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Building your own home, refurbishing an existing home, or interested in finding out more about Hamilton's 'green' buildings, then the Sustainable Urban Design programme is for you.
The Sustainable Urban Design programme aims to contribute to a sustainable future for Hamilton through exploring designs that improve comfort and health, reduce natural resource consumption and save money. |
2010 Sustainable Urban Design Workshops |
There is something for everyone in the 2010 Green Home Workshop Series. Make sure you register and get involved.
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The Green Building Network Waikato has its very own Facebook page. Sign up to view photos and receive updates on what’s happening. This is an open invitation group set up for people to share ideas, resources, information, and to learn off each other by asking questions. |
For more information contact the programme facilitator Megan Edmeades:
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Sustainable Urban Design Directory
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This is a directory of products and services that people in the Sustainable Urban Design programme have recommended. If you would like to recommend a product or service for this list please email Megan (email address above). |
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Hamilton City Council has an eco-design advisor, Ian Mayes, who is available to provide free, easily accessible and independent information on a range of environmental design issues to both homeowners and designers/trades people. Ian can offer advice on a broad range of sustainable building issues, from upgrading insulation levels to options on earth building. An important message is that an "eco house" doesn't have to mean a straw bale house with chooks running through it! It can simply mean rotating your floor plan to get maximum solar gain.
Ian operates from the Building Review Department on the Ground Floor of Council. Simply phone him on 07 838 6773 or email him to make an appointment.
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Case Studies
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Be inspired and learn by reading through some of our sustainable urban design case studies
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Useful Links
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Previous Events
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2009 Lecture and Workshop Series
In 2009 a combination of evening lectures and weekend workshops covered the following topics
- Green home introduction
- How to buy a better home
- Fine tuning a new house for energy efficiency
- Eco-design for a new house
- Retrofitting
- Water
- Energy
- Materials
2008 Lecture and Workshop Series
In 2008 a combination of evening lectures and weekend workshops covered the following topics
- How to buy a better home
- Green home introduction
- Eco-design for a new house
- Fine tuning a new house for energy efficiency
- Retrofitting
- Water efficiency
- Solar, wind and PV
- Eco-home workshop (2 day workshop)
2007 Lecture and Workshop Series
In 2007 a combination of evening lectures and weekend workshops covered the following topics
- Eco-building
- Earth-building seminar and local site tour
- Retrofitting
- Alternative energy
- Water efficiency
- Eco-design (2-day workshop)
2006 Lecture Series
The initial SUD programme lecture series covered the following four topics:
- Urban sustainability from global to local
- Built and natural environment in partnership
- Movie screening of "The end of suburbia: Oil depletion and the collapse of the American Dream"
- The house with no bills
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Contact
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Strategy and Research
Level 2, Council Offices
Garden Place
Hamilton City Council
Private Bag 3010
Hamilton 3240
Phone: 838 6537
Fax: 838 6464
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