Green Infrastructure Assessment Tool - City of Melbourne
Green Facade. Image via City of Melbourne |
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The Green Infrastructure Assessment Tool is an intuitive web-based tool that will assist the City of Melbourne to benchmark building scale green infrastructure at the planning stage. |
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CONTEXT HIP V. HYPE Sustainability has partnered with Little Sketches and Melbourne University's Thrive Research Hub to develop and deliver a web-based Green Infrastructure Assessment Tool. |
Little Skteches |
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ACTION + ADVICE The Green Infrastructure Assessment Tool was developed through a process of: _An assessment of the best available scientific evidence to inform the weightings of green infrastructure elements such as biodiversity and urban heat reduction. |
Green Roof. Image via City of Melbourne |
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IMPACT The Tool is currently in pilot phase and continues to be tested and refined ahead of a broader market release which is anticipated for late 2019. Although not likely to be a regulatory requirement, the City of Melbourne will request that the Tool is used for all development applications assessed. |