Construction Magazine June 2016 | Page 176

Steven Grimes ( Grocon Parklands Project General Manager ), Dean Bruker ( yourtown consultant ) Grant Beckett ( Grocon Constructors Executive Project Manager )
and natural cooling breezes to LED lighting fixtures and smart appliances in every home . Furthermore , Parklands homes are built to meet Livable Housing Design guidelines for more inclusive and accessible living spaces .
These efforts have not gone unnoticed . The EnviroDevelopment scheme , produced by the Urban Development Institute of Australia ( UDIA ), certified the Parklands Project ’ s sustainable development status across five categories : sustainability of ecosystems , waste , energy , materials , water and community . Meanwhile Grocon has partnered with the Queensland Government to achieve a Livable Housing Silver standard for Parklands townhouses and Livable Housing Gold for its apartments .
A VALUED WORKFORCE An extensive undertaking like the Parklands Project requires an equally extensive staff — the Parklands Project will have 1,000 workers on site at the peak of construction , with a total of nearly
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