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Reference Matrix - Sustainable Products and Materials

Reference matrix for the sustainable products and materials component of the Armstrong Creek Town Centre Sustainability Management Plan Guide.

Armstrong Creek Town Centre Precinct Sustainable Management Plan Assessment process Glossary of terms Reference matrix Resources and support Sustainable Products and Materials Sustainable Transport Sustainable Water Zero Carbon Zero Waste
Objectives (Precinct-wide ambition)GuidelinesExample initiatives to meet guidelines (residential)Example initiatives to meet guidelines (commercial)Suggested tools
S1-04.O1
To encourage the use of construction products and materials that are sustainably sourced and have low embodied energy.		S1-04.G1
Utilise construction materials and products that incorporate
low-embodied energy, are robust and weather resilient, and are low maintenance to maximise their life-cycle.

Demonstrate process for material selection evaluating various sustainability considerations. Demonstrate use of tools and resources such as Life Cycle
Assessment, Green Star and Ecospecifier in decision making.

Example evidence:
 

  • SMP to include material selection protocol or reference to external guide (for example: Green Star Mat credits).
  • Analysis using Life Cycle Assessment.

Demonstrate process for material selection evaluating various sustainability considerations.
Demonstrate use of tools and resources such as Life Cycle Assessment, Green Star and Ecospecifier in decision making.

Example evidence:
 

  • SMP to include material selection protocol or reference to external guide (for example: Green Star Mat credits).
  • Analysis using Life Cycle Assessment.
S1-04.G3
Encourage development that aligns with ‘Design for Sustainability’ principles including green procurement.

Demonstrate that the project has considered sustainability principles across its full life cycle and evaluated and incorporated design and material opportunities to improve outcomes at all project stages. Design for Sustainability is one of many frameworks that could be used for this. 

Evidence could also include Life Cycle Assessment and rating tools such
as Green Star.

Example evidence:
 

  • SMP to include material selection protocol or reference to external guide (for example: Green Star Mat credits).
  • Analysis using Life Cycle Assessment.

Demonstrate that the project has considered sustainability principles across its full life cycle and evaluated and incorporated design and material opportunities to improve outcomes at all project stages. Design for Sustainability is one of many frameworks that could be used for this.

Evidence could also include Life Cycle Assessment and rating tools such as Green Star.

Example evidence:
 

  • SMP to include material selection protocol or reference to external guide (for example: Green Star Mat credits). 
     
    • Analysis using Life Cycle Assessment.
 
S1-04.G2
Incorporate materials re-use and those from sustainable resources with low embodied energy for example: 
Forest Stewardship Council certified timbers, fly-ash component in concrete.

Demonstrate process for material selection evaluating various
sustainability considerations.

Demonstrate use of tools and resources such as Life Cycle Assessment, Green Star and Ecospecifier in decision making.

Example evidence:
 

  • SMP to include material selection protocol or reference to external guide (for example: Green Star Mat credits).
  • Analysis using Life Cycle Assessment.

Demonstrate process for material selection evaluating various sustainability considerations.

Demonstrate use of tools and resources such as Life Cycle Assessment, Green Star and Ecospecifier in decision making.

Example evidence:
 

  • SMP to include material selection protocol or reference to external guide (for example: Green Star Mat credits). 
     
    • Analysis using Life Cycle Assessment.
 
S1-04.O2
To provide awareness of
sustainable consumption practices.		S1-04.G4
Encourage alternative construction techniques that reduce waste and disposal.

S1-04.G5
Encourage provision for on-site waste treatment.

Use of prefabricated or modular construction approaches.

Example evidence:
 

  • Discussion in SMP and detail on approach taken (if
    applicable).

Use of prefabricated or modular construction approaches.

Example evidence:
 

  • Discussion in SMP and detail on approach taken (if
    applicable).
 
 Developing a Building Users Guide, which covers all aspects of sustainable building operation and sustainable living could include a focus on sustainable consumption. This includes shopping locally, use of shared resources (for example: tool library) and maximising reuse and ‘upcycling’.Green Leases, which provide an agreement between the lessor and lessee regarding how the tenancy will maximise the sustainability of its operations, can provide a tool to encourage sustainable consumption principles to be built into the operations of businesses in the activity centre.

Businesses that focus on sourcing local produce, products and services could also use sustainable consumption principles to market the benefits to the Armstrong Creek community.
Sustainable Products and Materials		 


 

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