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	Minister Announces Funding for Sustainable Housing
		The net zero energy healthy housing initiative is designed to help reduce the energy intensity of Canada's housing sector, support the growing renewable energy and sustainable housing industries, and help Canada meet its goal of reducing green house gas (GHG) emissions.
		The ultimate objective of the net zero housing initiative is to build capacity for the broad-scale, long-term development of affordable, sustainable housing and communities in all regions of Canada.
		Housing is responsible for 17 per cent of secondary energy use in Canada and 16 per cent of our greenhouse gas emissions.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=160589 (780 words)

	Norway_sustainable cooperative housing
		Forsheimer is a co-operative housing society within the Norwegian USBL co-operative housing society (co-operative housing society for young people), situated in the north-eastern part of Oslo in the valley of Grorud.
		A large portion of the surrounding land is owned by the co-operative housing society itself, so there is spare land to develop or to conserve as recreational area.
		The majority of the tenants today are younger families with small children and the co-operative housing society also runs a youth or junior club in a shut down kindergarten.
	www.arbeer.demon.co.uk /MAPweb/n_biodiv.htm (2660 words)

	The Housing Corporation: Sustainable Development (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The position of houses, the materials which they are made of, the uses their occupants make of such resources as energy and water, and the availability of public transport/alternative forms of transport all have major environmental implications.
		As housing associations are the main providers of new social housing, it is important that the houses are built where there is a long term demand for them and to standards that contributes fully both to the health and well-being of the tenants and residents and addressing issues such as climate change.
		To ensure that new housing is sustainable, relevant issues must be considered at the beginning of the feasibility and design stage of a new project in all cases.
	www.housingcorp.gov.uk /resources/sustain.htm (7108 words)

	ABC Radio National - Earthbeat handouts
		The house has water efficient appliances, and the grey water from the kitchen and laundry is recycled onto the garden.
		The house has a passive solar design, the walls are mud render applied over old corrugated iron and the centre of the house, which is mud brick gives the thermal mass.
		The house was in an historic area and its appearance had to meet strict heritage guidelines.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/science/earth/handouts/houses.htm (686 words)

	Sustainable housing research collaboration \| Centre for Design (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Although the house will have a budget typical of homes in Subi Centro, (building construction costs approximately $300,000), the key message will be that sustainable housing is a sound alternative for homes of all budgets.
		Housing affordability and sustaianbility - PHD research Louise Crabtree....She’s based at the Human Geography department at Macquarie University and have been researching housing sustainability and affordability since 2000.
		She is looking at models for designing housing according to recent ecological concerns with flexibility and functional diversity, and alternative models for long term affordability provision.
	www.cfd.rmit.edu.au /programs/sustainable_buildings/sustainable_housing_research_collaboration (1188 words)

	Planning and Development - Townsville City Council (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sustainable Housing for the Tropics is an initiative of the Townsville City Council
		The Sustainable Housing for the Tropics website hosts a series of fact sheets that have been developed specifically for Tropical Northern Queensland.
		The role of the Sustainable Housing for the Tropics program is to provide people living in tropical Northern Queensland with easy access to information about how to build, buy, renovate and live in a more sustainable home.
	www.townsville.qld.gov.au /services/plandevt/sushousing.asp (136 words)

	SHE - Sustainable Housing in Europe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The structure of the SHE partnership, which is essentially composed by social housing organisations that are engaged in dialogues with all the actors of urban development in their every day practice, will guarantee the best and most direct dissemination of the results and outcomes at local and national levels.
		In this setting, the so-called "external partners" (national and local government authorities, architects, builders, tenants, producers, policymakers, etc.) that are invited to join the work and to discuss the issues of the SHE project will be of great importance for a broader exploitation of results and consensus on the outcomes of the project.
		Around 140 participants, including people from the top of the Danish building sector, policy-makers, local authorities and academics attended the conference where the winning projects of the international architectural competition for sustainable housing organised by the Danish SHE partners were presented and sustainable issues were discussed.
	www.she.coop /Greece/index_gr.asp (800 words)

	Sustainable Housing :: LGP
		Sustainable housing is defined as planning, designing and building dwellings that are more socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.
		A sustainable house is designed with people in mind; it is safe, secure and universally designed.
		The five sustainable housing measures to be applied throughout Queensland will come into effect on 1 March 2006 and will apply to all new housing approvals from that date.
	www.lgp.qld.gov.au /?id=2293 (538 words)

