CASE STUDY
Northcote Place, 198 Beavers Road, Northcote VIC
Town Planning Sustainable Design Assessment
Residential Development
Australia's first townhome development to receive an 8-star NatHERS rating.
An enviable green pocket with intelligent design and sustainable initiatives, Northcote Place enables residents to live and cultivate a community while significantly reducing their carbon footprint. All thanks to a project team with a joint vision for tomorrow.
APPROACH & SOLUTION
The project team set out to benchmark and achieve high standards of sustainability (including the energy performance of the dwellings) that extended well beyond standard market practice and minimum compliance requirements.
Each townhouse features 2.5kW of solar PV (minimum) and efficient appliance specification for heating water, heating, cooling and lighting. Every home also benefits from rainwater collection and reuse, has access to ample parklands surrounding the site with residents also sharing carefully landscaped communal gardens.
SDC’s key challenge was to work with the design team to achieve high energy ratings for the dwellings’ thermal performance. This is a significant achievement for three-level dwellings, which are typically challenged to meet the minimum 6-star requirement.
The overall sustainability performance of Northcote Place was sufficient to attract project financing from the Clean Energy Corporation whose vision is to help achieve the national goal of net zero emissions by 2050.
DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY
Total Area of approximately 11,981m2 of space consisting of:
- 74 Townhouses
- Communal Food Garden
- Internal Slow Street
SUSTAINABILITY SNAPSHOT
Star Average Energy
Rating 8
Minimum 2.5kW solar PV
system per townhouse
2kL rainwater
tank per townhouse
50%+ reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions
Star Average Energy
Rating 8
Minimum 2.5kW solar PV
system per townhouse
2kL rainwater
tank per townhouse
50%+ reduction in
greenhouse gas emissions
PROJECT PARTNERS
Metro Property Developers – Client
Clarke Hopkins Clarke Architects – Architecture
Akas Landscape Architecture – Landscaping