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.| Objectives (Precinct-wide ambition) | Guidelines | Example 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:
| 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:
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| 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:
| 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:
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| 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:
| 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:
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| 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:
| Use of prefabricated or modular construction approaches.Example evidence:
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| 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 |