	Sustainable Campus Housing
		The most important sustainable design factor is constructing residence halls that can evolve as student needs do.
		Sustainable choices for interiors: carpeting is a tough issue for residence halls.
		One of the most significant aspects in sustainable design is flexible space — space that lasts, space designed to evolve and accommodate new technologies and changing student demands.
	asumag.com /mag/university_sustainable_campus_housing/index.html (980 words)

	SUSTAINABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT INC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sustainable Housing Development Incorporated (SHD) is an Affordable Housing and Mixed-Use Development firm based in California.
		It is committed to the development and preservation of affordable housing and other mixed-use projects, by organizing the resources and activities necessary to initiate and complete all the phases of a housing project.
		Given the many years of experience and relations with public housing agencies and the lending institutions, SHD has developed the capacity to undertake any complex project through the regulatory gridlock and red-tape.
	www.sustainablehousingdevelopment.com (445 words)

	Co-Housing Community Development, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Housing
		It includes12 single family and 12 duplex homes, designed as sustainable housing, the renovation of a 200 year old farmhouse and a common house.
		The site plan was designed to encourage interaction between neighbors by clustering houses in four neighborhoods, each with a neighborhood center that are linked by an accessible pedestrian lane with the common house as a focal point on this site.
		House lots are small, but there is a lot of common land conserved as open space and used by all in this sustainable development.
	www.amacher-associates.net /sustainable-development.htm (290 words)

	CREATING COMMUNITY
		The Sustainable Home/Office, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a home/office that was constructed under the concept of "ecotecture," which focuses on natural dynamics, healthy materials, biological principles, human ergonomics, cultural respect and compassionate understanding for the planet and all living creatures.
		Arbor House is an environmental inn in Madison, Wisconsin that emphasizes urban ecology.
		Sustainability Plan for the City of San Francisco was developed by a group of more than 350 San Franciscans–community activists and people representing many city government agencies, over 100 businesses, and academia.
	www.greatdreams.com /commune.htm (7749 words)

	Sustainable Urban Housing in China - English Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As environmental concerns become more important at the local, regional, and global level, more awareness must be paid to the development of sustainable buildings.
		Buildings are accountable for a large portion of resources and energy in addition to producing a substantial amount of environmental pollutants.
		The goal of this research group is to explore design, technology and implementation of environmentally responsive urban housing in China.
	chinahousing.mit.edu /english/home (296 words)

	Ecological Homes Sustainable Housing
		An added bonus is the tremendous cost savings that can be obtained from installing sustainable housing technologies.
		So, sustainability housing is not only good for the environment but is good for the household budget too!
		Sustainable Housing includes technologies that cover a wide range of applications including the following (click on the category to find out more on each technology area):
	www.ecologicalhomes.com.au /sustainable_housing.html (395 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Sustainable Housing: Principles and Practice: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Perceptions of sustainable housing have moved from the importance of the individual dwelling to the issues facing neighbourhoods and communities.
		Since housing is responsible for 27 per cent of CO2 emissions in the UK, the design of residential areas has a key role to play in addressing global warming.
		But housing is also about social cohesion and the introduction by Hilary Armstrong (Minister for Housing and Local Government) sets down the importance the government places upon the links between sustainable development, social welfare and the regeneration of inner cities.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0419246207 (754 words)

	Housing Associationgs & Sustainable Management (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The real potential for sustainable building and carbon dioxide reduction lies in managing the existing stock of residential buildings.
		Housing associations are key actors in fulfilling this potential.
		This research report provides insight into the environmental policies of Dutch housing associations in 2000, the instruments used and the sustainable measures taken during maintenance, renovation, refurbishing, demolition & new construction.
	www.coronetbooks.com /books/hous3133.htm (94 words)

	Natural Life Topic - Home - Sustainable Housing
		Planet-Friendly Housing For Cold Climates - Flooding, year-round smog days, drought the catastrophe of climate change is prompting more and more of us to consider ways to reduce our household energy consumption and reliance on polluting energy sources.
		Here are two examples of housing in western and eastern Canada that are both highly livable and extremely educational.
		The house is designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible while remaining within a standard Habitat for Humanity budget.
	www.life.ca /home/green (874 words)

	Sustainable Building Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sustainable building should be an important component of creating sustainable development.
		The success of sustainability in general and sustainability in the built environment in particular is very much dependent on overcoming professional barriers and sharing information.
		The compilation and dissemination in electronic format of documents concerned with sustainable building provide substantial benefits for those who are able to access Internet, but the development and maintenance of web resource services demands co-operation among many actors since is both time and effort consuming.
	www.iris.ba.cnr.it /sustain/welcome.asp (130 words)

