|
|
SOME PAST CLIENTS
Arcadia Horse
Stud
A ‘whole of cycle’ assessment has been undertaken for this new rural
development. The facility includes the renovation of the sites
homestead along with the development of a caretaker’s residence, a
foaling barn, a yearling barn and machinery shed. Eco-Harvest has
developed a concept that showcases a variety of technologies
including rainwater harvesting, with engineered wetland wastewater
recycling and of all the horse waste and wash down. It includes a
passive engineered wetland solution with the re-use water being used
in the farm irrigation.
CUB development site, The Grocon Group
In response to declining water levels the Grocon Group took the
proactive step of engaging Eco-Harvest to investigate a series of
high level initiatives to reduce impact on Melbourne’s mains water
supply at their new $700million multi-building commercial
development.
AMCOR plant Rocklea, QLD
AMCOR like other water users in South East Queensland is undergoing
pressure on its mains water supply. Eco-Harvest provided the company
with a whole of site, multi-staged process that will reduce the
plants reliance on mains water by over 90% by mid 2008. The site
specific solution has identified metering, rain water and storm
water harvesting, process water treatment wastewater reuse as
important initial components for the site. This includes capturing
water off the roof, capturing, treating and re using storm water off
hard stand areas and treating to Class A standard all of the
industrial waste in wash down and plant water and re using it within
the plant for wash down and printing works. We have also installed a
fully wireless metering system to meter equipment and high water use
areas receiving a daily printout of where, how and when water is used in
the plant.
RMIT Design Hub
RMIT University is developing a Design Hub in Melbourne’s inner
city. Eco-Harvest completed a comprehensive review of innovative
water options for the site. The integration of these appropriate
options into the buildings design will see the building recognised
as a leader in sustainable design.
RSPCA
The RSPCA Head Office in Melbourne is now constructing a new 200 dog
kennel project. A passive waste treatment facility has been designed
to re use all waste water for kennel wash down. The rain water is
also harvested to supply irrigation water.
Kingston
Education Precinct (Hobart)
The Kingston Education Precinct is an iconic public education
project. Set just outside Hobart, the school is incorporating a
variety of environmental initiatives in its quest to gain a 5 green
star rating. A large part of the ESD initiatives is a site wide
water management plan created by Eco-Harvest Australia. The design
team and the client identified four secondary objectives for the
greenfield development including minimising mains water supply to
the site, minimising stormwater quality and quantity impacts from
the development, maximising educational opportunities associated
with the water strategy and maximising available Greenstar points.
In order to meet these objectives a variety of opportunities were
examined for the site including composting toilets, individual water
tanks on each building, rain gardens, stormwater wetlands, greywater
recycling, stormwater mining and green roofs.
Eco Harvest also identified opportunities for working with the
council to access additional greywater and also provide irrigation
water for local council grounds that are also to be shared by the
school. The final recommendation integrated green roofs, a
stormwater wetland and a passive greywater treatment system in the
whole of site water management plan. An additional key feature of th e
system is the use of the facility as an education tool for students
at school.
Willow Creek
Winery
Willow Creek is an award winning vineyard of 28 acres on the
Mornington Peninsula. We have designed a grey water treatment
system, capturing rain water off the roof and treating this for
toilet flushing and irrigation. Together with a waste water
treatment facility that keeps all waste water on site.
|
