Smart Housing related sites
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Smart Housing
Social Sustainability
Universal housing design
- Smart Housing Universal Housing Design Booklet
- Housing design for all: Universal housing design in Queensland paper
- A Community for All Ages: Building the Future (Australian Government report on findings and recommendations from the National Speakers Series on Ageing in Place)
- Australian Network for Universal Housing Design
- LifeTec Queensland (formerly Independent Living Centre)
- Building Commission, Victoria: Design Ideas for Accessible Homes
- Lifetime Homes
- The Center for Universal Design - Publications
- AccessHousing.com
Safety and Health
- Kidsafe
- Healthy Home Project
- Healthy Homes: A guide to indoor air quality in the home for buyers, builders and renovators
- SafeCommunitiesQld.org
- Queensland Health - Injury Prevention
- Asthma Foundation of Queensland
- Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
- Database of expertise in product safety and safe product design
- A safety house - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Security
Environmental Sustainability
Design
- Sustainable Housing Regulations (Queensland)
- Housing Energy Codes, Building Code of Australia (BCA)
- Your Home Guide, Australian Greenhouse Office
- Queensland's Climate Zones, Building Code of Australia (BCA)
- Sun Path Diagrams
- Energy-Efficient Design for Subdivisions
- Bureau of Meteorology - Local Climate Averages
- CSIRO - Climate Change
- Green Star
- Australian Building Greenhouse Rating
Products
- Ecospecifier
- Living Smart, Sunshine Coast
- Rainwater tanks
- Greywater
- Solar Hot Water Systems
- Insulation
- Air Conditioners
- Gas in the Home
- Energy-efficient Lighting
- Window Energy Rating Scheme (WERS)
- Energy Rating Labelling Scheme for Appliances
- Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS)
Other
Economic Sustainability
Other
Sustainable Demonstration Houses
Building Design Advice
- Archicentre - Royal Australian Institute of Architects Home Advisory Service
- Building Designers' Association of Queensland
- Sustainable Housing for the Tropics - Townsville City Council
Construction
- Housing Industry Association's GreenSmart program
- Queensland Master Builders Association
- GreenPlumbers
- Clean Site Program
- Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Education and Research
- Research House, Rockhampton: Towards Healthy and Sustainable Housing Research Project
- Designing for Sustainable Living: Learning Object
- Research Report for Springfield Lakes Demonstration Homes
- Centre for Subtropical Design
- Centre for Excellence in Tropical Design
- Centre for Design at RMIT University, Victoria
- Choice Magazine
- Towards Sustainable Housing in Queensland: A Discussion Paper
Rebates and Financial Incentives
- Home WaterWise Rebate Scheme
- Council Water Rebates
- Sustainable Development Incentives Policy
- Bendigo Bank - Green Home Loans
- mecu (bank) - Green Home and Renovation Loans
- Maleny Credit Union - Green Home and Renovation Loans
Last updated 31 January 2007