ActiveSustainability has a proven track record of developing and managing the implementation of project-based sustainability strategies and initiatives, and educational workshops and seminars.

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This includes specific knowledge and experience in the application of the EnviroDevelopment standards in Western Australia – which are the speciality of this consultancy practice. ActiveSustainability has supported project in achieving certification on 10 urban residential, industrial and commercial developments throughout metropolitan and regional Western Australia.

 

Project Development Solutions / Project Sustainability Strategy

 

This project development work involves supporting development sector clients in the planning, design, development and implementation of sustainability strategies and initiatives, which includes front end ‘design development’ methodologies and reporting frameworks.

 

We provide practical support to project teams, facilitating delivery of land and built-environment development solutions that achieve creative design quality are environmentally and socially sustainable and financially viable.

 

Key areas of service include:

• Development of a Project Sustainability Strategy with measurable performance indicators

• Development of project development proposals

• Development and management sustainability standards and guidelines

• Supporting project development throughout the project lifecycle – from project inception and visioning, planning approvals, through staged development and implementation to close-out and review

• Development of project specific consumer focussed information and educational packages and resources

• Offering project and group process facilitation, including project visioning and design reviews

• Facilitation of stakeholder and community engagement

 

The development of a ‘Project Sustainability Strategy’ provides the framework and mechanism to ensure the project achieves the vision and objectives envisioned via an integrated design response. The essential elements of the PSS are underpinned by a governance methodology and reporting framework.

 

The governance methodology provides an inclusive and genuine engagement process throughout the project lifecycle for all key stakeholders and the project team, whereby all parties are able to establish a common agreement on project goals, vision and objectives, working together to achieve these.

 

In practical terms, this PSS governance methodology will include a series of facilitated stakeholder workshops and technical working sessions throughout the project lifecycle to find and maintain agreed common values, processes and strategies to achieve the project goals and objectives.  

 

Education for Sustainable Living

 

ActiveSustainability designs, facilitates and delivers project specific purchaser focussed design workshops and information sessions, educational packages, resources and design guidelines and facilitation of community and purchaser sustainable living workshops.

 

Education for Sustainable Living is an essential and core linking element for achieving longer term and meaningful outcomes in land and built-form project development, and is an embedded feature of ‘best-practice certification standards.

 

We recognise that the requirements in the Design Guidelines and the information included will only achieve so much. To achieve meaningful and lasting change, especially for those residents who have interest and willingness to do more, our facilitated behaviour change workshops provide a range of initiatives and interactive activities to help support and facilitate changes in action and behaviour.

 

The progression of the workshops form a lifecycle approach:

• beginning with the pre-occupancy design phase of the property and dwelling,

• progressing to the establishment ‘setting-up and moving-in’ phase where the final fitout of the home and landscaping are undertaken and

• finishing with the occupancy ‘living-in’ phase which is when the behaviours and habits begin to realty show-up.      

 

These series of interactive and engaging workshops are focussed on explaining, understanding and engaging with the clients and purchasers to support their sustainable living journey.