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SELECTED PROJECTS

The Learning Federation: electronic learning objects (ELOs) 2005-06
Educational consultant and subject-matter expert with the Curriculum Corporation, a national, federally funded organisation. Developed key concepts for ELOS, all with a strong focus on sustainability, then worked with a team of multi-media designers and technical writers to produce high quality, innovative on-line content for use in schools throughout Australia.

Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations 2005
Report and literature review for South East Queensland Western Catchments Group as part of an Australian Greenhouse Office project, ‘Practical adaptations to climate change in natural resource management’.

Queensland Design Futures 2004
Director of a Team D/E/S initiated project, with support from Arts Queensland, in which a multi-disciplinary design team worked on future challenges for public presentation, with Prof Ezio Manzini of Milan Polytechnic as invited mentor.

Keynote addresses on design and sustainability 2002 & 2004
For the Brazilian Design Research & Development Congresses, Sao Paulo.

TreeLines 2002-3
Design  and establishment of forest/timber education centre and associated hardwood plantation, Ravensbourne, Queensland. Development of educational programs on trees, timber and sustainability for schools and professional courses. Support from Queensland Government Department of State Development.

Sustainable Business Incubator 2000-01
Strategic planning and brief development for the retrofit of a building to serve as an incubator for sustainable business development. Client: Work Ventures, a non-profit employment-creation organisation.

Olympic Boulevard & Urban Landscape, Homebush Bay, 1996-7
ESD consultant to architects Denton Corker Marshall for Detailed Design. Client: Olympic Co-ordination Authority

Olympic Experience Centre, Homebush Bay (unbuilt), 1997
ESD consultant and design team member. Client: BHP Steel.

Jubilee Avenue, Grafton, 1996
Site and social study leading to proposals for ESD retrofit options for a 36 house estate in Northern NSW. Client: Department of Urban Affairs/Department of Housing.

ESCALS, 1995-97
Director of a multi-partner research and development project to create an ecologically improved solar lighting and control system. Project was funded through AusIndustry and the Federal government R&D taxation incentive scheme.

Australian Technology Park, Eveleigh, 1993-4
ESD consultant working with Project Managers NSW Public Works & Services and Landscape Architects Denton Corker Marshall on infrastructure and landscape program. Client: City West Development Corporation.

Renewable Energy and Demand Management, 1994-6
Direction and project management of the retrofit of former school building in Rozelle, Sydney to become the premises of the EcoDesign Foundation. Retrofit included a 4.5 kilowatt grid-connected photovoltaic system and demand management measures such as insulation, low wattage heating and natural ventilation enhancement. Supported by strategic investment from the Energy Research and Development Corporation, NSW Department of Energy and others.

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