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Sustainability?

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- 4 -Sustainable Features #1: Solar Panels

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Contruire at Wentworth Point

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Design Principles

- 6 -Sustainable Features #3:

Recycling Plant

What is Sustainability?

Sustainability is the key to keeping Wentworth Point running for many,many years. Sustainability will provide a safe and environmentallyfriendly way to work for generations of the future.

It is important to consider sustainability while designing Wentworth Pointbecause Wentworth Point has a history of toxins and deadly chemicals.Everything we do effects things in the future for the next generations, sowe need to make sure that Wentworth Point is a safe place for futurecitizens.

Today we are beginning to realise that our systems are fragile andresources are decreasing. Current issues today are things like: increasedwater stress, rising sea levels, decline in agricultural activity, risks tohuman health, threats to ecosystems and biodiversity. We need to keepour designs sustainable so that we don’t add on to the already risingissues.

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Sustainable Design Principles

Some sustainable design principles:

Minimal environmental impact

Reusable or recyclable

Energy efficient

Reduce waste and water consumption

Be sustainable long-term

These principles ensure that any construction that follows them

can be sustainable and good for the environment. Because

sustainability is so important to us, we have tried to incorporate

many of these principles into our own design for Wentworth Point.

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Moderne Construire at Wentworth Point

Moderne Construire has incorporated many key design principles

to make our design for Wentworth Point more sustainable. In

terms of being energy efficient, our building are powered with

solar panels to use an effective and eco-friendly energy source.

We also have water tanks to reduce water consumption and

save water. Using rain water is taking advantage of the weather

and isn’t wasteful, unlike other house designs. We have also

carefully placed our windows to create some natural light as well

as heating – this mean we use even less power to keep our

buildings well lit and warm. We have also tried to keep the

destruction of nature to an absolute minimum whilst designing

Wentworth Point by incorporating nature within each design.

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Sustainable Feature #1: Solar Panels

Sustainable Design Principle:

Energy efficient

Be sustainable long-term

What will they do?

Using solar panels will reduce our power bills, let us generate our own clean

electricity, will be low-maintenance once installed, and will also increase the

value of our buildings

How do Solar Panels improve our design’s sustainability?

Installing a solar (photovoltaic or PV) power system is a great way of capturing

the sun's energy to generate electricity for our buildings. It saves a lot of money in

the long run, despite being expensive to install. It uses the natural cycle of

weather to produce energy, making it sustainable and not harmful to the

environment.

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Sustainable Feature #2: Water Tanks

Sustainable Design Principle:

Reduce waste and water consumption

Minimal environmental impact

Be sustainable long-term

What will they do?

Having rainwater tanks will allow us to catch a free supply of water and help

conserve Australia's scarce natural resource.

How do Water Tanks improve our design’s sustainability?

Rainwater is a natural and free source of fresh water. Harvesting rainwater in a

tank gives us a personal supply of water to use during water restrictions and can

help to reduce your water bills. This is a sustainable way to use water as we are

not wasting it.

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Sustainable Feature #3: Recycling Plant

Sustainable Design Principles:

Reusable or recyclable

Reduce waste

What will it do?

A recycling facility is like a giant factory where the recyclable materials that are

collected from homes and businesses are taken to be sorted into different types -

such as paper, plastics glass and aluminium.

How does a recycling plant improve our design’s sustainability?

Having a recycling plant will mean that we aren’t filling up landfills with waste that

can be re-used or recycled. It will be better for the environment because there

won’t be as many plastics and other materials being wasted, and there will also

be less unneeded production of these materials.

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