Sustainability

Discovery Rise builds on JCU's growing repuation as a leader in the field of sustainability to provide a distinctive community within a tropical environment.

Discovery Rise is a green community committed to environmental best practice including:

• Retention of trees and landscape
• Walk to work, schools, education and recreation services
• Low energy climate appropriate housing
• Maintenance of native flora and fauna
• Self contained energy systems
• Support for green household intiatives

The campus lanscaping design promotes:

• Green corridors and shaded walkways
• Water sensitive Urban Design
• Green Walls/Green Roofs
• Planting for a Tropical Campus
• Efficient energy systems