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28 November 2014 Attachment 6
Report prepared by: Elissa McElroy, IMAP Executive Officer
IMAP Implementation Committee
Progress Report
IMAP Communications and Governance
Purpose
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1 To advise the IMAP Implementation Committee of the progress of IMAP Communications and
Governance during the last 3 month period.
Governance
2 IMAP Review:
o 10 September – met with the IMAP Executive Forum and IMAP Review Working Group and consultants to ensure the approach was consistent with expectations
The IMAP review has progressed through the Stage 2 information gathering phase of the contract. The following meetings with staff have been held during the period:
Refer draft Minutes: Item 3 (Attachment 2)
o 22 September – IMAP Review Working Group meeting and consultants – met to brainstorm variations suggested by the Executive Forum.
o 13 – 16 October – 5 half-day Reference Group workshops were facilitated by consultants under the topics: Environmental Sustainability, Economy, Communities, Transport, and Neighbourhoods and Places. About 70 staff from across the 5 councils participated. 130 staff have been included in the distribution network (Basecamp) for consulting on the project.
o 30 October – IMAP Review Project Control Group meeting
o 14 November – Joint meeting of the IMAP Executive Forum and Project Control Group to review the first draft of the Inner Melbourne Action Plan compiled by consultants.
Refer draft Minutes Item 4 (Attachment 3)
o 19 November – Forum #2 for Councillors and Executives – this workshop has been postponed
Councillors and Executives across the 5 IMAP councils were updated on the project via emails from the Executive Officer on 29 September and 12 November 2014.
on the advice of the IMAP Executive Forum, until the new year when the draft plan has been further developed..
Refer to Item 13 (Attachment 9) on the agenda for the IMAP Review update report.
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: the 5 IMAP Councils were invoiced for this year’s contributions in October.
Annual Report
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: Distribution of the Annual Report has been delayed due to work being undertaken on the IMAP Review. This is now being finalised and is due to be circulated in December.
Change of Meeting Date: the February meeting of the IMAP Implementation Committee is scheduled for 27 February 2015
Due to a clash with the senior officers meeting in Hobart the same day, it is suggested the meeting date be changed to the earlier date of
at the City of Stonnington.
Friday 13 February 2014
at the City of Stonnington. The Inner South Metropolitan Mayors Group will also be meeting at Stonnington later that day.
Communications
6 During the last 3 months the following activities have involved the Executive Officer and others in IMAP communications:
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Report prepared by: Elissa McElroy, IMAP Executive Officer
o Action 2.2 Wayfinding – the Melbourne Visitor Signage Coordinating Committee ran 2 workshops on 27 October and 17 November to review the work being undertaken by David Nash, Traffinity.
o Action 5.2 Affordable Housing – the first meeting of the project team for phase 2 of the Community Land Trust project is being held on 20 November. The contract between the various contributors is still being finalised.
o Action 7.2 Support Creative Businesses (Urban Manufacturing) - two workshops were held in early October for the IMAP Urban Manufacturing Investment Logic Mapping exercise to more clearly define the scope of this project.
Refer to Item 12 for an update on this project
o Action 9.2 Environmental Sustainable Design - the project team and Executive Officer met on 22 September to finalise next steps on the Sustainable Design Factsheets development with the consultant graphic designer. Additional illustrations and redrafting have resulted in additional costs. Communications are continuing with Corporate Counsel at Stonnington to finalise the licensing agreement with CASBE.
o Action 9.4 Energy Mapping – work has been undertaken with the CSIRO to resolve the final IT and Communications strategy for the project. The final invoice was withdrawn until the completion of this project.
