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Australian development company, Ray Group, have demonstrated their commitment to ecological sustainable development by participation in the first pilot study project to evaluate and test the new ldwide leader in developing large mixed use precincts which incorporated travel and tourism facilities and infrastructure. The precinct known as Salt was selected by the Developer to realise this vision. The standard was under development at the Centre for Sustainable Design, University of Queensland. A research team was seeking a tool to benchmark industry best practice for ecological performances. Following negotiations a two year pilot study which started in 2004 and resulted in, not only the new Green Globe Precinct and Planning Standard PPDS but also in Salt achieving the first PPDS Green Globe Certification.