Development Principles
Our development plan emphasizes the creation of a healthy and inclusive community that supports new economic opportunities and a high quality of life with minimal impact to the environment.
Integrated Design
We've adopted an integrated approach to design, tailoring it specifically to the Dockside lands and the Victoria West community, recognizing the need to apply integrated design principles to the whole site – not just individual components and characteristics. A holistic, closed-loop design approach is the only way to enhance synergies and achieve our sustainability goals.
Whole Systems Costing
We will strive to move the concept of whole-system costing beyond building design to include site and community infrastructure costs. For example, a sound green building strategy like ecological stormwater management will reduce infrastructure costs, while reducing the emission of greenhouse gases and heat-island effects, creating natural habitat and improving human health. Our ability to exploit whole-system thinking will be critical to our success: ecologically, socially and financially.
Waste Is Food
Our development plan creates opportunities for specific functions and systems to feed off each other, embracing the principle of "waste is food". In other words, waste resulting from one use can provide fuel for other uses. By implementing holistic, closed-loop thinking and design principles, we can improve and potentially compound Dockside Green's economic, environmental and livability dividends.