Refer to Item 11 (Attachment 8)
o Action 9.4 Growing Green Guide
o A further meeting of Canopy – Melbourne’s Green Roof Forum was held on 10 September and continues to receive a good attendance.
o The project team leader, Gail Hall from City of Melbourne and IMAP Executive Officer attended the World Green Infrastructure Conference in Sydney held 8 – 10 October. Some of the work associated with the IMAP project was showcased by Ian Shears from City of Melbourne and speakers from the University of Melbourne’s Burnley campus.
o This project has been entered for the AILA Awards for Victoria by Gail Hall and project team members. The entry is attached for your reference – refer Attachment 6a.
o Roof top gardens media reports and enquiries continue – refer Attachments 6b and 6c
o Action 11 Regional Tourism:
o Agreements have been put in place and finalised with Destination Melbourne Ltd for the IMAP map to be included in the Official Visitors Map for Melbourne. The agreement is for 2 years, with an option for a further year. IMAP is contributing towards costs for the 1 million copies to be printed and distributed this year. Due to timing of the print runs, two annual payments will be made this financial year.
o The OVM has now been published and is widely available throughout the inner city – refer Attachment 6d
o IMAP has registered interest in three .melbourne website domain names with the launch of this new initiative..
o Other. The IMAP Executive Officer also attended the following :
o Monthly update meetings with both RMF and MPA staff on 15 September, 16 October and 24 November.
o RMF projects: met with:
Yuriy Onyshchuk, Team Leader and Austin Ley, Manager City Research, CoM, Javiera Almeida Maturana, Senior Policy Officer - Regional Strategy Coordinator,
Department of Premier and Cabinet; and Liz Mackevicius, Strategic Policy, CoY
on 5 November to discuss the RMF projects and synergies with IMAP projects on urban manufacturing, CLUE etc. Provided feedback on the proposed position description for Project Manager.
o Attended the MPA’s Central City Community Infrastructure Planning Workshops held in September and October.
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Report prepared by: Elissa McElroy, IMAP Executive Officer
o 11 September met with the CEO from Procurement Australia.
Refer to correspondence – Item 7
o 13 November – Attended the MAV presentation on “Freight and the Port” – Dr Hermione Parsons and the supply chain advisory network presentation.
Recommendation
That the IMAP Implementation Committee resolves to:
a. Note the Communications and Governance Briefing Paper.
b. Approve the change of date for the IMAP Implementation Committee February 2015 meeting to the earlier date of Friday 13 February 2015.
Attachments
6a Presentation for AILA awards Victoria, Growing Green Guide for Melbourne Project
6b Media article – Rooftop gardens
6c Email – Julie Francis – Update on enquiries and publications relating to green roofs
6d Official Visitors Map Media release from DML
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Fast Facts
Location: Developed in Melbourne, for use in Victoria and Australia
Budget: Total budget $380,000 (consultancy $188,000)
Project Partners: Inner Melbourne Action Plan councils - City of Melbourne - City of Yarra - City of Stonnington
- City of Port Phillip
The University of Melbourne
The Victorian Sustainability and Adaptation Partnership (funding partner)
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Organisation: Inner Melbourne Action Plan (IMAP)
Client: Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries
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Executive Summary
Overview The introduction of vegetated green spaces in built up areas has many documented benefits but is an underutilised
approach to adapt to climate change and increasing population growth in urban areas. Using a collaborative approach
between government. commercial and research sectors, the Growing Green Guide for Melbourne Project began with the
objective to increase the number of high quality green roofs, walls and facades in Victoria.
The project outputs included:
• Best practice guidelines to increase knowledge about and reduce the technical barriers to the design, maintenance and
construction of green roofs, walls and facades (titled the Growing Green Guide)
• A freely accessible website for the Growing Green Guide Project content to be shared.
• A policy Options paper for use by organisations and governments across Victoria
• Identification of potential demonstration sites and development of concept designs for green roofs, walls or facades
within the four partner council municipalities.
Executive Summary
Special factors • The Growing Green Guide is Australia's first set of guidelines for green roofs, walls and facades. Although guides exist
in other parts of the world, the Growing Green Guide provides technical information that is relevant to the Victorian
climate, and to building and planning regulations.
• The project was a unique collaboration between State and local government, landscape architects, industry
professionals, and The University of Meibourne.The project brought together a wide range of expertise, knowledge
and experience to cooperatively develop best practice approaches to implementing green roofs, walls and facades in
Victoria,
• The Growing Green Guide is freely accessible and published under a Creative Commons License to allow others to
use and update the content.
