Building Information Links

Associations and Standards

• Alternative Technology Association's Web Site
• ANZ Solar Energy Society Tasmanian Branch
• Australian Building Codes Board
• Australian Building Energy Council - Improving the energy performance of buildings
• Australian Greenhouse Office
• Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air-Conditioning and Heating
• Building Designers Association of Australia - Bring Ideas to reality
• Building Online - by the Housing Industry Association
• Good Residential Design Guide - Your Home - Home Page
• Green Design Network
• Master Builders Association
• Master Builders Australia
• Plastics And Chemicals Industries Association Inc
• Royal Australian Institute of Architects - Environment Design Guide
• Spec-Net Specifiers' Library Building and Construction Suppliers
• Standards Australia
• Sustainable Energy Industry Association of Australia
• The Australian Renewable Energy Website
• The Institute of Plumbing Australia
• Vinyl Council Of Australia

CSIRO

• CSIRO Australia - Scientific and Industrial Research
• CSIRO Manufacturing & Infrastructure Technology
• CMIT - Brochures - Research - Indoor Air Pollution - Assessment & Control

Government Organisations

• ACT Planning & Land Authority
• ACTPLA - Building, Electrical and Plumbing Control
• ACTPLA Publications
• ACTEW Corporation Ltd - ACT Public Infrastructure for Electricity, Water, Sewerage and Stormwater.
• ActewAGL - ACT retail gas, electricity, water, sewerage and stormwater.

Health and Safety

• Appraisals, Current Appraisal Certificates
• Australian Laboratory Services - Environmental Services
• CCOHS Home - Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety Information Resources
• Environment Australia - Databases
• National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC)
• Greenpeace International PVC Alternatives Database
• Greenpeace Toxics Site
• Living Cities-Air Toxics
• N.S.H.  Natural Organic Chemical Free Home Products
• National Occupational Health and Safety Commission of Australia
• NICNAS
• Redox Chemicals Pty Ltd
• Total Environment Centre

Material Satefy Data Sheets - Safety Information

• BradfordMSDS
• CSR Products MSDS
• DOW MSDS Finder
• MSDSonline - a fob.com data service
• NIOSH - Other Web Sites- MSDS and RELATED
• Oxford University - Chemical and Other Safety Information
• Redox Chemicals Pty Ltd - Material Safety Data Sheets
• Search CCOHS MSDS Database
• Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection

Building Product Information Links

Bathrooms Toilets

• Caroma Quality Taps, Bathroom, Plumbing Fittings and Accessories
• Decina Bathroomware
• Dorf on-line catalogue
• Fowler Bathrooms - Sanitaryware

Bricks and Blocks

• Boral Bricks
• Boral
• Bricks Austral Clay Bricks and Pavers
• Comerford Sandstone
• CSR Hebel
• Gosford Quarries
• Melocco Australia Rock Sandstone
• OzSearch Internet Guide Business Companies Construction Masonry
• Pioneer and Besser Building Products
• Tasmanian Sandstone

Building Product Sites

• BlueScope Steel Australia
• Buildata - Building Australia Online
• BuilderWeb.Com - Directory for the Builder Industry
• Bunnings warehouse - Bunnings warehouse and HardwareHouse have merged, they are owned by Wesfarmers
• CE Industries - Home
• Mitre10 Homepage
• Selector.com - Australia's leading Electronic Directory of Architectural, Interior Design, Building and Construction
• Spec-Net Specifiers' Library Building and Construction Suppliers
• Timber Floors at Se Timber
• Wesfarmers - owners of Bunnings warehouse and HardwareHouse

CAD Drawing Tools

• ArchiCAD arkiTech - Building Simulation Systems.  ArchiCAD is a virtual building CAD program, you really have to know how to build a building to use this product, but it is better than most.
• AutoCad Autodesk.  AutoCad is used by many Architects and Building Designers.
• Voloview Express Autodesk.  Voloview Express is used by end users who want to view and comment on the Autocad drawings created by their Architects and Building Designers.

