GreenSmart now in Qld
The Housing Industry Association ’s GreenSmart program has now spread to Queensland, with a display village at North Lakes showcasing how homeowners can dramatically reduce their energy consumption and how building technologies and design principles can be used to improve the quality of Australia’s built environment.
The three GreenSmart homes on display all feature roofing made from Colorbond steel, a key feature of all four GreenSmart villages in the ACT, NSW, South Australia and Queensland.
A light weight roof made from Colorbond allows a home to cool down quickly at night and can reduce cooling costs. Because most heat enters and leaves an uninsulated home through its roof, a correctly insulated roofing material, coupled with other energy efficient home design principles, can result in big savings in energy costs. Results suggest that a roof made from light-coloured Colorbond contributes to environmentally sustainable housing design principles because the material can result in less heat radiated into a home than other roofing materials.
GreenSmart homes are are designed to reduce home running costs, be better for the environment, provide value-for-money and five star comfort. The GreenSmart program is a initiative developed by the HIA in collaboration with Environment Australia, the Australian Greenhouse Office and Greening Australia to encourage environmentally-sustainable design.
Source: Building Products News.
5-Aug-2002