Calibre’s Brendan Oversby detailed a project in Dunsborough, Western Australia, using biophilic design to integrate water-sensitive design with land development. He was speaking at the recent 2018 NZ Stormwater Conference in Queenstown.
Stormwater runoff is an inescapable fact of urban life. For centuries, the drains and pipes that...
When it comes to stormwater engineering, how do we ensure cultural and social outcomes are not swept aside by the dollars delivered through cost-benefit analysis? Troy Brockbank uses the concept of mauri to bridge the worlds of water-sensitive design and tikanga Maori.
Troy Brockbank (Te Rarawa, Ngati Hine, Ngapuhi) is a civil engineer,...
Water sensitive design is being implemented via the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act which implements the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP). Special Housing Areas have allowed Auckland Council to test planning provisions to encourage water sensitive design (WSD) in greenfields and brownfields scenarios.
Auckland...
