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Smartbuild - Creating healthy, affordable homes for better living

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An opportunity to assist your customers with reliable, objective information… Smarter Homes, a new on-line resource which provides advice on how to make homes warmer, drier, healthier, more comfortable, more affordable and kinder to the environment, is in its final stages of development by the team contracted by the Ministry for the Environment in New Zealand. Smarter Homes will be launched at the end of June.

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

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A national research organisation, specialising in housing and urban research and policy.

Access to the Built Environment

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Accessibility to the built environment affects a large number of people within society. It is accepted throughout the European Union that at any one time 15-20% of the population will have a significant level of disability of a temporary or permanent nature.

Engineers, planners, and designers have used Leonardo de Vinci’s ‘average man’ as a guideline for their work. It has become the basic model on which the majority of designs are based. Yet there is no such thing as the ‘average man’.

NSW Home Modification and Maintenance State Council - NSW HMMS

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The NSW Home Modification and Maintenance Services (HMMS) State Council is the peak organisation for the HMMS industry in New South Wales.

'Our vision for the site is that it serves as a practical source of information and a communication channel for home modification and maintenance service clients and their carers, as well as providing assistance and resources for service providers and other stakeholders. HMMS are part of the Home and Community Care (HACC) Program, and provide major and minor modifications and some maintenance work, for people who are frail aged, people with disabilities and their carers so they may live more independently in the community and remain living at home. The emphasis of the work is on access, safety and independence.'

Home Smoke Alarms: Hard Wired and Battery-Powered Systems - SUMMARY BULLETIN

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2 October 2006
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This summary bulletin has been put together as a result of legislation across many Australian states requiring that smoke alarms be installed in homes and places where people sleep. The summary bulletin has information on both Hard Wired and Battery-Powered Smoke Alarms and the main methods of smoke detection used.

Complete with diagrams suggesting possible alarm placement, the bulletin may assist consumers and home modification and maintenance providers to appropriately select and place the most suitable smoke detection system in their homes.

Authored: 
T. von Behrens

Orientation: Evidence Based Research: Effectiveness of Grabrail Orientations During the Sit-to-Stand Transfer

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23 Jan 2006
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Review of publications relevant to the appropriate orientation of grabrails for the sit-to-stand transfer. This document identifies and summarises critical issues with regards to positioning and the effects of orientation on the body.

Authored: 
H. Seton & C. Bridge

Fair Housing Act Design Manual

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This manual it provides comprehensive information about accessibility requirements that must be incorporated into the design and construction of houses covered by the fair housing act, of particular relevance are the chapters on grab rails, adaptable kitchens and access.

A.D.A. Accessibility Guidelines

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This US site elaborates on the Americans with Disabilities Act, describing the scoping and technical requirements for accessibility to buildings and facilities. Of particular importance are the sections on grab-rails, stairs, ramps and bathing facilities.

Enablenet

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Enablenet is a onestop site for information on disability, through the subheading of 'disability information'>'access, building and outdoor design' the site contains information on access specialists, home modification, parking and outdoor design.

Master Builders Australia Inc

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The site is quite easy to use, particularly its quick jump menu that allows for fast and efficient access to the relevant information . The site mainly contains information on Industry news and events, it also has an excellent links page for other useful industry websites.

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