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Ecosystems
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Ecosystems Fact Sheet
Brisbane City Council: Soil and Plants - Native plants list by suburb.
Ecological Assessment Guidelines (Brisbane City Council)
Environmental Protection Act 1994 (PDF 2Mb)
EPA/QPWS Wildlife Online - EPA’s wildlife database contains recorded wildlife sightings and listings of plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater fish, marine cartilaginous fish and butterflies in Queensland.
Vegetation Management Act 1999 (PDF 604k)
Weeds of National Significance (Department of Environment and Heritage)
Weeds on the National Environmental Alert List (Department of Environment and Heritage)
Clean Site: Sediment Fencing

WaterBack to top

Water Fact Sheet
Water Services Association of Australia - Water Conservation Rating and Labelling Scheme.
Water By Design - Water sensitive urban design.

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Energy Fact Sheet
BASIX - BASIX is a NSW Government initiative that ensures new homes are designed and built to use less potable water and produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
Technical Manual - Passive solar heating.
Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator - Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs).
Window Energy Rating Scheme (WERS) - Benefits of energy-efficient windows, window films, skylights and window-furnishing & shading products.
Energy Smart Housing Manual: Siting and Solar Access, Ch4 (PDF 360k) - Solar Access Lots
Queensland Standard Building Amendment Regulation 2006 (PDF 220k) - Queensland development code.

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Community Fact Sheet
International CPTED Assocation - Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

WasteBack to top

Waste Fact Sheet
EcoRecycle - How to minimise construction and demolition waste.
EPA/QPWS: Contaminated Land - Management of contaminated land.
Erosion and sediment control on residential building sites (PDF 984k) - Healthy Waterways guide to erosion and sediment control.
Soil Management Guidelines (PDF 384k) - Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water QASSIT
Technical Manual - Waste minimisation techniques.
Treatment and Management of Acid Sulfate Soil (PDF 172k) - Instructions for the Treatment and Management of Acid Sulfate Soils.
Clean Site: What Building Materials Can be Recycled?

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Materials Fact Sheet
Aurora: Materials Guideline - Aurora Materials Selector.
Selector.com - Ecoselector - presents detailed product information for thousands of building products.
EcoSpecifier - Ecospecifier - knowledge base of over 1000 environmentally preferable products, materials and resources.
Blue Scope Steel: Rain Water Tanks - Example of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). Bluescope Steel’s Rainwater tank LCA.
Clean Site: Using Less Building Materials