Collection: Tech Book

Outlines a strategy to achieve ecologically sustainable development (ESD) for the Australian manufacturing sector, taking into account Australia's economic future as well as its environmental future.

The Metropolitan Development Program (MDP) is the State Government's key program for managing land and housing supply and in assisting infrastructure and service co-ordination in metropolitan Sydney and the Central Coast.

Aimed at improving construction quality and benefiting builders, developers and consumers by lowering recertification and maintenance costs. Suggests practical solutions for a number of aspects of construction which are shown to cause problems in practice

Discusses the factors which are important in the design of multi-unit housing and how they can be handled to produce an environment which is pleasant for residents and acceptable to the community.

This Plan charts our course towards a sustainable and secure water system for people and rivers over the next 25 years. As well as considering the needs of the people of Sydney, it makes a special allowance for water for the environment.