts
This Practical Building Design Note addresses the Architectural & Landscaping Code (ALC) requirement for building skirts in your home at the Ecovillage in Currumbin.
Format: MS Word; 7 Pages
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The following points are discussed in relation to building skirts: ➢ Architectural and Landscaping Code ➢ The Concept ➢ Case Study ➢ Aesthetics ➢ Materials ➢ Floor Insulation ➢ ALC Requirements ➢ Bushfire Prevention ➢ Ventilation, Termites & Rot ➢ Subfloor Access Strategy ➢ Installation
D1014 Electrical Design
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on home electrical design.
Format: MS Word; 6 Pages
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It includes: ➢ Surge Protection ➢ Star Wiring ➢ Photovoltaic / Solar Panels ➢ Intelligent Metering and Control System ➢ Energex Metering ➢ Dark Sky Policy ➢ Solar Hot Water ➢ Air Conditioning and Heating ➢ Energy Efficient Light Fittings and Appliances ➢ Design and Install for Disability ➢ Currumbin Ecovillage Metering Guidelines – from Energex
D1015 Advice to Plumbers
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on:
Plumbing
Water Cycle Concept System Alternatives
The Water Cycle Concept System
Rain Water / Potable Water
Format: MS Word; 6 Pages
D1026 Bushfire Construction Consideration
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on:
Determining Bushfire Risk
Determining Construction Requirements
Bushfire rated product advice.
Format MS Word; 3 Pages
D1031 Advice on Property Valuations
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice how to obtain an accurate valuation of the value of your lot or property.
Format: MS Word; 4 Pages
D1032 Building Affordability
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice how to build within a budget, design an affordable solution and make the most out of your money.
Format: MS Word; 9 Pages
D1112 Ecovillage Communications Network Summary
Details of the communications network technology and services installed at The Ecovillage in Currumbin, using fibre optic cable. Services include, digital TV signals, high speed broadband and VOIP telephony. This document is focused on Buyers of land at the Ecovillage.
MS Word 2 Pages
D2040 List of Development Consultants
Register of Development Consultants used in the Ecovillage at Currumbin. Contains all contact details, names, business involved in the development of the estate.
Format: MS Word; 3 Pages
D1110 Flora Management Plan
Flora Management Plan for The Ecovillage at Currumbin as developed by Landmatters, Gold Coast Native Flora and John Mongard Landscape Architects.
MS Word. 13 Pages. Copyright remains with the owner. Can be referenced, qutoed, but not copied.
D1111 Project Criteria & Objectives for Ecovillage
Project Criteria & Objectives for The Ecovillage at Currumbin . Covers all Environmental, Social and Economic Criteria, and the Project Objectives. A great starting point for sustainable building and community projects.
PDF. 4 Pages. Open licence to use in part, if source is referenced.
P0001 Images of 1 Yagoi Pl. Sustainable House. Medium.
Ten quality photos of 1 Yagoi Pl, the 2009 HIA Energy Efficiency Award Winning House (lot 235) at The Ecovillage in Currumbin. Includes a range photos of angles, inside and out.
Size: Medium (about 200kb each). Type: JPG Number: 10 Total Size: 2.5Mb in a ZIP File. Larger images are available (at a slightly higher cost) – contact us for information.
D1025 Internal Telecommunications and Connections
This Sustainable Building Note provides specific advice on Internal Ecovillage Telecommunications and Connections, via The Ecovillage Communications Network (ECN)
Format: MS Word; 18 Pages
D2016 Sample of 3 Lot Evaluations
Lot Evaluations of The Ecovillage at Currumbin show the dimensions, area, permitted building envelope, most suitable area for vegetable gardens, driveway access area(s), Surrounding Roads, local trees, Designated Open Spaces and much more. Developers and others would find these invaluable, as a guide to designing informative and prescriptive Lot covenants. This product contains a sample of 3, from The Ecovillage at Currumbin (144 lots + 6 commercial lots, in total)
Format: PDF - Colour Pages: 3 (total) Scale: 1:350
D2017 Creek Lot Evals by Lot
Creek Lot Evaluations by Lot of The Ecovillage at Currumbin show the dimensions, area, permitted building envelope, most suitable area for vegetable gardens, driveway access area(s), Surrounding Roads, local trees, Designated Open Spaces and much more. Developers and others would find these invaluable, as a guide to designing informative and prescriptive Lot covenants. This product contains all of the lots from The Creek Lot precinct at The Ecovillage at Currumbin (144 lots + 6 commercial lots, in total)
Format: PDF - Colour Pages: 43 (total) Scale: 1:250 Size: 30,000kb
Source: DVD posted to you
D2018 Creek Lot Evaluations, by Hamlet
