Your Development

Australia's online resource providing practical information on how to create sustainable urban residential developments. Contains fact sheets, case studies, links to other sites, user comments and news articles.

http://yourdevelopment.org/

ESD design guide for office and public buildings

This guide gives a basic introduction to ecological sustainability issues and specifically how the built environment affects them. It begins by outlining the Australian position on Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) and some key policies relevant to buildings and ESD.

http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/government/publications/esd-design/index.html

Government sustainability

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts pages designed to help people in the public sector make a better contribution to sustainability. It contains useful resources for integrating sustainability into how the public sector operates (such as with procurement and how we run our buildings), as well as demonstrating how the public sector can lead by example.

http://www.environment.gov.au/sustainability/government/

LivingGreener.gov.au

The LivingGreener website provides a starting point for information about living more sustainably and reducing your environmental impact. It also includes information on rebates, grants and loans to help with the initial cost of practical solutions for saving energy and water.

http://www.livinggreener.gov.au/

National chemical reference guide - standards in the Australian environment

Designed to help you find relevant information about chemicals as quickly and easily as possible. Information has been arranged into topics to help focus your search; alternatively you can use the search facilities on the left.

http://www.environment.gov.au/chemicals-guide/

National Program for Sustainable Irrigation

The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation focuses irrigation research on critical emerging environmental issues while also aiming to improve the productivity of irrigated agriculture and maximise community benefits.

http://www.npsi.gov.au/

Search the Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Scheme

View the water efficiency on new household products, including washing machines, dishwashers, toilets, urinals, taps and showers before you buy.

http://australia.gov.au/service/search-the-water-efficiency-labelling-and-standards-scheme

Sustainable transport

Information about sustainable transport including Fuel Consumption Label, Fuel Consumption Guide, Alternative Fuels, Travel Demand Management and TravelSmart Australia.

http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/transport/index.html

TravelSmart Australia

TravelSmart is about reducing our reliance on cars and making smart choices about other forms of transport. We can all play a part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving the quality of life for ourselves and our community.

http://www.travelsmart.gov.au/

Water Accounting Standards Board

The Water Accounting Development Committee is an independent expert group established by the Natural Resources Management Ministerial Council to develop and coordinate the national water accounting actions of the National Water Initiative, and in particular, to manage and undertake a National Water Accounting Development Project to deliver on these actions.

http://www.bom.gov.au/water/wasb/

Water efficiency guide: office and public buildings

The Water Efficiency Guide: Office and Public Buildings gives practical 'how to' help for building owners, managers and users to reduce water use by up to 30% to 40%. They provide an introduction to the technical and behavioural opportunities that exist in office and public buildings for reducing water consumption and increasing water reuse. The second part of the publication is the National water intensity benchmarks for office buildings and public buildings.

http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/publications/government/water-efficiency-guide.html

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Scheme

The Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) Scheme aims to improve water efficiency by assisting people to purchase, and encouraging industry to manufacture, more water efficient products.

http://www.waterrating.gov.au/

Your Home - Design for lifestyle and the future

Your Home is Australia's guide to environmentally sustainable house design and construction. Includes 300 pages of practical technical solutions for builders and designers and a 32 page consumer magazine.

http://www.yourhome.gov.au/