Tropical house design at St Paul’s

Towards our Corporate Plan

Tropical House Design at St Paul’ s

This year, Council’s Building Services team managed the construction of a new house in the St Pauls’ community. The house was specifically designed for the tropics with an environmentally friendly design, moving towards Council’s aspirations for a more environmentally sustainable housing model. The three-bedroom house was built to the National Construction Code, using a lightweight building construction method with eco-friendly and energyefficient features, and completed in March 2022. The low-set construction is designed to capture the breeze and allow for airflow underneath the house. The modern skillion-style roof creates a large area of shade, reducing heat inside the house, and in turn, energy demand for cooling. This style of roofing also accommodates windows which provide natural light in the hallway and living areas during the daytime, further reducing energy consumption. A carport underneath the roofline on one side provides protection from the tropical weather, and a balcony on the other side provides a generous outdoor living space. Light external colours minimise heat absorption, and a 10,000-litre water tank allows for rainwater capture. Inside the house, the 2.7 metre-high ceilings allows the heat to rise and window screenings provide privacy and shade. An ambulant bathroom design means that residents are more likely to extend their independence and stay in their own homes for longer. Council is utilising a simplified version of this design in some of the plug-in projects that are currently being undertaken. Plug-ins provide increased bed and bathroom capacity and can be either attached extensions or stand-alone buildings on the same block of land depending on the needs of the occupants. The plug-ins help reduce overcrowding as well as increase the independence of elderly occupants allowing them to stay in their homes for longer.

Energy efficient house built for our conditions

Mekem las long / Sustainability

Key performance indicator

Financial Services: Automation of fees & charges platform.

Financial Services: Streamline Council’s budget and financial statement process aligned to legislated time frames.

Financial Services: Migration of all business units to CI Anywhere and implementation of financial performance dashboard capability.

Financial Services: Deliver end of month continuous improvement program to further drive Council’s financial maturity.

Financial Services: Deliver asset management enhancement strategy and system upgrade delivery roadmap.

Engineering Services: Coastal inundation mitigation: Coastal Hazard Adaptation Strategy (CHAS). • Department of Seniors, Disability Services and

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships • Master planning. • Seawalls Program works for Boigu, Poruma, Iama,

Warraber & Masig Communities. Delivery target

Successful implementation of a platform in time for the FY23 budget.

Successfully meet Budget Review 21/22 - December 2021 Successfully meet Original Budget 22/23 - June 2022 Statements should be adopted before mandated date and be free from material error or mis-statement.

Development of implementation plan and gain roll-out approval. • Successful scoping of

CI Anywhere dashboard capabilities and implementation roadmap identified.

All monthly reports to Council are submitted by the due date. • Implementation of a standard checklist for end-of-month processes which are routinely completed on time.

Strategy complete & roadmap identified. 2021/22 result

CHAS Stage 4. Seawalls program on schedule.