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Sustainability Directory: What is Sustainable Housing?

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Sustainability SEQ Home - Residential Design and Use and Built Environment - What is Sustainable Housing?

What is Sustainable Housing?

Information and explanation on Sustainable Housing and building.

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Queensland

ClimateSmart Living

Queensland Government website offering a range of information on sustainable living and practises to assist industry and consumers with sustainable design and construction. Categories provided under Sustainable Housing are Design, Climatic factors, Expert design advice, Display homes, Products, Construction, Rebates/Financial incentives, and Education and research.

http://www.climatesmart.qld.gov.au/

Essence of Sustainable

The website of the sustainable buildings company provides a description of what sustainable housing can be including energy efficiency, site management and selection of building material. Link to recipe housing, design, construction, landscaping, resource recovery and retrofit.

http://www.sustainablebuildings.com.au/Howwework/Essence
ofSustainable.aspx

Smart Housing

Smart Housing is good practice in designing, planning and building homes to make them more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable. Smart Housing has been developed in response to the demand for housing that better meets people's needs and responds to the Queensland climate while saving money. The website provides the following information: Smart Housing overview, Elements of Smart Housing, Examples of Smart Housing, Building your own Smart House and Related resources.

http://www.smarthousing.qld.gov.au

Sustainable Green Home

Brisbane government website providing environmental information including Sustainable home rebates, Smarter energy use, Green choice gardening and Sustainable Green home. The site includes a model of a comfortable house and garden that uses sustainable living principles, information on building a new home, what sustainable living is and if sustainable living is more costly. Navigational links to further resources, related topics and services of the government.

http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/BCC:BASE:1595000867:pc=PC_1265

Sustainable Jamboree

Sustainable Jamboree is a community based organisation in the Jamboree Ward of Brisbane (Centenary suburbs and surrounds). It aims to help the community respond to climate change, reduce our ecological footprint and promote sustainability by working with local schools, businesses, other organisations and households. The group runs advocacy campaigns, workshops and programs to help achieve energy efficiency.

http://sustainablejamboree.org

National

Ecofour

The Ecofour system was introduced in late 2006 in response to a strong market demand for homes that were energy smart and environmentally responsible. Ecofour outlines four key building and living principles that together create eco friendly homes that are environmentally responsible and ecologically sustainable. The four key principles give a good idea of what sustainable housing can be about.

http://www.ecofour.com/

International

Five E’s Unlimited – Sustainable Building Design

Five E's Unlimited is operated as a sole-proprietorship in doing its business of consulting in sustainable development in America. Introduction in the topic of Sustainable Building Design, including approach taken by the Five E’s and experience of the Five E’s in Green Residential Building, and links to Sustainable Residential Development and Sustainable Sub-Division Design.

http://www.eeeee.net/

Sustainable Design Information Center

Green design is design that goes beyond being just efficient, attractive, on time and on budget. It is a design that cares about how such goals are achieved, about its effect on people and on the environment. The website of the American Society for Interior Designers provides links to general information on sustainability and green design, and additional links to interior design websites.

http://www.asid.org/