Re: Intro and hello; urban EcoVillage: happening now in Adelaide?

At 07:25 30/06/98 +0000, Peter wrote:
>My name is Peter Jones ...
>... students to recognise the links between social issues (which are their
>traditional, professional area of concern) and environmental issues. One of
>the ways through which we explore this question is by getting students to
>"redesign" their own communities or neighbourhoods in ways that will meet
>both social and environmental needs.
>

**  Any further comments, on these two letters? :-

(1:)
At 18:11 30/06/98 +0930, Judy Speck <specjudy@adelaide.sa.gov.au> wrote:

>Hello David MacClement,
>The Adelaide City Council last night selected locally-based design group,
>Pentroth Pty Ltd as the developer with whom to continue negotiations
>on redevelopment of the former Halifax Depot Site.
>
>After lengthy discussion of the evaluation panel's assessment report the
>council agreed to enter into negotiations with Pentroth to finalise
>contractual terms and conditions which satisfies Council's commitment to
>a high quality environmentally sustainable development of international
>significance.
>
>The other three developers considered were Built Environs Pty Ltd,
>Connor Consulting and Hansen Yuncken -Alpine Constructions [Urban Ecology].
>
>The Lord Mayor, Dr Jane Lomax-Smith, said she was pleased that the
>project which has been on the drawing board for seven years was finally
>moving ahead.
>
>"The Pentroth Halifax Village proposal, which calls for the construction
>of 210 dwellings ... and offers [a] unique combination of a diverse range
>of residential urban design, City living and environmental
sustainability," >Dr Lomax-Smith said.
>
>"It will be a showcase for City living in the 21st Century and will
>dramatically boost the Council's efforts to revitalise the City by
>attracting more families to a user-friendly inner city "green" environment.
>
>"The uniqueness of the project made the selection process complex and
>lengthy, but we believe we have chosen the developer which not only gave
>commitments to a number of key environmental aspects, but also provided
>the highest present value of economic benefits for the Council."
>
>"Pentroth convinced the evaluation team and the Council that their
>project will not only bring the most benefits to the City and the people
>who eventually will live at Halifax Village, but that they had the
>necessary expertise and management skills to make the project a reality.
>
> ...
>
>The Pentroth proposal includes a commitment to a number of environmental
>innovations including:
>*	solar gas boosted hot water to all homes
>*	solar powered public lighting to landscaped areas
>*	solar lighting to 10 per cent of dwellings
>*	rainwater storage of up to 100,000 litres to be utilised in
>efficient dripper irrigation system for landscaped areas.
>
>The Council is also seeking the redevelopment to include:
>*	the recycling of grey water
>*	in ground heat exchange
>*	on site sewage treatment/ effluent recycling/reuse
>*	the separation, collection and recycling of solid waste.
>
>
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(2:)
David MacClement replied:

** Sounds quite good.  Thanks for telling me.

	I'd like to be kept up-to-date with the project, assuming Pentroth
agrees
to the Council's further requirements.
	For example,	(i)  recycling of grey water is not simple -
frequent removal
of sludge (e.g. weekly/monthly, depending on how easy it has to be for
removal: swirling water or shovel) has been necessary in my experience, and
			(ii) I would expect a far bigger take-up of solar
lighting than 10%; I'd
recommend 15 - 25% of houses at the beginning should have one light in each
of (maybe) 4 rooms supplied from a separate system:
	solar PV panels - batteries - inverter - distribution-box - lights,
and a power outlet for computer or TV.  Also a display inside the house, of
battery charge level, e.g. voltage for lead-acid batteries.
	We've had power cuts for hours, days and weeks in Auckland, and having
such a back-up "environmentally friendly" electricity supply is seen as a
clear advantage.

	However, I did a search using 5 search engines (with:
www.isleuth.com/ )
for: "pentroth" but nothing turned up.
	Are they a real, experienced company?
Having no website is puzzling.


David.
**               http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6783/
David MacClement <davd@geocities.com> and <d_macclement@yahoo.co.nz>
                 http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/3142/


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