CREATING SUSTAINABLE PRECINCTS co-lead sponsors: LEAD SPONSORS FOREWORD buildings – does not apply. Nor governments We started this ebook in late July with a handing down planning tablets from on high; salon to thrash out the key issues around today that’s a sure way to political extinction. creating sustainable precincts. Subversive because the hardware of building By sustainable precincts we mean cities is almost irrelevant. It’s the immaterial mixed-use greenfield, brownfield, infill or “software” of the city that will drive its revitalisation projects that, because of success or failure, argues Ingo Kumic in their scale and mix, provide opportunities an article in this book. This needs to factor for greater connectivity, leading to greater in the new economic models emerging, sustainability, innovation, economic and part capitalist market and part collaborative SUPPORTING SPONSOR social outcomes. commons, he says. We knew it would be an intriguing topic. It Subversive too because in the face of turned out to be one of the most exciting you advancing climate change, it’s clear that could think of – vast and highly subversive. with our future precincts we need to throw Exciting because creating precincts – and out the old concept of sustainability as a they absolutely need to be sustainable – three-legged stool giving equal weighting calls for the best and brightest. They need to environment, social and economic to be integrated, renewable with energy, outcomes. Environment needs to be at the sustainable with water and deliver on top of a pyramid because without it we don’t multiple complex needs for the community get the benefits and joys of the other two. and economy. This is not a comprehensive book on Vast, because the challenge is so immense. creating sustainable precincts. But it’s the No less than accommodating the influx start of a conversation we all need to have of humanity that wants to live in cities. on creating our future cities. A job for us all. Fishermans Bend in Melbourne is a 40- year project. The Bays Precinct in Sydney, A massive thanks to our supporting and unveiled in an international summit in deeply engaged co-lead sponsors AECOM November, has 80 hectares of industrial and Flow Systems, and to supporting waterfront land two kilometres from the CBD. sponsor Waverley Council, without whose help and encouragement this project would Subversive because more than anything it’s not have been possible. clear sustainable precincts mean everything has to change; we can’t build cities the way Tina Perinotto, we used to. The old model of development Managing editor and publisher, – by single buildings or even clusters of The Fifth Estate Together we ensure cities emerge stronger and smarter, delivering more productive economies and connecting communities. aecom.com/connectedcities Yesterday a public water utility. Today Flow Systems. Reduce water infrastructure costs. Save time and money. World’s best innovation. Create a sustainable water community with Flow Systems. [email protected] 1300 803 803 6 7 SHAPING THE FUTURE OF BONDI JUNCTION INDEX tĂǀĞƌůĞLJŽƵŶĐŝůŚĂƐĂǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶƚŽƌĞĂĐŚŝƚƐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů ĂƐĂǁŽƌůĚͲĐůĂƐƐƵƌďĂŶĐĞŶƚƌĞƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐ^LJĚŶĞLJ͛ƐĂƐƚĞƌŶ^ƵďƵƌďƐ͘ INTRODUCTION Foreword page 3 The Challenge page 10 Green Electrical Green /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ Vehicle /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ THE MAIN EVENT Charging The Sustainable Precincts Salon page 24 SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY OUTCOMES Embracing the 20-minute City page 62 WŽƚĞŶƟĂůƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ Creating Walkable Communities page 66 Placemaking: Adelaide page 72 Culture: The Gold Coast page 78 HOW TO Precincts in Seven Steps page 82 WŽƚĞŶƟĂůƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƵŶĚĞƌŝŶǀĞƐƟŐĂƟŽŶ /ŵĂŐĞƐĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨZŽďĞƌƚƐĂLJĂŶĚŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ,ƵŶƚĞƌ,ŽƌŶĞ IDEAS dŚƌŽƵŐŚĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƐĂƟŽŶƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐtĂǀĞƌůĞLJŽƵŶĐŝů REVITALISE & RENEW Mainstreaming Sustainable Precincts page 88 ǁĂŶƚƐŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶƚŽďĞĐŽŵĞĂŚƵďŽĨƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ tŽƌŬŝƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJƵŶĚĞƌǁĂLJƚŽƌĞǀŝƚĂůŝƐĞŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ͗ ǁŝƚŚŐƌĞĂƚƉůĂĐĞƐ͕ĂĐƟǀĞƐƚƌĞĞƚƐ͕ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ͕ĚĞƐŝŐŶ Enabling Networks: Moving on from Precincts page 98 ͻ ƌĞĂƟŶŐƐƚƌĞĞƚƐǁŝƚŚǁŝĚĞƌĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚƐ͕ƚƌĞĞƐĂŶĚƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĞĸĐŝĞŶƚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ͘ cycleways tĂǀĞƌůĞLJŽƵŶĐŝůĐĂŶ͛ƚĂĐŚŝĞǀĞĂďĞƩĞƌŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůŽŶĞ͘ ͻ /ŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐƌĂŝŶŐĂƌĚĞŶƐƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞƐƚŽƌŵǁĂƚĞƌƉŽůůƵƚĂŶƚƐ Precincts and our Health page 102 tĞĂƌĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐǁŝƚŚůŽĐĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŽǁŶĞƌƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ͻ hƉŐƌĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĨĂĐĂĚĞŽĨĂƐƚŐĂƚĞ ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐŵĂƌƚĞƌ͕ŵŽƌĞůŝǀĞĂďůĞĐŝƚLJ͘ ͻ /ŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽƚŚĞďƵƐĂŶĚƌĂŝůŝŶƚĞƌĐŚĂŶŐĞ Regeneration: Tackling the Greyfields page 106 dŚĞĨŽĐƵƐŝƐŽŶŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶďĞĐĂƵƐĞ͗ ͻ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂ'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞDĂƐƚĞƌƉůĂŶ ͻ ϰϬйŽĨŽƵƌtĂǀĞƌůĞLJĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŐƌĞĞŶŚŽƵƐĞŐĂƐĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƐ ͻ ŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŶŐǁŝƚŚƉƌŽƉĞƌƚLJŽǁŶĞƌƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĂƌĞĂƩƌŝďƵƚĂďůĞƚŽŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶ &ƵƚƵƌĞƐWĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ GLOBAL VIEWS, LocaL PotentiaL ͻ KǀĞƌϮϭ͘ϰŵŝůůŝŽŶƉĞŽƉůĞǀŝƐŝƚŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ ͻ ĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂŶĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĂŵŝdžŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ͻ ŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶŚĂƐϲϱйŵŽƌĞƉĞĚĞƐƚƌŝĂŶƐƚŚĂŶŝƌĐƵůĂƌYƵĂLJ ĂŶĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ On the Importance of Cities page 112 ͻ KdžĨŽƌĚ^ƚƌĞĞƚ͕ŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶŝƐƚŚĞŶŝŶƚŚďƵƐŝĞƐƚďŝŬĞƌŽƵƚĞ ͻ WƌŽŵŽƟŶŐďƵŝůĚŝŶŐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞdžĐĞůůĞŶĐĞ ŝŶƵƐƚƌĂůŝĂ͘ ͻ džƉĂŶĚŝŶŐĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ͘ A Sustainable Precinct Opportunity Ready to Go page 120 dŚĞƐĞĂƌĞũƵƐƚĂĨĞǁĞdžĂŵƉůĞƐŽĨtĂǀĞƌůĞLJŽƵŶĐŝů͛ƐĐŽŵŵŝƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽƌĞĂůŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůŽĨŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶ͘ Key Precincts Under Development page 124 &ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐŚĂƉƉĞŶŝŶŐŝŶŽŶĚŝ:ƵŶĐƟŽŶ͕ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗ 'ƌĞĞŶ/ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞWƌŽũĞĐƚDĂŶĂŐĞƌ W͗ϬϮϵϯϲϵϴϭϭϵ͗ŐĞŶĞǀŝĞǀĞ͘ǁŝůƐŽŶΛǁĂǀĞƌůĞLJ͘ŶƐǁ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵ ŽƌǀŝƐŝƚ͗ǁǁǁ͘ǁĂǀĞƌůĞLJ͘ŶƐǁ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵ SUSTAINABLE PRECINCTS IN CITIES OF THE FUTURE By Lynne Blundell 10 11 An artist’s impression of the Green Square precinct development in Sydney (front). By 2030 the number of people living in cities globally is expected to be around five billion. most pressing problems by taking the pressure of existing energy, water and transport infrastructure and helping to lower carbon emissions. Jorge Chapa, the Green Building Council of Australia’s executive director, Green Star, says the number of large master planned developments will continue to grow as urban pressures increase. The truly sustainable ones Global urbanisation is growing at Precincts are popping up across expected to generate more than 40,000 will stand out as much for their social an unprecedented rate and, with Australia. In Sydney there are several jobs during construction and beyond. outcomes as environmental ones. it, pressure on city infrastructure being developed in the inner city, systems and natural environments. including Barangaroo, Central Park In Darwin a large urban renewal project, The GBCA’s Communities rating tool is and Green Square, with others in the Avenue, will be the city’s first aimed at both measuring and encouraging By 2030 the number of people living in the planning stage, such as Central sustainable precinct. And Canberra’s these outcomes. There are 38 indicators cities globally is expected to be around to Eveleigh and AMP Capital’s Quay 40,000 square metre precinct for measuring sustainability of precincts, five billion; in Australia our population is Quarter precinct. The latest to be development by Rock Development or master planned developments, as the forecast to grow to 35 million by 2050, announced, the Bays Precinct, will see Group, the loop, features rooftop solar GBCA prefers to call them. with 85 per cent of people living in cities. vast tracts of industrial land in Sydney’s panels, advanced geothermal systems, Sustainable precincts that generate their inner west transformed into housing, water harvesting and rooftop gardens. “If we look at what we are trying to own power, recycle water and waste commercial and retail space. achieve overall it is creating places for and have high aspirations for social It is a trend that is likely to accelerate. people,” Chapa says. “They must be outcomes such as affordable housing In Queensland Stockland’s mega Developers, city councils and urban economically sustainable, liveable, well and public transport could be the key to precinct development at Caloundra planners believe precincts could designed, minimise their environmental sustaining mega cities of the future. South covers 2310 hectares and is provide many of the answers to our impact and be managed well long term.” 12 13 Left: Jorge Chapa, GBCA Places must be economically sustainable, The program aims to reduce The plan is to develop integrated tools for the carbon footprint of precinct demand forecasting at the precinct level, liveable, well designed, infrastructure through the development covering energy, transport, waste and minimise environmental of better tools and planning techniques water and design and assessment tools that will make low carbon infrastructure for precincts, focusing on low carbon impact and be managed valuable and desirable to buyers. The performance. This will be followed with well long term. hope is that this will assist property analysis of the health and productivity developers and local government benefits of low carbon precincts. partners to provide new low carbon infrastructure as well as to redevelop and retrofit existing developments. A sustainable precinct tries The CRCLCL is focusing on better to create amenity, a sense education and training in building of place and be resilient information modelling (BIM) and Unlike a typical development of 1000 Adelaide, the University of Melbourne and extending the technology to a new economically and to dwellings, a sustainable precinct would RMIT. The first rating was awarded to precinct scale (PIM) platform. try to create amenity, a sense of place Brisbane Airport in December 2014. climate change. and be resilient