• The inclusion of detailed Victorian case studies in the Growing Green Guide disproves the myth that green roofs are
prone to faults, or too difficult and too costly to be successful.
• A template for assessing site feasibility was developed,This can be used by others to accurately determine the feasibility
of any potential green roof wall or facade site.
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Background
Why did we do this project? Urban areas are feeling the pressure as population levels and impermeability
increase,This will worsen as our climate changes.The health and wellbeing of urban communities suffers as space for on-ground vegetation is lost to buildings and development. Green roofs, walls and facades present an opportunity to increase vegetation by making use of underutilised urban surfaces, leading to environmental, social and economic benefits for the community
Figure I. Pressure builds over our cities, with the transition from natural landscapes to hard infrastructure, an increasingly variable climate and a growing population
Figure I from the Growing Green Guide was developed to describe the pressures are Cities are under and help make the case for green roofs, walls and facades.
The benefits of green roofs, walls and facades
There are a range of benefits that can potentially be provided by green roofs, was and facades when planned and constructed well.The importance of identifiying the desired benefits of a green roof, wall or facade during the design phase is a key message in the Guide.The benefits are explained in more detail on page 8 of the Guide.
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Project Objectives
In recognition of these pressures on our urban spaces and the potential benefits that green roofs, walls and facades can bring to alleviating them,The Growing Green Guide for Melbourne project was established.With a vision to increase the number of high quality green roofs, walls and facades in Victoria, four key objectives were identified:
I. Planning and policy - investigate the changes that could be made to the planning scheme or policies that would lead to an increase in green roofs, walls and facades.
3. Reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect - improve community resilience to climate change by increasing the amount of green open space in the urban landscape, leading to reduced temperatures.
2. Assisting local businesses - provide Victorian designers and installers wrth the technical knowledge to give them a leading edge in the green roof and wall industry.
3. Reduce our impact on the environment - green roofs and facades on
buildings help to reduce the impacts a building can have on the environment by providing habitat lost through development, reducing stormwater runoff, reducing air temperatures, and providing insulating and shading benefits for buildings,
Project Methodology
The methodology to achieve the objectives of the Growing Green Guide for Melbourne Project included:
• Research - local and international research formed the basis of the project, informing the development of the Guide and the Policy Options paper
• Engagement and collaboration - with industry, governments and the community to ensure widespread buy-in, and to gather the knowledge and experience of local experts.
• Development of techincal guidelines and standards for green roofs, wails and facades in Victoria
- to share the technical information gathered in the research and expert consultation stages with the broader community.
• Providing policy options for councils and organisations - recognising that widespread benefits can be achieved when living architecture is encouraged at a large scale, by a broad range of organisations and using a range of measures.
• Identifying and planning for potential demonstration sites - to test the best practice design approaches
set out in the Guide and to progress towards Melbourne's first publicly accessible green roof. • Communicating the information - create a website to distribute the information gathered throughout the
project to local, national and international audiences.
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• Review of existing international green roof and wall policies, and literature, to inform the Policy Options
• Partnership with RMIT University to
carry out primary studies on the social and economic impacts of greening and the most effective methods for communication with key stakeholders.
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Research was a central theme in of the project, informing the development of the Guide and the Policy Options Paper Research activities included:
• A strategic partnership with the University of Melbourne provided access to years of primary research on green roofs at the Burnely School of Horticulture campus.
• Extensive review of local and international academic literature to inform the develop of best practice approaches to design, constuction and maintenance of green roofs
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A high level of engagement and
collaboration was a central theme throughout all stages of the project Research into similar guidelines development in the UK (The green roof guide) found that if some sectors
of industry are not involved in the development of best practice guidelines, they can, in fact, be opposed to the final product. In consideration of this, a large spectrum of stakeholders was enaged to ensure that the guidelines and policy options would be relevant, useful and to get buy-in from the relevant areas of government and industry.
