Sustainable Home Design

"How, after two millennia of building houses in cool, winter climates could we possibly think of designing them with no windows on the sunny side? We must somehow drag the housing industry into the 21st century."  - Renowned architect Derek Wrigley.

"It's not hard - that way's north." - Deemro Homes Builder Peter Jacobs.

Your Home
A comprehensive general and technical guidelines resource to help you design a sustainable home.

Selecting a greener, better house
A checklist for choosing a low-energy, more self-reliant home. - the hard work has been done for you.
Selecting a house that has a useful degree of low-energy living and also of self-reliance is not an easy task, calling for a good working knowledge of the science of building and in particular, some knowledge of the way in which solar, electric and hydraulic energies can improve or reduce the occupants' quality of life.
These complex, interacting forces have been simplified and reduced to a list of simple questions about any house that the potential buyer might be interested in. You'll also need to consider external factors such as locality, transportation, schools, shops, etc.
The home that GCC President Alan Kerlin designed scored 20 out of a potential 26 points using this list (with questions over the four of the missed points!).

ACT Greywater guide
Guide to greywater use in ACT.

Waterwise gardening
Tips for creating a Waterwise garden in the ACT.

Rainwater tank guide
ACTPLA's updated guide to rainwater tanks.

Flora for Fauna - bring your garden alive!
Attract native birds, butterflies and other fauna to your garden.

Your development
A resource from the CSIRO - more for developers of new suburbs to help them design sustainable suburbs.

Amazing water-saving shower system
If you're building a new home, want to build sustainably, but love long showers, check out this shower system.