Resources
If you need resources and guides tailored for sustainability, resilience in apartments, units, and townhouses, this page is your new best friend.
These resources have been collected with Victorian audiences in mind but they are collected from across Australia. Despite the different owners corporation legislation in each state and territory, there’s lots we can learn from each other.
Vertical Villages Toolkit
Community, Place and Urban Density Pilot.
This toolkit was developed to assist residents, community and faith-based organisations connect and engage with neighbours who live in high-density apartment buildings, along with urban designers and developers design apartments with community in mind.
High-rise fire safety
The added dangers associated with evacuating a high-rise building mean it is critical to plan for and to know how to respond quickly and safely. It is also vital to prevent a fire occurring in the first place.
Find out how you and your owners corporation can prepare on the Fire Rescue Victoria website.
Watch: Naturally cool Seminar
Planting for cooling, beautification, and connection in apartment buildings.
This webinar explores greening options for spaces and budgets of all shapes and sizes. Get insights and advice from greening experts about how you or your owners corporation could cultivate and enjoy a lush, green, apartment complex.
Water guide for apartment buildings
This Guide explains where water is used, how it is metered and paid for, and what you can do to reduce water use in your building.
The Water Guide was developed by City of Sydney, however the insights are relevant for apartment buildings in Victoria.