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Enagement and Collaboration
Engagement and collaboration activities throughout the project included:
Project launch to increase awareness and allow people to get involved.
Workshops with industry and community to determine the scope of the Guide and Poky Options.
Formation of three expert reference groups: Guidelines Reference Group, Policy Reference Group and Project Control Group.These groups met regularly throughout the project to develop and review content.
Presentations about the project at a range of industry events, universities, public events and forums, including the Canopy Green Roof Forum.
A media event at the completion of the project to promote the Guide, Policy Options and new website. Held at the University of Melbourne's Burnley campus, the event included tours of the Burnley green roofs and research areas.This was followed by an industry specific launch for designers and other practitioners.
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Review
A number of mechanisms were used to review the content in the Growing Green Guide to ensure that the final product was a high quality, reliable and useable document.
These included:
• Periodic content review from the experts on the Guidelines Reference Group.
• A widely publicised feedback period for all members of industry and community to comment on the draft guide.
• Two peer reviews of the final document, from one local
and one international subject matter expert.
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Output I: The Growing Green Guide
The need for technical guidelines that relate specifically to Victorian
conditions and regulations was established in early in the project.This approach has been successful in Europe and North America, but the lack
of local information has been a barrier in Australia.
The Growing Green Guide was published in February 2014 and includes
the following sections:
Introduction - can be read independantly from the rest of the guide. A summary of living architecture and benefits for a general audience and
clients Academic research - evidence base for the guide Technical guide - detailing how to assess potential sites, design, build and maintain living architecture
Victorian case studies - including costs and lessons learnt for nine
green roof, wall and facade projects
The Growing Green Guide website was also created to share this
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Communication
Research carried out at the project outset suggested that visual interpretation of complex systems is an effective method for communication, As such, designers were engaged to develop infographics for the guide.
Exemplify • Lead by example • Consistent Council strategies
Consistent strategies across all levels of government
Encourage • Direct financial
incentives Rebates an local fees and taxes Use the planning scheme to encourag or require
Catalyse
Engage • Public promotion • Work with industry groups
Enable • Ensure local laws are
not a barrier Ensure building and occupancy permit process is not a barrier Provide information and support Create space for experimentition
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Policy and planning mechanisms have been used successfully in other countries to encourage the uptake of green roofs, walls and facades. At the time this project was started, no specific policy approaches had been used in Australia to advance the industry.The Policy Options Paper was developed to provide examples and guidance for organisations in this area.
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The paper was collated based on existing literature, interviews with policy experts and input from the Policy Reference Group. Councils and the Victorian Government were given the opportuntity to provide feedback and comments on the draft document in a series of workshops. This chart shows the four role-pries of policy options detailed in the paper This approach
is commonly used by policy makers across the globe to co tolyse behaviour change.
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Demonstration sites
Publicly accessible demonstrations sites for green roofs, walls and facades have boosted the popularity of these systems in other parts of the world, such as New York's famous 'Highline green infrastructure installation.While it is estimated that approximately 50 green roofs exist currently in Victoria, none of these are freely available for the public to access.
Although constructing a demonstration site was outside the scope of this project, the project team determined that carrying out the preliminary work for demonstration sites would generate public discussion and interest, and provide ideas to developers and building owners. It was also used as a way to pilot-test the best-practice design approaches in the draft Guide
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The development of demonstration sites was carried out in stages: I . Opportunties Assessments were carried out in each of the four IMAP
municipalities - I 6 sites identified 2. Feasibility studies for nine of the identified sites and site assessment
templates developed (ASPECT Studios) 3. Concept designs developed for four sites, one per municipality (BENT
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showing Victorian case studies, and a OR code that was used in promotional material during the
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Communication - website
The fourth output of the Growing Green Guide Project focuses on the communication and distribution of information. One strength of the project is that it brought together experts from many different fields and collated their knowledge, along with years of local and
international research, into a comprehensive set of documentsiThe
final stage in this process was to share this collective knowledge with the community and industry,
The Growing Green Guide website presents all of the information
gathered throughout the project, and includes additional content that was not included in the other outputs. Local, national and international users can download the Guide, Policy Options Paper
and demonstration sites reports, or access the content directly on
the website. A QR code was used to link promotional material to the website.
