Richard Hammond from National Lifestyle Villages delivered a compelling presentation on the
companys sustainable living initiatives that both saved money and engaged residents.
Passive solar design: creating a 50% energy reduction
Saving water: 66% reduction
Waste management: 80% reduction
Initiatives included worm farms, a village paper mill, fruit trees as landscaping, an organic
farm with a mandated $10 sale of fruit & vegetables to every resident each week (guaranteed
$3,000 p.w. cash flow), and grants for PhD students to use villages as test sites.
100 apartments sold in six months in $300M rehabilitated and rebuilt village: Aveo Parkside Carindale, QLD
The 10-storey ‘Vista’ building, 14km east of Brisbane’s CBD, opened in November last year with over 50% of apartments selling off the plan. The original 38-year-old retirement village of 107 low set villas is being transformed into a modern...