Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama
Pearl Building Rating System - Estidama
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NS-R3: Natural <strong>System</strong>s Design & Management Strategy<br />
Intent To minimize demand for resources, promote soil protection and enhancement and<br />
ensure the long term survival and management of landscaped/habitat areas.<br />
Credit<br />
Requirements<br />
Requirement<br />
Achievement<br />
Credit<br />
Submission:<br />
Design <strong>Rating</strong><br />
Credit<br />
Submission:<br />
Construction<br />
<strong>Rating</strong><br />
GENERAL<br />
Demonstrate that a Natural <strong>System</strong>s Design and Management Strategy has been<br />
prepared that ensure the long term survival and management of the landscape and<br />
habitat areas within the site and promotes:<br />
� soil protection and enhancement;<br />
� low maintenance requirements; and<br />
� low demand for resources.<br />
The Natural <strong>System</strong>s Design and Management Strategy must cover all landscape areas<br />
including the management of:<br />
� protected, mitigated or compensated assets (as identified under NS-R2);<br />
� areas of ecological enhancement (as identified under NS-3); and<br />
� habitat creation and restoration areas (as identified under NS-4).<br />
The Natural <strong>System</strong> Design and Management Strategy must be prepared by a suitably<br />
qualified professional.<br />
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT/CLARIFICATIONS<br />
Sites that demonstrate no existing or proposed landscaping comply with the<br />
requirements.<br />
This is a requirement. There are no Credit Points awarded.<br />
� Natural <strong>System</strong>s Design and Management Strategy that includes:<br />
� Plans and drawings illustrating layout and design of landscaped and habitat<br />
areas;<br />
� Details of soft and hard landscaped areas;<br />
� Details and justification of plant selection (ensuring that only native and<br />
adaptive drought and saline tolerant species are specified for habitat areas);<br />
� Details of soil strategy for testing, protection, enhancement and maintenance;<br />
� Irrigation strategy;<br />
� Details of landscape maintenance procedures including fertilizer, herbicide and<br />
pesticide application;<br />
� Details of specific establishment, maintenance and protection requirements for<br />
sensitive areas; and<br />
� Details of monitoring requirements.<br />
� Details of the appointed suitably qualified environmental consultant’s professional<br />
status, if different to the consultant details provided in NS-R1.<br />
� Updated Natural <strong>System</strong>s Design and Management Strategy including:<br />
� Reporting of any landscape/ habitat design alterations or procedures;<br />
� Report on any failures and rectification work undertaken; and<br />
� Confirmation of the appointment of a management and maintenance<br />
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