Environment/Housing Linkages

Hi All,

Here are some links which may be of interest re: environment/housing: www.christiewalk.org.au/ - piece of ecocity, 'live' project in the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/fs73.htm - Your Home - Christie Walk www.greenhouse.gov.au/yourhome/technical/index.htm - Australian Greenhouse Office Your Home Technical Manual www.abc.net.au/science/planet/house/special.htm - Sustainable House (inner Sydney retrofit) www.lgp.qld.gov.au/?id=2273 - Sustainable Housing, Queensland Dept of Local Govt & Planning www.bioregional.com/programme_projects/ecohous_prog/bedzed/bedzed_hpg.htm - BedZED UK www.waitakere.govt.nz/abtcit/ec/bldsus/index.asp - Ecocity Waitakere, NZ www.sdrc.auckland.ac.nz/ - Sustainable Design Research Centre NZ www.beaconpathway.co.nz/research+reports.aspx - Beacon NZ Worth considering not just obvious things like energy, water, materials, but how different ways of living (eg. co-housing) might achieve environmental goals: www.cohousing.org/resources/whatis.html

Cheers,
Sharon

If people would like a hardcopy of the Your home Technical Manual they should visit the ATA website www.ata.org.au ATA is also planning training courses based on the manual for later this year.