171B Botany Road Waterloo NSW 2017

After looking through the documents related to this DA on the council website I noticed the following was missing:

- Rooftop solar installation
- Rainwater collection and recycling
- Grey water recycling
- Electric charging stations for vehicles
- Double glazed windows and other insulation necessary to reduce the buildings carbon footprint
- acoustic baffling and/or other measures to prevent balconies from becoming echo chambers

It boggles my mind that these aren't already "bare minimum" requirements for new developments of this size but we've got to start somewhere right?

I agree with Adam - should be standard..
and why on such a busy corner are you not putting 18 stories ... like you insist on doing in Regent st, Redfern, just up the road.
Doesn't that area deserve 18 stories too?

Here here Adam Parker. All these items were available in 2010! Minimum 9 Star Nathers Rating should just about cover all this off.

Takes courage to change. New Council Members- are you and the Planning Team listening?

In response to Adam Parker's comment:

Glazing and insulation requirements are covered under the Australian Building Code. It never makes sense to duplicate. It particularly makes little sense to load detailed information into the planning process since this frontloads any project time and cost and involves specialist personel where it may not proceed for other reasons. The building code is regularly updated with the aim of gaining greater overall building performance. The rate of change is certainly arguable at a State and National political level.

The other preferences are mainstream and buildings that do not provide them will be less marketable and often require retro-fitting. That is, except for the charging stations which should often be replacable by bike racks anyway...people choose their ride/s and abode accordingly.