Creek Lot Evaluations by Hamlet of The Ecovillage at Currumbin show the dimensions, area, permitted building envelope, most suitable area for vegetable gardens, driveway access area(s), Surrounding Roads, local trees, Designated Open Spaces and much more. Developers and others would find these invaluable, as a guide to designing informative and prescriptive Lot covenants. This product contains all of the hamlets, 6 in total, from The Ecovillage at Currumbin (144 lots + 6 commercial lots, in total)
Format: PDF - Colour Pages: 6 (total) Scale: 1:450-1:700 Size: 7,411kb
D2020 VT Lot Evals by Hamlet
Valley Terraces Lot Evaluations by Hamlet in The Ecovillage at Currumbin show the dimensions, area, permitted building envelope, most suitable area for vegetable gardens, driveway access area(s), Surrounding Roads, local trees, Designated Open Spaces and much more. Developers and others would find these invaluable, as a guide to designing informative and prescriptive Lot covenants. This product contains all of the hamlets in Valley Terraces, 10 in total, from The Ecovillage at Currumbin (144 lots + 6 commercial lots, in total)
Format: PDF - Colour Pages: 10 (total) Scale: 1:250 Size: 8,000kb
D2019 VT Lot Evaluations - per Lot
Valley Terraces Lot Evaluations from The Ecovillage at Currumbin showing the dimensions, area, permitted building envelope, most suitable area for vegetable gardens, driveway access area(s), Surrounding Roads, local trees, Designated Open Spaces and much more. Developers and others would find these invaluable, as a guide to designing informative and prescriptive Lot covenants. This product contains all lots in the Valley Terraces Precinct at The Ecovillage at Currumbin (144 lots + 6 commercial lots, in total)
Format: PDF - Colour Pages: 56 (total) Scale: 1:250 Size: 16,000Mb
D2021 The Highlands - Lot Evaluations by lot
The Highlands Lot Evaluations by Lot from The Ecovillage at Currumbin showing the dimensions, area, permitted building envelope, most suitable area for vegetable gardens, driveway access area(s), Surrounding Roads, local trees, Designated Open Spaces and much more. Developers and others would find these invaluable, as a guide to designing informative and prescriptive Lot covenants.
This product contains all of the lots, from The Highlands precinct at The Ecovillage at Currumbin
Format: PDF - Colour Pages: 48 (total) Scale: 1:2000-1:500
Size: 16,000MB
D3001 Lot 105 HOUSE PLANS
House Plans of the Award Winning Lot 105 at The Ecovillage at Currumbin. For details on this house visit: http://www.sustainablegreen.com.au/about/
This item contains over 20 PDF files of the Plans.
The CAD drawings are also available as a separate item if required: see further down the page.
M1000 Marketing Pack - Colour Brochures
This pack contains hard copies of all the Colour Marketing Materials by Landmatters for The Ecovillage at Currumbin, and a DVD of the electronic versions.
We’ll also post this to you for free (if you are within Australia, in a captial city).
D2004 Codes for Valley Terraces precinct (PDF). D2004
Architectural Codes – Subsidiary Body Corporate – for Valley Terrace Ecohamlets precinct. This document contains all the Architectural and Landscaping Codes for the Ecovillage (Valley Terrace precinct). It is the recommended starting point for those wanting to understand or replicate the concept of the international award winning development – ‘The Ecovillage in Currumbin’. This is probably the most useful of the Code documents and is the result of years of research by the developer and professional consultants. It contains all the building codes (requirements) and recommendations. See below for more information.
Licence Conditions: Cannot be reused or copied. Please purchase the MS Word version if you wish to reuse the Intellectual Property.
Format: PDF Size: 1.3Mb Pages: 77
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This document contains Social, Environmental and Economic ‘Principles and Objectives’, then chapters on BUILDINGS, Accommodation, Visual impact, visual amenity, THE LAND, Site maintenance, Biodiversity protection, Flora and Fauna Protection, Cultural Heritage, SOIL, Construction Management, Construction Vehicles, Soil Profile, Site Hydrology, Soil Erosion, Energy Consumption, Shading, Insulation, Natural lighting, Intelligent Metering and Control System,renewable energy, gas, recycled water usage, drainage of grey water, drainage of black water, energy imported from the grid, building temperature, Equipment and appliances, Water Heating, Heating, Cooling, Refrigeration Clothes Washing, Clothes Drying, Potable Water Consumption, potable water supply, fixtures and fittings, Recycled Water, Construction Waste, Black Water, Grey Water, Organic Waste, Solid Waste MATERIALS, Waste Minimisation, Reuse and Recycling, Low impact and Renewable materials, Embodied energy, Embodied energy, toxicity, LANDSCAPING, preferred plant species, water usage, productive gardening, Landscaping Character, “Dark Sky” Policy COMMUNITY, Community Facilities, Resident Maintained Greenways, Fencing, ACCESSIBILITY, Adaptable housing, PRIVACY, SECURITY, SAFETY, Visual privacy Private Open Space, Security, Health and safety, HOME OFFICE AND DISPLAY HOMES, Parking, Signage, Photocopies of the Key Plans and Lot evaluations by stage.
