SUSTAINABILITY
Well designed apartment and townhouse projects can make a positive contribution to the urban fabric and play an important role in environmental sustainability. Grace Urban recognizes that creating urban living opportunities in a medium-density format can significantly reduce the damaging effects of urban sprawl on the environment. Land is one of our most precious resources and is essentially non-renewable.
​'REDUCE' and 'REUSE' are the 2 main principles of environmental sustainability. These 2 elements are key components of Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) principles in development and design.
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​REDUCE
​In the development and design context, 'reduction' is about optimisation to the point of effectiveness. At Grace Urban, site planning and floor planning are meticulous processes that eliminate unnecessary, unused space and building features so that building footprints are optimised, landscaping areas increased, and in the process, unnecessary material and expense is removed. ​
REUSE
Reuse is about re-purposing valuable land resources in a way that realises their highest and best use. This means creating townhouse and apartment buildings that have a positive impact on their context, are highly liveable and also represent a financially sustainable outcome for owners, residents, investors and developers.
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ESD FEATURES
Good property development incorporates other ESD principles to help create highly liveable and enduring built-form outcomes. Some of these ESD features include:
•Rainwater Retention
•Solar power
•Screening and solar control
•Site and building planning to optimise orientation
•Cross ventilation
•Natural lighting
•High-performance glazing
•Smart wall systems
•Energy-efficient fixtures
•Energy-efficient appliances
•Green switches and time activated lighting
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