Doors

• B&D Garage and Roller Doors & Opener Technology
• Corinthian Doors - Australia's leading door company
• Hume Doors

Electrical

• ATCO
• Clipsal Australia
• Davis Lighting
• Farnell Electronic Components Catalogue
• GE
• HPM Electrical
• Leading Lights
• Osram Lighting
• SmartSUBURBS
• Switched on Living
• Southside Lighting - Fyshwick ACT

Solar Power PV Grid Connected

• Alternative Technology Association's Web Site
• Going Solar
• Solar Power Generation

Gardening/Plant Sites

• Australian Botanic Gardens
• Australian Native Plants Society Canberra Region Inc
• Canberra (Australia) Organic Growers Society Home Page

General

• Hills Industries Ltd

Heating Cooling Hot Water

• Braemar
• Breezair Airconditioning
• Low Energy Living - Breeze Power - Natural Cooling
• Brivis
• Edwards Hot Water - Solar, Electric & Gas Solutions
• Going Solar
• Low Energy Living - Forced Ventilation to Roof Space
• Solahart Hot Water

Insulation

• Air-cell - Insulation formally Astro-Foil
• CSR Building Products
• DuPont Tyvek Weatherization Systems
• Fibreglass Wool Insulation Updates Bulletins
• Higgins Wool Insulation
• Insulation Solutions
• Insulco - Tasman Insulation Australia Pty Ltd - A Fletcher Building Company
• Thermowool Natural Wool Insulation - Tasmania
• Tontine Fibres Insulation
• Wool Store Insulation

Kitchens and Laundries

• Clark Sinks
• Fisher & Paykel Innovative Living - Australia
• Kleenmaid
• Oliveri - Home
• Oliveri - Petite Kitchen Sink

Paint

• Dulux Australia
• Dulux Mycolour
• EnviroPro Non-Toxic Waterborne Coatings for all Floors check this out for your timber floors.
• Organoil
• Selleys
• Wattyl Homepage

Plasterboard

• Boral Plasterboard Australian
• CSR Building Products
• Lafarge Plastamasta
• Rondo - Gib Tech Design Resource
• Rondo Reception

Retaining Walls

• Loc-A-Bloc
• Boral look for retaining walls - Keystone and Garden Wall

Roofing

• Alsynite Roofing Products
• Laserlite Australia - A Bayer Company

Skylights

• Atlite Skylites - Quality Natural Lighting Solutions

Timbers

• Austral Plywoods
• Timber Queensland
• Australian Wood Panels Association
• Universal Trusses Pty. Limited
• Carter Holt Harvey
• Gang-Nail Australia
• Pine Australia
• Tasmanian Timber
• Thor's Hammer - Recycled Timbers - Canberra
• Timber Building in Australia
• Timber Floors at Se Timber
• Timber and Building Materials Assoc
• Timber Promotion Council of Victoria
• Laminated Timber Supplies

Truss and Timber Framing

• Capital Trusses Pty.  Limited
• Dindas Lew Australia

TV Shows

• Our House

Windows

• Australian Window Association
• Pilkington - First in glass
• Stegbar Windows and Doors
• W.E.R.S.  - The Window Energy Rating Scheme (AWC)
• BOM Climate Averages
• Lists of Building Industry Websites

Bush Fire Organisations

• ACT Emergency Services Bureau
• CFA - FireWire
• Fire Services Links of Australia
• NSW Fire Brigades
• NSW Rural Fire Service
• Vic Combined Emergency Services Home Page
• Vic Metropolitan Fire & Emergency Services Board

Business Resources

• Canberra Business Advisory Service Home Page
• Home-Based Business Manual
• Library of Congress

Project Management

• Australian Institute of Project Management
• Internet and Online Web-based Project Management Software by VCS
• Project Management - Systemcorp - Project Management
• Project Management Institute Home Page
• Sytemcorp Home- Enterprise Portfolio Management

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