Wentworth Point Discovery Centre PowerPoint

1. Ecologically sustainable
DEVELOPMENT
F15 – Lauren, Rosalind and Lily

2. The Centres
The Community HallThe Information Centre
(by the Marketing
Consultant)

3. The Discovery Centre
The Main Building
The Cafe

4. Contents
Introduction Sustainable
Concepts
My sustainable ideas
Encouraging
Sustainability
Travel
Energy
Water
Waste
Sustainability Videos

5. Introduction: The Public Space
• Our team, ECO (Environment and Community Organisation) is
taking part in a government launched competition to design,
develop and submit a proposal to redesign Wentworth Point, from
an industrial area to a thriving community. The most popular reason
why Wentworth Point is an ideal place to redevelop, is because of
the location, as it is suitable and valuable for offering opportunities
to connect and grow a new community, as it is close to the
Parramatta River, sporting facilities, shopping centres, major
businesses and vibrant restaurants. The new design of Wentworth
Point should encourage people to visit, work, live alongside playing
and learning. It should also include solutions to promote
connectedness and the community. It should also be a sustainable
area, and include sustainable features.
• As an Environmental Consultant, I have to design a building called
the ‘Discovery Centre’ as well as justify reasons for the architecture
and features I have chosen, based upon sustainability.

6. Sustainability definition
Sustainability is a key factor to consider when designing a building. We need to look
after the environment and make sure we are using the most sustainable options, and
make sure that we think about its’ sustainability in the future. There is an increasing
demand on sustainable buildings because they will benefit society in more ways than
normal non-sustainable buildings
A sustainable building would include at least one of the following aspects:
• It continues to serve its purpose and maintain itself, or enhanced for the benefit of
future generations. This would include making sure that it will endure long-term
weather, vandalism and decay.
• To reduce our dependence use of fossil fuels
• To reduce our dependence on synthetic chemicals (aerosol cans)
• To reduce our destruction of nature and conserve biological diversity and
ecological integrity. This includes making sure that we don’t harm wildlife or create
more pollution or greenhouse gases, or damaging the earth.
• Sharing resources or creating systems that promote recycling and less waste. This
includes using recycled, renewable and/or reusable materials to further benefit
society, to make sure that we are not disrupting nature or impacting the
environment

7. What is sustainability (video)

8. Sustainable design in practice
(video)

9. Encouraging Sustainability
Sustainability is the most important factor to consider for this
generation as we are faced with arising issues. We aim for
sustainability because of the rising in population (stats show
that the population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050).
This would mean that the demand for a variety of buildings
will be much greater.
Another important reason is because we are harming the
earth by creating greenhouse gases, widening the hole in the
ozone and polluting the earth’s natural resources.
The population of the earth has also been depending on
resources that are running out and are non-renewable, such
as the fossil fuels – coal, natural gas and oil. These materials
are used up more quickly than they can replenish themselves.

10. My sustainable ideas
• I have included aspects such as renewable and recycled
materials such as timbers and wood which are definitely
renewable, as well as 100% recyclable, reusable and
refillable glass. I have chosen for the
• I have included the native plants (such as bottle-brush)
and trees (blue gum) that will encourage native species to
inhabit Wentworth Point. I will also try my best to ensure
we don’t cut down excess trees, by possibly keeping trees
that are currently standing.
• I have ensured that the building is properly made so that
there it continues to stand without decaying or rotting.
• But I also have to ensure that we are not stopping people
from getting their needs.

11. Energy Source – Solar Panels
• ECO has chosen to include the use of solar panels on
the roof all our buildings, as this is a sustainable energy
source as it is generating energy that naturally comes
from the sun, and will not run out. It is a renewable
energy source, and will most definitely reduce the
electricity cost as well as reducing the fossil fuels that
would be burnt to create the electricity. This would
benefit the environment as it is not using non-
renewable energy sources and will not run out, and will
reduce the pollution in the air which is used to create
electricity. Solar Panels can generate electricity to
power most appliances in all of the centres.

12. Water Source – Water Tank
• ECO has chosen to include water tanks in the
exterior of all buildings as this is an effective
method to preserve water that could be used for
many appliances such as toilet and watering
systems. This will definitely contribute in making
the centres more sustainable, as it gives the
centre their own personal water supply and
saving the world’s most scarcest natural resource.
It will also reduce the water bill greatly, and will
save energy transporting water from home to
home.

13. Recycling Waste –Chicken coops
and Vegetable Patches
• Recycling our waste is an effective method to be sustainable, as we
are reducing the amount of organic waste that ends up at the
landfill and the associated release of methane, a greenhouse gas
that is particularly damaging to the environment. It also reduces the
fossil fuels that would be used to transport the waste to the landfill.
• By creating chicken coops, instead of discarding our waste into a
rubbish bin which ends up in a dump, we could feed chickens who
would potentially create eggs for us in return.
• A compost bin and a worm farm are other methods of discarding
waste as the worms break-down food scraps into nutrient-rich soil,
which would help your gardens and vegetable patch develop.
• This is recycling our waste to benefit our gardens, as we can use the
waste we produce to create a free source of garden fertiliser that
improves your soils and fertilise your plants.

14. Travel Methods – Bike Racks and
Bus Stops
• Our organisation have inserted features to encourage citizens of
Wentworth Point to take alternative transport methods than cars.
Cars burn petrol which is a fossil fuel which is non-renewable and
release toxins that are extremely harmful to the environment, and
polluting to the air.
• A smarter travel plan is to take a bus to the centre and back, as we
have inserted a bus-stop as a feature in our design of the Sketch-up.
They are a great way of reducing air pollution as it transports a large
quantity of citizens all going to the same place, which also would
reduce pollution.
• Bike racks situated outside of the Discovery Centre would
encourage more and more people to ride their bikes to the centre
and back, (and lock their bike up outside the centre). Riding a bike
to destinations are extremely beneficial as you are getting fit and
physically exercised, and you are not damaging the environment.