The website has had almost 500,000 hits since it was launched, with over 42, 000 individual downloads of the Growing Green Guide
itself. More detailed usage statistics are provided in the supporting documentation.
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Criteria I : Excellence
I a innovation Green roofs, waiis and facades are an inventive way to add green
infrastructure to a city because they can be included on new buildings or retrofitted onto existing buildings. mostly without requiring space at ground ievel.They can partly compensate for the loss of natural vegetation, and provide localised cooling and aesthetic improvements in
dense urban centres where space for other types cir green infrastructure is limited or absent. However despite persuasive business cases for green roofs and the expansion of the induStry overseas, green roofs,
walls and facades have not yet been widely implemented in Australia. The Growing Green Guide pro;ect was developed specifically to
remove the knowledge barriers hindering the development of these forms of green infrastructure. I he Growing Green Guide (the Guide)
IS the first such document to be produced in Australia.The methods of collaboration and engagement used to develop the Guide were original and highly successful (see 3b for expansion on this collaboration),
lb Application of best practice techniques the purpose of the Guide is to provide landscape architects and other
industry professionals with a best practice approach to designing, constructing and maintaining green roofs, walls and facades. Development
Included a review or best practice techniques in other parts of the world primary research, extensive expert consultation and a peer review process.
The best practice approach outlined in the Guide was tested during the development or the concepts for demonstration sites
lc Demonstrates the fusion of practice and theory The Guide iised published research and a range of Australian (mostly
Victorian) examples of green roofs, walls and facades along with knowledge from experts in the industry to provide real guidelines for use.
Practical evidence-based design examples were developed through the Demonstration Sites, where the Guide's content was used to inform sae
selection and concept design.
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2c Quality of content, outcomes and presentation I he Guide was continuously and purposefully critiqued during its development through the partner organisations, a speciftcally convened technically expert group of industry experts (the Guidelines Reference Group), extensive public and professional consultation and peer review .1 he document was very well received by industry. government and education instrtutons.This can be seen in the supporting documentaton for this apphcation in the form of testimonials from landscape architects. articles and media coverage. The volume of traffic to the website shows the level or national and internationat interest in the information, with over 500,000 website hits since the launch and over 10,000 unique downloads of the Growing Green Guide in the four months after its release (see supporting documents for webste traffic summary).
The duality of the outputs is demonstrated by the use or these products as prescribed reference materials in degree and diploma courses at RMIT and The University of Melbourne, details of which car be found in the supporting documentation.
Response to criteria
Criteria 2: The Brief
2a Appropriateness to function Studies have shown that lack of technical knowledge and understanding are significant barriers to the uptake of green roofs, walls and facades. The Guide works to eliminate this barrier by sharing knowledge and understanding"! he focus is on Melbourne and Victoria, but the content is relevant to readers nationally and internattonatty.The publication of this information on a dedicated website allows it to be easily and widely shared
2b Effectively responds to and extends the intention of the brief I he br ef requ:red that documents be developed to support the growth of the green roof, wall and Facade industry The true measure of the project's success will be seen tn the number or high quality green roofs,
watts and facades that are constructed ir our ci tes in years to come. In the meantime, the use of the Guide as a resource for a number of tertiary courses indicates that it is supporting professional development and wit read to a more confident application of the technology. Another indirect outcome from the project is the formation of new networks, partnerships and working relationships between councils, academia and industry professionals. This will :cad to more collaborative projects in the Faure.
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3a The role and influence of the landscape architect within the multi-disciplinary team
st s ;i ..1 . -• iberative across multiple disciplines to cover the Campe I,25 01 On•building greening. landscape architects formed an integral part or the project governance, content development, consultation and intended audience for the project. t his included: • iwo landscape architects as members of the six person Steering
Group for the project, • Four landscape architects were members of the I 7 person Cuidetines
Reference Group, • A formal submission from All A, landscape architects in each couric
and private practice were made during consultation of the craft Guide, • Peer review by a landscape architect, Graeme Hopkins of Fifth Creek
Studio • Foreword to the Guide wr tten by Sidonie Carpenter. landscape
architect and co-founeer of Green Roofs Australasta. • Aspect Studios were engaged to uncierLake the feasibility study for
demonstration sites.
