Ellerslie International Flower Show 2010
0800 POOL HIRE - Site Number: EG8
The Premise
It is popular belief that landscaping is good for the environment due to its literal “greening” nature of the process. Most people recognise landscapes’ and gardens’ positive impacts on the environmental aesthetics and community well being, few question their possible negative impacts... Read More...
The Vertical Meadow - Festival of Flowers 2010
The Concept
Inspired by, and celebrating, the typical kiwi backyard that may have gotten a little out of hand.
The display tests the ideas of sustainability by tracking the life of the project from the seeding of the idea - to the final destination of the living wall after the Festival of flowers is over...
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Open Letter to IFLA
“Climate Change Action Plan Model”
Written by Craig Pocock - Pocock Design Environment
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The Carbon Landscape
“Using the Free Market to Fight Climate Change”
Written by Craig Pocock - Pocock Design Environment
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Read “Using the market place for positive change” in PDF format
The Carbon Landscape
“Managing the Carbon Impact in Landscape Design”
Written by Craig Pocock - Pocock Design Environment
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Other References
Books focusing on...
Carbon footprint of building materials,
Sustainable landscape design and construction
“The Ecology of Building Materials”
Berge, B., Henley, F. (2000).
Reed Educational and Professional Publishing Ltd: Great Britain
“Sustainable Landscape Construction”
Thompson, J. W., Sorvig, K. (2000).
Islands Press: Washington, D.C.
Good Reference Book on Carbon Issues
“Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change”
Dauncey, G., Mazza, P. (2001)
New Society Publishers: Canada
Website
New Zealand Websites with Useful Carbon Information
Green Peace New Zealand Website
Carbon Credit Websites and Sustainable Business Support
Carbonzero program by landcare Reasearch
CarbonZero program by landcare Reasearch [PDF]
Carbon credits for new permanent forests
Carbon Neutral CO2 Sink Sequestration Forest New Zealand Trees Credit Environment Plant Global
www.sustainable.org.nz
Waste management
Target Zero
The New Zealand Waste Strategy [Ministry for the Environment]
Zero Waste New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development
Residential C&D Waste Guide Calculate Waste Reduction Potential
Sourcebook Construction Waste
Sustainable Construction & Demolition
Zero Waste New Zealand Trust Recycle, minimise waste, reduce rubbish, reuse resource, eliminate waste for sustainable world.
Construction and demolition waste Q&A [Ministry for the Environment]
Construction Site Waste Management
Environz - Accelerating waste reduction [Ministry for the Environment]
www.ilsr.org/recycling/buildingdebris.pdf
www.rebri.org.nz/links/guidelines/EG-Construction.pdf
www.rebri.org.nz/links/Waste_Market_Assessment.pdf
International Websites on General Carbon and Climate Charge Issues
New Scientist - Greenhouse Wars
The Heat is Online
Materials
Forestry Stewardship Council
Search for FSC certificate holders
Greenpeace - The end of kwila
Business and Organizations
Environmental protection agency [USA]
Rocky Mountain Institute
Sustainable Business.com
The Natural Step
The Natural Step - New Zealand
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Greenpeace - 100 Top Corporations and Climate Change
International
Forestry Commission [UK]
Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management [UK]
Future Forests [UK]
Tree Canada Foundation [Canada]
Carbon Mitigation Initiative, Princeton [USA]
CO2 Capture Project
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