D3004 Lot 235 HOUSE PLANS (PDF versions)
House Plans of the Award Winning Lot 235 (1 Yagoi Place) at The Ecovillage at Currumbin. This house won the HIA CSR Energy Efficiency Award in 2009 for the Gold Coast. For details on this house visit www.yagoi.org
This item contains the PDF drawings of the house as completed by professional Architect, Amy Degenhart. It includes electrical, plumbing and landscaping plans as well. Scale: 1:200 A3 PDF
Please note that it does not include the structural drawings.
The DWG drawings are also available as a separate item if required: see further down the page.
D2023 All Lot Evals (3 stages)
All Lot Evaluations from The Ecovillage at Currumbin showing the dimensions, area, permitted building envelope, most suitable area for vegetable gardens, driveway access area(s), surrounding roads, local trees, Designated Open Spaces and much more. Developers and others would find these invaluable, as a guide to designing informative and prescriptive Lot covenants. This product contains all of the lots, from the 3 precincts at The Ecovillage at Currumbin (144 lots + 6 commercial lots, in total)
Format: PDF - Colour Pages: 147 (total) Scale: 1:2000/1:500/1:250 Size: 66,000kb
D2005 Codes for Valley Terraces precinct (MS WORD Version). D2005
Architectural Codes – Subsidiary Body Corporate – for Valley Terrace Ecohamlets precinct. This document contains all the Architectural and Landscaping Codes for the Ecovillage (Valley Terrace precinct). It is the recommended starting point for those wanting to understand or replicate the concept of the international award winning development – ‘The Ecovillage in Currumbin’. This is probably the most useful of the Code documents and is the result of years of research by the developer and professional consultants. It contains all the building codes (requirements) and recommendations. See below for more information.
This version is in MS Word, making it easy for you to copy the Requirements in seconds.
Format: MS Word .doc Size: 1Mb Pages: 70.
NB. This version does not contain the Key Plans and Lot evaluations at the end. For quality reasons we recommend these be purchased separately.
Licence Conditions: CAN BE COPIED and reused, by the purchaser (only) once. Credit must be given to the source (”Landmatters Pty Ltd, Developer of The Ecovillage at Currumbin”).
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This document contains Social, Environmental and Economic ‘Principles and Objectives’, then chapters on BUILDINGS, Accommodation, Visual impact, visual amenity, THE LAND, Site maintenance, Biodiversity protection, Flora and Fauna Protection, Cultural Heritage, SOIL, Construction Management, Construction Vehicles, Soil Profile, Site Hydrology, Soil Erosion, Energy Consumption, Shading, Insulation, Natural lighting, Intelligent Metering and Control System, renewable energy, gas, recycled water usage, drainage of grey water, drainage of black water, energy imported from the grid, building temperature, Equipment and appliances, Water Heating, Heating, Cooling, Refrigeration Clothes Washing, Clothes Drying, Potable Water Consumption, potable water supply, fixtures and fittings, Recycled Water, Construction Waste, Black Water, Grey Water, Organic Waste, Solid Waste MATERIALS, Waste Minimisation, Reuse and Recycling, Low impact and Renewable materials, Embodied energy, Embodied energy, toxicity, LANDSCAPING, preferred plant species, water usage, productive gardening, Landscaping Character, “Dark Sky” Policy COMMUNITY, Community Facilities, Resident Maintained Greenways, Fencing, ACCESSIBILITY, Adaptable housing, PRIVACY, SECURITY, SAFETY, Visual privacy Private Open Space, Security, Health and safety, HOME OFFICE AND DISPLAY HOMES, Parking, Signage.
D3005 Lot 235 HOUSE PLANS (CAD versions)
House Plans of the Award Winning Lot 235 (1 Yagoi Place) at The Ecovillage at Currumbin. This house won the HIA CSR Energy Efficiency Award in 2009 for the Gold Coast. For details on this house visit www.yagoi.org
This item contains the raw CAD files you would need to replicate the building and a licence to replicate it once. We recommend you employ the original architect, Amy Degenhart of Design Forum Architects to vary the plans if required. It does not include the structural drawings.
The PDF drawings are also available as a separate item if required: see further up the page.
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F0002 Tips for better Waste Management Everyday
F0003 Ten Tips for Reducing Water Use Everyday
F0001 Fast Facts on The Ecovillage at Currumbin
This document contains a list of Facts about The Ecovillage at Currumbin. This document is free and in MS Word (*.doc) Format Pages: 2