3b incorporates effective community engagement Effective engagement was ussert v io eilst.mc. that the gt: cm arc po:•cy options would be widely acceptec arc usec. Research Into similar projects (The Green Roof Guiee, UK) found that if sectors of indL;stry are not nvolved in the development of best practice guidelines, they may be opposed to the final productl hese learnings attowee us to build this into our engagement strategy at the outset.As a result, we purposefully involved a large spectrum of stakeholders to ensure that the outputs would be relevant, useful and engage both government and industry. I he testimonials included with this application are evidence or this outcome.
Two key elements of engagement were used in the development of the Cade and the Policy Options Paper:
• We identified professionals engaged in the design. construction and maintenance of green roofs, walls and facades to join expert reference groups to help write these documents.
• We held public forums, meetings and consulted on the draft Guide to engage other professionals and interested Community members with the proiect and with each other
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Criteria 3: Influence
3c Fosters broad support and understanding of landscape architecture
he Cultic (p.1 /) highlights the mit] -disciplinary nature of the development of these types of systems and identifies and explain the professionals used in these protects, inciuding landscape architects. Media associated with the Guide has helped to make this information easily accessible and increases the understanding and support of green roofs, walls and facades.-fhe concept designs work towards establishing :.;reen roofs that are pubhcly access.ble to increase the profile of living drchitecture.
3d Raises the awareness & understanding in the community of environmental/cultural values The introduction sect or or the guide (p.2 - 2.) s targeted at a general audience to help broaden understanding of these systems in the community. II provides a simple explanation of the environmental and social benefits that living architecture can provide and can assist landscape
architects to increase understanding for clients.
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Criteria 4: Sustainability emphasis
Urbanisation leads to the loss or vegetation and potential habitat for wildlife, and increases the area covered by impervious surfaces, leading to excess surface run-off and flash fooding.These issues are exacerbated by increasing population densty and a wamier climate. which presents enormous environmental, economic arid social challenges. As demonstrated in the 13enefits sect on of the Guide (p.8), the increase of high quality green roofs, walls and facades in cities will help to increase urban resilience and adaptation to our changing climate.
The impact of this proect was minimised by creating a website to house the information, rather than large-scale printing VVhene printed copies of the guide were required (e.g. for key stakeholders), a sustainable printing speciai st was engaged Lo ensure minimal environmental impact.At the launch of the guide, people were offered the option of a USB stick containing the guide, rather than a hard copy.
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Criteria 5: The Australian Landscape Principles
5.1 Value our
landscape he pol.cy opt ons paper
developed empowers
councils to promote green roofs walls and facades
through the planning
process whilst the Guide
provides developers with both lhe information and
the motivation to include
these landscape elements
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Demonstration Sites project
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Enhance I Regenerate he am of the project was
to encourage and advocate
for urban landscapes where high quality green
roofs, walls and facaces are commonplace :I his
innovative approach to
greening will enhance
our cties by reducing
urban temperatures ann
stormwater runoff to create resilient restorative places
for people to work, visit and
kfe.The project reflects the principle of biophiiia, and
recognises that cities offer a
real opportunity to replace
habitat that is lost through urbanisation and to faster
a connection to nature for
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developed without
adequate consideration or their impact on ecosystems.
this projects aim was
encourage urban landscapes
to incorporate more nature, for the beneVt of the
community, environment
and economy. Such
benefits include increased biodiversity cleaner air
arc cooler temperatures,
leadrg to increased activity
in retail and hospitality
sectors,
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that green roofs, walls
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creating urban landscapes
that are resilient to future
challenges. The production
of the Guide and Policy
Options Paper supports the growth of green roofs
and walls industries in
Victoria. Furthermore,
the Creative Commons
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Guide is published allows
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I he projecl group.
understanding that any
guidelines would at some point become out dated,
embraced responsive design
through Creative Commons
licencing. ibis means that the Guide can be updated
by any organisation or person as the industry
and technology evolves
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In the long term, the success of the Growing Green Guide project will be measured by the number of high quality green roofs, walls and facades in our urban landscape. However, the interest and uptake of the Guide and website in the months since the project completion demonstrates the impact on industry. Some examples are provided here, and in the supporting documentation.
