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Current at: 04 August 2008
European Style
The latest looks in kitchens and bathrooms from Europe often provide inspiration for Australian trends.
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Current at: 04 August 2008
Ideas and Innovation
Walls and floors provide stability and insulation from noise and temperature extremes, and a blank canvas for homeowners to make their mark.
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Current at: 04 August 2008
Through The Looking Glass
Windows and doors can impact greatly on a home’s energy efficiency. Windows alone can account for more heat gain or loss than any other element in the building fabric. They also affect light, ventilation, noise control and security.
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Current at: 01 August 2008
Adaptable Housing - Future Proofing
The average age of Australians is increasing. This means the age composition of Australia’s population will change considerably in coming years. The population aged 65 years and over is projected to increase from 2.6 million in 2004 to up to nine million by 2051 (ABS Projection, June 2006) and more than half the population will be 50 years or over. The implications for housing needs are considerable.
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Current at: 24 June 2008
New Products on the Market
Keep abreast of the latest tools and products available on the market to help get the job done with outstanding results
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Current at: 24 June 2009
NOW AVAILABLE - HIA GreenSmart Professional Polo Shirt
Exclusive to HIA GreenSmart Professionals, you can now purchase a HIA GreenSmart Professional Polo Shirt. Click here for more information.
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Current at: 21 May 2009
Green Loans Program (Nat)
The Green Loans Program is an Federal Government initiative which aims to assist Australian families to install solar, water saving, and energy efficient products at a minimum cost.
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Current at: 12 January 2009
State Government water rebates
The state and territory governments all provide some additional rebates for water conservation. These are mainly focused on rainwater tanks, toilets, showers and tapware. There are a number rebates for home audits to help you find out what you can do to improve the performance of your home.
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Current at: 12 January 2009
State Government energy rebates
The state and territory governments all provide some additional rebates for energy conservation. These are mainly focused on solar hot water, energy audit and insulation. There are a number rebates for home audits to help you find out what you can do to improve the performance of your home.
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Current at: 09 January 2009
Strategies for selling your home in a tight market
Was it just a year or two ago that homes going up for sale had queues at the door of each exhibition; that agents of properties for auction were besieged with desperate buyers trying to close the deal ahead of the scheduled date? How times have changed.
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Current at: 09 January 2009
Making the most of a ‘shoebox’
A reader with an expanding family is seeking advice on turning a small utility room into a bedroom for a twenty-something daughter who has just returned home after living away at university followed by 12 months of travel. Since she left her twin brothers, who used to share, now have bedrooms of their own.
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Current at: 09 January 2009
Easy pickings from a bountiful harvest
How productive is your back garden? Have you toyed with the idea of getting some return from your patch of dirt but reluctantly decided you just don’t have the time or energy, or that the area is too small to make it worthwhile?
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Current at: 09 January 2009
Finding a home for your liquid assets
Australians now drink more wine (per person per glass) than Britons, Americans and New Zealanders. A survey has shown that in a four-week period 55 per cent of Australians of drinking age drank, on average, 21 glasses. Clearly we are becoming a wine drinking nation.
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Current at: 09 January 2009
Bushfire precautions – it’s later than you think
It seems that the bushfire season is getting longer with every passing year, to the point when there is no longer any time when residents in fire-prone areas can relax their guard.
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Current at: 09 January 2009
Getting value for money in a sluggish market
The property market has slowed considerably and homeowners are wondering whether the cost of their planned improvements will be recouped when they sell. The answer is: It depends on the improvements.
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