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Sustainability Guide

A guide to saving money and living more sustainably.

A sustainable home can save you money on bills as well as reduce your impact on the environment. All new homes must comply with sustainability standards, so it?s worth spending the time to ensure you receive maximum benefits both now and in the future.

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Our sustainability commitment

At Stockland, we believe that sustainability is about building communities that thrive. Preserving the environment is at the heart of everything we do. ?

It's why we are committed to protecting bushland, biodiversity and to conserving water. We're also committed to helping you build a greener home so you can help protect the planet and save on your budget at the same time.

A Victorian first

Enjoy green parklands all year round.

Mernda Villages is soon to become the new home of Victoria's first Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) scheme.

When operational, the ASR scheme will capture surface water during periods of high rainfall, which is filtered and cleaned by the wetlands and then pumped into a natural aquifer 30 metres below ground. The water is then recovered as needed in periods of low rainfall to irrigate council reserves, parks and residential nature strips, reducing demand on mains for irrigation and conserving potable drinking water.

This initiative is proudly brought to Mernda Villages by Stockland in partnership with Melbourne Water, Department of Sustainability and the Environment, and the City of Whittlesea.

Download the ASR fact sheet (pdf 315kb)

Mernda Villages Awarded HIA GreenSmart Estate Accreditation

Stockland's Mernda Villages residential community is an accredited HIA GreenSmart® Estate. Mernda Villages was built and designed to HIA GreenSmart principles and showcases the latest in sustainable design.



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Mernda Villages - UDIA Award Winner

Recently the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) awarded Mernda Villages the following prestigious awards:

Winner - Water Sensitive Urban Design
"Mernda Villages is their most adventurous and impressive approach to water sensitive urban design so far. While much of the development is still to come, many of its water sensitive innovations are in place, having been planned and installed in readiness".

Winner - Landscape Award Winner
So impressed were the judges by Mernda Villages that, unprompted, the judges immediately chose it for the 2006 Landscape Award. The development, fully complies with the City of Whittlesea's policies about the preservation of native gums.

Finalist 2007 UDIA Awards for Excellence - Residential Development

The UDIA also presented Mernda Villages with a Consultants Award to reward the hard work of both Stockland as well as all the consultants used to make Mernda Villages the award winning project that it is today.