Graeme Hopkins and Christine Goodwin. Fifth Creek Studio and the authors ol Living
Architecture: Green roofs and walls
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A vision of Melbourne where green roofs, walls and facades are common in the urban landscape...
Client Statement
The need to develop guidelines and policy to encourage the proliferation of green roofs, walls and facades in Victoria was
dear and the /MAP group were successful in gaining funding support from the Victorian Government through the Victorian
Adaptation and Sustainability Partner ship. This project has developed shorig relationships across government, industry and
research sectors. The outputs of this project will heip Victorians adapt to a changing climate and improve Melbourne's world
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Policy Reference Group Brendan Cousins City of Melbourne
Meg Jones
Casey Lord Jim McLauchlan Vince Lodato
Elizabeth Brant
Nic Drent Leon Yates
Tania Crisafi
Gail Hall
City of Stonnington
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Rooftop gardens on the rise as inner-city Melbourne grows green Page 1 of 2
Rooftop gardens on the rise as inner-city Melbourne grows green
Christina Thou and Alice Stolz
Melbourne is developing a world of private parklands hidden from the streetscape.
Rooftop gardens are springing up across the city, luring residents away from traditional house blocks to apartments with shared green space.
Colliers International's Matthew Stagg said rooftop gardens were becoming more popular as the city's apartment market matured.
"Traditionally, apartments in Melbourne have been catered towards singles and couples," he said.
"Buyers and tenants are now looking for additional amenities that are available exclusively to residents ... particularly Asian buyers and an increasing
number of families with children seeking larger apartments and amenities."
Melbourne is catching up with the latest international trend popular in New York, Singapore and Shanghai.
Gail Hall, project coordinator of urban landscapes at the City of Melbourne, and co-author of the Growing Green Guide, has seen an increase of green
developments over the past year.
She said inner-city councils encouraged the uptake of green roofs as it helped make the city more resilient tothe negative impact of increased density
and loss of urban greenery as the population increased.
But not only the inner city is recognising the need for more green space. Earlier this year Stonnington Council indicated it would consider creating more
parks in its suburbs, which currently have only 6.7 per cent as public open space. The council is also looking at creating ''pocket parks" in dead-end
streets and roof gardens.
As well as improving aesthetics and creating open space, the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects Victorian president Jon Shinkfield said
rooftop gardens should also be functional.
love the idea, for instance, of being able to walk down Collins Street and to be able to buy tomatoes at a street vendor where the tomatoes have
been grown on the top of a building," he said.
The Far East Consortium's Upper West Side project, bordered by Spencer, Lansdale, Little Bourke streets and Rose Lane, is one of the many
developments that are going green. It will give residents access to more than 4000 square metres of podium garden when completed.
Sprawling over four interconnected residential towers, there will be a variety of amenities including barbecue facilities, pavilions for shade, vegetable
patches, a bocce court and garden lounges.
Cottee Parker Architects' Victorian manager Shane Williams, who worked on the project, said this would be the largest of its kind in Melbourne.
Freshwater Place in Southbank, one of the tallest residential towers in the CBD, was completed in 2005 with a garden on level 10. The space was
designed by LBA Design director and landscape architect, Laurence Blyton. "Because of the clientele they were trying to attract, empty nesters from
the leafy eastern suburbs, the roof garden on Freshwater Place was designed to resemble what they'd left behind," Mr Blyton said.