	Seabird Sustainable Community Development, Sustainable Housing, Architecture
		The Seabird Island First Nation Sustainable Community Demonstration Project is an innovative approach to the planning, design, construction and management of residential community developments.
		A key objective is to provide an information transfer opportunity to assist First Nations and other communities through-out Canada to solve housing challenges in a sustainable, environmentally sensitive, healthy, energy-efficient and affordable way.
		The Seabird Island First Nation Sustainable Community Demonstration Project has been developed in partnership with Seabird Island First Nation, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Omni Film Productions and with the participation of over 25 building industry and community groups.
	www.broadwayarchitects.com /sustainable-community-planning.html (216 words)

	Creating Sustainable Housing
		As a result, the demand for new forms of housing to cope with the population explosion will be unprecedented.
		The rapid growth in cities, the population explosion in the developing world, the shift in developed countries to an aging population profile, and the environmental impact of the domestic sector combine to set enormous challenges for planners, architects and builders.
		However, in looking to the future, it is possible to envision radical new solutions to the challenge of sustainable housing, based on plastics and their current use in space.
	www.americanplasticscouncil.org /space/earth/housing.html (487 words)

	John Gilbert Architects: Projects
		Download our Sustainable Housing Design or Practice overview brochure in PDF format or request a printed brochure from us.
		Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) is included using soakaways and the street layout follows “homezone” principles.
		Blairtummock, Easterhouse: Three new houses to complete a gap site between existing properties as part of a larger rehabilitation project, one of the houses is designed for full wheelchair accessibility.
	www.johngilbert.co.uk /projects/newbuild (333 words)

	t r u t h o u t \|\| Ecology of Living
		Her idea is to create deep consumer demand for better housing, even if there are problems in the early stages of getting if off the ground.
		The energy use of the house should be nearer to zero than the current money we spend every month (up to $500 in the Winter) to run this house- which was built in the 1850's.
		I've been in houses that were built in the past 50 years and many of them are not energy efficient at all.
	forum.truthout.org /blog/story/2005/6/11/133118/840 (1505 words)

	Sustainable Housing Outline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Let us begin this look into the options available to individuals and families interested in building sustainable housing with a short look at just what is sustainable housing.
		Sustainable housing is the idea that we can build and operate our houses with a minimal impact on the environment.
		Before one can begin building sustainable housing one must first have a building site.
	www.spenceconsulting.net /research/documents/housing-out.htm (153 words)

	Sustainable housing: Developing accommodation strategies for living
		Australia could further reduce its waste of energy consumption by introducing insulation under roofs, in wall cavities, and in other ways to protect the inside of the houses from the summer heat.
		It follows from Project SafeCom's commitment to its objectives, that we are committed to sustainability in the broadest sense of the word.
		Exploring sustainable building technology is a direct result of our vision.
	www.safecom.org.au /buildings.htm (292 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		We are determined that new housing will be socially and environmentally sustainable, by striving for the highest possible standards of design and efficiency to benefit the developer as well as future residents.
		The Sustainable Buildings Task Group comprised a small group of expert stakeholders tasked to pinpoint ways in which industry and government can work together to promote sustainable development in the building sector.
		The £38bn Sustainable Communities Plan, published in February 2003, is also available on the ODPM Website.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=139507&NewsAreaID=2 (653 words)

	Nexus: Perspective - Sustainable Housing
		Two centuries later, modern architecture is adapting to local conditions and the climate - and adopting techniques that have long been used in indigenous housing.
		Sustainable Development means using locally available materials wherever possible - such as palm, coconut fibre, bamboo and timber that are more suited to tropical climates than concrete walls and tin rooves.
		Griffith University says environmental and conservation education must be part of every child's schooling, at all levels, in all countries, to ensure future development is also sustainable.
	abcasiapacific.com /nexus/stories/s547310.htm (1266 words)

	Amazon.com: Sustainable Housing: Principles & Practice: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This book is based upon the 'Housing and Sustainability' conference at the RIBA in October 1998.
		No society is balanced and in harmony with nature unless housing is sustainable.
		sustainable housing, sustainable house, mixed use neighbourhoods, low energy design, low energy house, passive gains, autonomous house, fuel poverty, million new homes, embodied energy, timber frame construction, deck access, existing housing stock, energy housing, solar gain, energy crops, sustainable design
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0419246207?v=glance (608 words)

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