The project has two main components:
- Conceptual design for the eco redevelopment, and
- Detailed investigation/research and report on sustainability topic areas. Each group prepares a 30-40 page report detailing various sustainability topics and technological solutions.

Best practice, evidence-based sustainability appraisal processes are used throughout all stages of the project to integrate different sustainability topics. These topic areas are investigated in detail and can be proposed by the partner or drawn from the sample list below:

1. Energy
World demand for energy, energy and the economy, non-renewable energy sources – oil, coal, gas, carbon dioxide and global warming, alternate energy sources and systems

2. Green Construction for Building and Infrastructure Works
Site planning, building orientation, embodied energy in construction materials, on-site water re-use, energy conservation in buildings, on-site energy generation

3. Water Resources
Urban water catchments, water sensitive cities, water storage and distribution networks, collection of stormwater, recycling of waste water, individual household systems as adjunct supplies

4. Waste Management and Resource Re-use
The production-consumption cycle, landfills, waste avoidance, recycling, source reduction, waste minimisation in construction

5. Sustainable Transport
Environmental impacts of transport, automobile dependence, sustainable transport, planning for public transport, cyclists and pedestrians, demand management, e-bikes and e-vehicles, autonomous vehicles

6. Urban Ecology. Urbanization can bring about a disconnect with nature, introducing nature and bio-diversity back into urban infrastructure, green rooves and walls, urban agriculture.

7. Sustainable Food Production and Consumption. The pressures on food producers and manufacturers to meet economic constraints and the conflicts with local environments, the ethics of animal husbandry, human nutrition and health, permaculture.

8. Cultural Aspects
Architectural heritage, retention of historical aspects, indigenous peoples, a lively culture makes for a lively community, inter-sectional public space

9. Communication
Urban spaces for social interaction, public events, cultural exchange, telecommunications, transport substitution through e-communication

10. Urbanization and Regional Development
Urban development and planning, regionalism, the transport-planning linkage, growth corridors, natural boundaries, socio-economic issues, peri-urban impacts.

11. Economy. Liveable cities and regions need a vibrant economy to sustain and prosper in the marketplace. What is the interplay between economic and environmental issues to ensure a sustainable city and region?