Sustainability and Circular Economy

​Level5Design is a specialist advisory and innovative design consultancy dedicated to achieving innovative and sustainable outcomes for our customers in the rapidly evolving transport technology and infrastructure planning and design spaces.
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Our talented team is located right across Australia where we partner with our customers to create and deliver innovative transport technology and infrastructure outcomes that positively influence our communities, cities, and the environment.

Level5Design is passionate about making change. Not only are the team involved in major Sustainability Projects throughout Australia, Level5Design is shifting ideologies in terms of circular economy with mining and infrastructure. With climate change reaching a level that we can no longer ignore, Level5Design engages in a collaborative model of sustainable networks not only for the environment but socially, demonstrating commitment to future generations that is imperative for our future. 

Our Services Include:

• Coordinating sustainability and waste management reviews
• Institutional strengthening to advance circular economy outcomes focussed on reducing/reusing, repairing, and recycling 
• Advising on the use of innovative new materials and technologies
• Developing Sustainability First and Recycled First Plans and Resource Efficiency Plans 
• Building industry confidence with innovative products that are new to the market 
• Coordinating Recovered Materials Innovation Hub 
• Managing Product Stewardship Schemes (SWA PSS)
• Building sustainable supply chains
• Facilitating industry collaboration
  
• Driving the uptake of recovered and recycled materials
  
• Analysing circular economy models
• Preparing carbon abatement plans
• Conducting value chain analysis
• Preparing business Cases 
• Developing material specifications

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Some of our recent presentations on the 'Circular Economy', innovative recycled / recovered materials and sustainability provide more information on our capabilities in these service areas - see below.

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Recently we have also been working to support the Sustainability Waste Alliance (SWA) through the SWA Innovation Hub, and the Green Deal Alliance, to drive better 'Towards100' outcomes in our major transport infrastructure projects including using much greater volumes of reused and recovered materials. Examples of several reports that have been produced under the banner of the SWA Innovation Hub and circulated by the SWA include:

• ​​Recycle First Plan for Bunbury Outer Ring Road
• Recycled Crushed Glass, Business Case and Technical Specifications
• Crushed Recycled Concrete Specification and Companion Report
• Model Specification for the Use of Food and Garden Organics (FOGO) as Landscaping Product
• Geopolymer Concrete Specification for Use in Non-Structural Applications
• Recycled Plastic Pipe Market Sounding Report
• Solutions for Waste Derived and Low Embedded Carbon Noise Walls
• Green Concrete Market Sounding Report

For more information refer to Knowledge Centre - SWA INNOVATION HUB.

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