He said he doesn't see the trend easing any time soon. "People are now demanding a hamburger with the lot. They don't just want a lovely new
apartment, they want the garden to go with it."
http://theage.domain.com.au/real-estate-news/rooftop-gardens-on-the-rise-as-innercity-melbourne.. . 1/09/2014
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Elissa McElroy
From: Julie Francis [[email protected]]Sent: Friday, 7 November 2014 1:31 PMTo: Kelly Hertzog; Sue Murphy; Elissa McElroy; [email protected]; Meg Jones;
Kevin Ayrey ([email protected]); John Patrick RaynerCc: Ian ShearsSubject: Growing Green Guide still going strongly
Hi all, It’s good to see the continued interest in the Growing Green Guide, in the last few days we have seen:
- A Chinese inquiry ask about copyright and use of our information in a new book on green facades
- Inclusion of a reference and link to the GGG in Sydney’s new green roof and wall waterproofing guide (still a draft at present)
- Regular people promoting the GGG and its broader goals on the People for Places / Participate Melbourne website (another City of Melbourne project)
- The completion of a civil engineering UoM student project investigating load bearing, based on conversations I started when the project was in full swing last year
We also have planners from all 5 (including Maribyrnong) IMAP councils committing to investigating some wording in the planning scheme to reference green roofs, walls and facades. A policy reference group meeting will be held the week after next. I will be updating the GGG website soon, so please send through anything you think should be up there. Also, be aware that Sustainability Victoria has grants available for environmental improvement infrastructure projects, to be built by 2017. This is a great opportunity for getting up demonstration projects (particularly cheaper wall and façade projects) with co-contribution of Council funds. Let’s keep the momentum going!! Julie
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Subject: FW: Media Release: Melbourne Official Visitor Map Makeover
From: Destination Melbourne [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
Destination Melbourne Sent: Thursday, 4 September 2014 4:03 PM To: Robert Wolff
Subject: Media Release: Melbourne Official Visitor Map Makeover
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Melbourne Official Visitor Map Makeover Thursday 4 September, 2014
Destination Melbourne is proud to release the latest edition of the Melbourne Official Visitor Map. The new
look map is the result of a combined project between Destination Melbourne and the IMAP Councils to
produce one map for Melbourne that meets the needs of visitors and the industry.
In January 2014, a significant research project was undertaken to gain a deeper understanding of how visitors use
maps whilst in Melbourne. The new-look Melbourne Official Visitor Map is driven by findings from this research and
combines the best elements of the previous two map brochures into one comprehensive visitor map.
One million copies per annum of the map will be distributed through key visitor touch points ensuring it is the most
widely distributed Melbourne visitor map.
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‘’Destination Melbourne is committed to ensuring Melbourne’s visitors have the best resources available to them. We
are proud to be working with the IMAP Tourism Working Group to produce a single comprehensive visitor map for
Melbourne,” Laura Cavallo, Chief Executive, Destination Melbourne.
“The IMAP Committee is proud of the terrific result of the collaboration between Destination Melbourne and the Cities
of Yarra, Maribyrnong, Stonnington, Port Phillip and Melbourne.
These Cities, which form the inner Melbourne region, all have much to offer visitors. This comprehensive, consolidated
visitor map showcases inner Melbourne’s best attractions and will encourage more visitors to explore these must-see
destinations.” Cr Amanda Stevens, Mayor, City of Port Phillip and IMAP spokesperson.
The Inner Melbourne Map (pink brochure) has now ceased production as a stand-alone product. However, the
redesigned Melbourne Official Visitor Map will continue to carry the IMAP inner Melbourne map, which has been
updated to include part of the western suburbs.
Destination Melbourne and the IMAP Councils are committed to ensuring our visitor product offers a seamless
experience for visitors exploring Melbourne and we welcome industry’s feedback on the map.
Destination Melbourne would also like to acknowledge the support of Tourism Victoria and Public Transport Victoria as
key partners of the Melbourne Official Visitor Map.
Click here to view the new look map.
Note: The Cities of Melbourne, Yarra, Port Phillip, Stonnington and Maribyrnong are partners in the implementation of
the Inner Melbourne Action Plan (IMAP).
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