by peter@uwcs.com.au | Apr 27, 2016 | Blog
Manage Water and Energy in your House using systems theory and real data Prof. PJ Coombes and Michael Smit When most people talk about sustainability they talk about and analyse separate elements, a rainwater tank, solar panels, recycling, orientation, cross...
by peter@uwcs.com.au | Mar 24, 2016 | Featured, Projects
Systems analysis of the Ballarat and connected regions A first ever systems analysis of the Ballarat region provides a reality check on assumptions underpinning proposed water grids for the state of Victoria. Essentially, it is proposed that a water grid supplies the...
by peter@uwcs.com.au | Mar 13, 2016 | Blog
Household water expenditure, utility operating costs, desalination Prof. PJ Coombes and Michael Smit “Water bills to rise as desal plant gets the go-ahead to start making water for the first time” This heading, from a newspaper article in The Age on 6...
by peter@uwcs.com.au | Feb 15, 2016 | Publications
The Doncaster Hill Principal Activity Centre (PAC) occupies a land area of 58 ha in Victoria, Australia. It was proposed to redevelop the PAC as a higher density project to accommodate some of Melbourne’s expected population growth. Importantly, Manningham City...
by peter@uwcs.com.au | Feb 4, 2016 | Publications
The authors were recently involved in developing and implementing policies for water reform in Melbourne and Sydney. In particular the Victorian policy Living Melbourne Living Victoria responded to growing community concern about the narrow focus of water strategy in...
