Wellington Square Upgrade
Stormwater capture in bio-swales;
32% reduction in irrigated turf area;
Use of compacted gravel for minor paths to increase stormwater permeability;
Hydrozoing;
promoting efficient use of water in approach to detailed landscape design;
and consideration of water sensitive issues in detailed plant species selection.
St Georges Tce Upgrade
As part of the Urban Forest Plan Infill Street Tree Planting Program the City of Perth has designed and installed a range of innovative and bespoke water retention tree pits across the city.
Read MoreHay Street Upgrade
As part of the Urban Forest Plan Infill Street Tree Planting Program the City of Perth has designed and installed a range of innovative and bespoke water retention tree pits across the city.
Read MoreWest Perth infill street tree planting
As part of the Urban Forest Plan Infill Street Tree Planting Program the City of Perth has designed and installed a range of innovative and bespoke water retention tree pits across the city.
Read MoreIrwin Street Upgrade
As part of the Urban Forest Plan Infill Street Tree Planting Program, the City of Perth has designed and installed a range of innovative and bespoke water retention tree pits across the city.
Read MoreBarrack Street Upgrade
As part of the Urban Forest Plan Infill Street Tree Planting Program, the City of Perth has designed and installed a range of innovative and bespoke water retention tree pits across the city.
Read MoreCockburn Central East Drainage System
Runoff during frequent rainfall events from the Cockburn Central East development will be captured and treated in biofiltration swales to be installed adjacent to the wetland.
Read MoreNuytsia Way, Brabham
The installation of the tree pits will allow the trees to grow faster and larger in a constrained urban environment.
Read MoreKittyhawk Carpark
Structural tree cells were built under the carpark. The Cells provide an ideal growing area under the carpark, allowing the tree to grow uninhibited.
Read MoreWhite Gum Valley (WGV) precinct
WGV is part of a four year research project by the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living and Curtin University. The precinct is a ‘living laboratory’, where researchers monitor and assess how energy efficient design, technology performance and occupant behaviour impact on the carbon footprint of the precinct.
Read MoreByford Coles Tree Pits and Swales
The Byford Shopping Centre was constructed in 2016. The center comprises a Coles supermarket with a number of smaller stores to the west, connected by an covered open walkway.
Read MoreBletchley Park
The Bletchley Park living stream is embedded within public open space adjacent to Lockway Street. This ephemeral living stream collects and conveys stormwater in larger rainfall events from the entire Bletchley Park Estate and is ultimately connected to the Southern River via the Water Corporation’s Forrestdale Main Drain. Embedded within the surrounding subdivisions and adjacent to the stream along Lockway Street, there are offline biofiltration areas and underground storage cells for treatment of small frequent events. These systems discharge into the stream in larger rainfall events.
Read MoreKings Square raingardens
A network of raingardens linking Perth’s city centre with Northbridge simultaneously manages stormwater while providing shade and protection against the heat.
Read MoreSiroi Court constructed treatment lake & wetland buffer zone
This site showcases vegetated buffers adjacent important wetlands. Groundwater is treated, stored and used for POS irrigation
Read MorePanther Elbow public open space & tree pits
Detention of stormwater to achieve flood protection objectives. Useable public open space providing an appropriate connection to the Bush Forever site
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