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Your Home Renovators Guide
A guide to getting the most out of the renovation process and your budget. The guide will also help you to develop renovation plans that meets all your needs.
It guides you through a 3 step process:- thinking through your needs, designing your home and making it happen.
Topics also covered in the guide include:- getting started, assessing your home, finding information, working with designers and builders, working room by room, designing garden and outdoor spaces, choosing products (appliances and lighting, Heating, cooling and photovoltaics, Rainwater and wastewater, plumbing etc), and enjoying your new home.
Also features checklists and useful templates to assist you to work with and brief:
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- Home
- Renovation
- Sustainability
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- PDF Guide 2.4MB
- Online
Your Home Buyers Guide
10 steps to buying a new home that is good for your family, lifestyle and the environment. Step-by-step guide – what's involved in home selection and purchase, considerations and important questions you need to ask.
Full of rich information and checklists including:- planning your budget, choosing where to live, choosing your new home, working with builders, selecting heating & cooling, fittings & appliances, and colours and finishes, and establishing outdoor living spaces.
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- Purchasing
- Home
- Sustainability
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- PDF 2MB
Climbing the Little Green Steps
Practical guide for promoting and incorporating environmental education and sustainability principles in the early childhood sector.
Brought to you through the successful Little Green Steps, Preschools Sustainability Program delivered by Wyong Shire and Gosford City Councils. Produced with the assistance of the NSW Environmental Trust through its' Local Council Partnership Showcase Grants 2006.
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- Community
- Projects
- Sustainability
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- PDF 4MB
Four Wheel Driving with the Environment in Mind
Best practice guide for Four-Wheel-Driving (4x4). Includes trip planning, maximising enjoyment and best practice principles for protecting and conserving our cultural and natural environment.
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- Recreation
- Transport
- Sustainability
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- PDF 1.5MB
Greenhome – Action for a better world
NSW Edition. Practical tips and individual actions you can do. Topics include water and energy saving, food, gardening, cleaning, green finance and green shopping, transport and healthy lifestyles, waste avoidance, recycling and composting.
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- Sustainability
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- PDF 3.9MB
Green Lease Guide
What makes an office an attractive and effective place for people to work?
This guide shows tenants and building owners how workplace design, operation and management can deliver environmental, financial and productivity improvements.
Produced in partnership with Investa, City of Sydney, City of Melbourne and the Institute of Sustainable Futures. Reprinted November 2007 with an interactive PDF form - "schedule".
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- At Work
- Building
- Sustainability
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- PDF Guide 1.5MB
- eForm
10 Ways to Green Your Club – Cool Clubs Guide
Reduce your clubs environmental footprint and become a Cool Club.
Practical advice, tools and actions to help your club become environmentally sustainable. Initiatives for waste, water, lighting, club management, purchasing, plant/equipment and education.
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- At Work
- Waste
- Water
- Energy
- Purchasing
- Sustainability
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Easy Guide to Recycling
Australians love to recycle - but recycling can be tricky. Tips to make recycling easier.
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- At Home
- Recycling
- Waste
Easy Guide to Natural Cleaning
Clean your home with fewer cleaning products and using safer alternatives. This guide covers the easy steps to making the change.
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- Chemicals
- Waste
Easy Guide to Composting
Composting is natural, inexpensive, and dramatically reduces household waste. This guide covers the four easy steps to great compost.
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- Recycling
- Waste
- Composting
Easy Guide to Worm Farming
Worm castings are great for feeding house plants, adding to seedling mixes and potting soils or top-dressing around plants. Follow the 4 easy steps to successful wormfarming.
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- Recycling
- Waste
- Worm Farming
Easy Guide to Mulching
Mulch is a marvellous thing, and will reduce your water usage outside your home.
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- Water
- Recycling
- Mulching
Do-it-yourself Safely
For all the home renovators - this guide steps you through how to plan, work safely and clean up thoroughly to reduce the risk from dust and fumes created by hazardous materials you use during renovations.
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- Chemicals
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Be Water Smart - Water for Life
Water saving initiatives at a glance. Find out about water saving programs and help protect this precious resource.
Includes:
- Building Sustainability Index (BASIX)
- Sydney Water's Leak Reduction Program
- Water Savings Fund
- Water Saving Action Plans
- Every Drop Counts Business Program
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- At Home
- At Work
- Water
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Water Recycling - Water for Life
Water recycling schemes and programs at a glance.
What role does recycling play in the 2006 Metropolitan Water Plan? Learn more about water recycling and planned initiatives to harness this resource.
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- At Home
- At Work
- Water
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Water Storage and Supply - Water for Life
Water supply collection and storage schemes and alternative strategies at a glance.
What role does groundwater, deep water, desalinisation and water transfers play in the 2006 Metropolitan Water Plan?
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- Water
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Water saving for smart schools - Water for Life
Water saving initiatives and programs to make your School water smart.
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- At School
- At Work
- Water
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Water saving is smart Government - Water for Life
Water saving initiatives and programs to make Government agencies water smart.
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- At Work
- Water
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Water saving is smart business - Water for Life
Water saving initiatives and programs to make business and industry water smart.
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- At Work
- Water
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Water saving for smart households - Water for Life
Water saving initiatives and programs to make your household more water smart.
Includes:
- WaterFix improving water efficiency in homes
- Do-It-Yourself Water Saving Kit
- Rainwater Tank Rebate Program
- Washing Machine Rebate Program
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- At Home
- Water
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Murfy Recycling Education Program
The Murphy character gives you tips to avoid contamination of your recyclables. Learn more about the recycling loop and what happens to your recycled paper, cardboard, glass, tins, cans and plastic.
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- Waste
- Recycling
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Don't Rubbish Green Waste
'Green waste' is food scraps and garden waste - you can manage this at home by mulching, composting or setting up a worm farm - all good stuff!
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- Waste
- Recycling
- Composting
- Mulching
- Worm Farming
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Save water at work
Taps, urinals, cooling towers, steam traps, leakages, cleaning, and water reuse - it's all covered in this great Sydney Water easy guide.
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- Water
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Save water at home
These water saving ideas are a must in your bathroom, laundry, and garden - make the changes today and encourage others to as well.
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- Water
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Reducing paper waste at work
Start actioning the steps in this easy guide to begin to reduce the amount and type of paper waste you generate in your office.
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- Waste
- Recycling
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Reducing waste from office equipment and supplies
The good news is that more and more equipment and supplies can be reconditioned, refilled or recycled – find out more today.
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- Waste
- Recycling
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Green Office Guide
This guide will help you buy and use environmentally friendly office equipment.
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- Energy
- GreenPower
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ENERGY STAR Office Equipment
What is ENERGY STAR and how does it work? Why choose ENERGY STAR products and what are the benefits? How do I enable ENERGY STAR in my office? Find out.
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- Energy
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ENERGY STAR Savings
Promoting ENERGY STAR can increase sales and value to customers – enjoy saving money and help the environment.
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- Energy
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