Cool Suburbs Tool

Woman sitting in the shade next to a well-designed apartment complex.
 
Cool Suburbs is a rating and assessment tool for building heat resilience in urban planning and development.
 
From precinct master plans to lot-scale design considerations, the Cool Suburbs Tool can be used to inform decision-making across the entire development process for both government and industry.
 
The Cool Suburbs includes a rating system to assess the heat resilience delivered by urban designs at various development scales.
 
The development of the rating system was supported by an expert science panel that synthesised urban heat science in an easy-to-use platform.
 
 
The Cool Suburbs Tool:
 

  • Sets out a broad range of measures (represented by credits in the Cool Suburbs Tool) that guide improved place-based urban heat resilience.

  • Identifies specific measures that should be considered at different stages of the development process; supporting the Tool’s use in early stages of planning and design.
  • Scores (via a rating system) the urban heat resilience of a range of developments from precinct to lot scale.
  • Guides the assessment of urban heat resilience in existing, transforming, and new suburbs.
  • Includes several case studies

 

Go to coolsuburbs.au

Or see the Cool Suburbs launch webinar here ⬇️ (NOTE: to view the webinar enter Passcode: 84+dY1zp)

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Project partners:

Monash University, University of Melbourne, Western Sydney University, University of NSW, Edge Impact, Resilient Sydney, Planning Institute of Australia, Water Sensitive Cities, Netgain Advisory, Bradfield Development, Sydney Water, Landcom, Blacktown City Council, Camden Council, City of Sydney Council, Green Building Council of Australia.