ISSUE 2

A message from GreenSmart Leaders

BORAL A BRAND FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDING SOLUTIONS

Boral building products and construction materials are designed to meet the needs of our many customers, making a positive and lasting contribution to the way people live: In particular - the requirements of the increasingly demanding building codes and regulations in relation to key environmental and sustainability measures. Boral is committed to sustainability and the desire to assist the building and construction industry including builders, developers, architects and consumers to achieve their sustainability goals.

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BUNNINGS STEPS UP SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS

Bunnings has recently reinforced its leadership stance and commitment to sustainability by announcing a further $8 million investment in new environmental projects and commitments, involving:

• plans to re fit every Bunnings Warehouse store in sub-tropical mainland Australia with rainwater harvesting systems - $6 million over two years;
• a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2015 or earlier with new programs to accelerate the drive to achieve the goal - $2 million over two years; and
• inviting submissions and offering grants to develop Bunnings carbon offsetting projects

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WATERWISE GARDENS GIVEN A 'FLYING START' BY PEET LIMITED

With water restrictions in place around the country, and the expectation that they will remain in place for the foreseeable future, Peet Limited is responding with a variety of waterwise initiatives at its estates across Australia.

These initiatives - part of the generous rebates available through Peet's Flying Start Package - not only make it easier and cheaper to build and establish a new home, but means buyers are helping create a sustainable future for their community.

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GreenSmart Feature Article

Protecting your building from Termite attack

Termites present a real risk to both home builders and residents in most parts of Australia. They'll eat through anything made of cellulose be it timber - framing, floorboards, hips, trusses, architraves - and can cause serious structural damage which is uninsurable in Australia. Unfortunately, new houses are just as susceptible to termite attack as old ones. And if it's a house you've built, it's your responsibility to put in measures to allow the homeowner to manage the potential attack and help prevent the attack of termites.

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HIA - Boral GreenSmart Awards

HIA and Boral invite you to be the first to witness and acknowledge the leading edge environmental homes, developments and products that are shaping our industry by joining in the HIA-Boral GreenSmart Awards celebration to be held at Crown Entertainment Complex on Thursday 23 August.

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HIA - Colorbond GreenSmart Housing tour

HIA and Colorbond invite you to attend the HIA - Colorbond GreenSmart Housing Tour being held 24th August in Melbourne. The tour elements will be informative, enabling participants to view an award winning residential estate; environmental practices being implemented at the BlueScope Steel Westernport Facility; and the application of steel in the residential market with a viewing of the Housing Award Winner for Best Innovative Use of Steel.

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HIA Home Building & Renovation Expo

Welcome to the HIA Home Shows featuring the Home Building and Renovation Expos.  The HIA home shows will incorporate the success of HIA's national Home and Building Expo with dmg's leading consumer home shows. This combined strength will showcase the best in the building, renovation and home design sectors to trade and consumers across Australia.

The GreenSmart Building Zone is a feature of the HIA Home Building and Renovation Expo's and comprise of a range of products and services that promote energy and water conservation and the use of healthy materials and resource efficient building systems.

Make sure you check out the GreenSmart Building Zone and Water Smart Display at the upcoming Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth Expos and take away a whole host of information on what you can do easily and affordably to make your next building project greener.

Brisbane Home Building and Renovation Expo 3rd - 5th August

Adelaide Home Show 19th - 21st October

Austral Bricks HIA Home Show, Perth 25th - 28th October

Welcome to new GreenSmart Professionals

Accredited GreenSmart professionals April to June 2007.

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GreenSmart Advertorial

Insulation Breakthrough Delivers Solution For Steel-Framed Construction With the BCA 2007 Energy Provisions requiring a thermal break for many steel-framed constructions, builders and suppliers have found the perfect solution in Air-Cell Insulation's new Insulbreak™ range (Patent Pending: 2006903182). Addressing the issue of heat conductivity, or thermal bridging, across building elements, Insulbreak™ delivers the minimum R0.2 thermal break required for steel-framed wall and many steel-framed roof applications. Installed between the roof or wall cladding and the steel frame, Insulbreak™ delivers thermal break compliance as well as acting as a high performance insulation and vapour barrier all in one easy application.  Air-Cell Insulbreak™ is one of the first products in Australia to deliver this three-in-one solution. Manufactured with a patented closed-cell foam structure sandwiched by highly reflective foil surfaces, Insulbreak™ is the latest in fibre-free, non-allergenic, and non-itchy insulation technology from Air-Cell Insulation. Air-Cell Insulbreak™ is compliant with AS/NZS 4859.1 and AS/NZS 4200.1. Check with your local State authority for applications that are affected by this requirement. Contact number: 1300 135 621 Web address: www.air-cell.com.au

Accredited GreenSmart Projects - April - June 2007
(Estates, Developments, Villages and Homes)

GreenSmart logo has been designed to embody the spirit of GreenSmart representing a convergence between housing and environmental interests. The logo's integration of a roof shape and a eucalyptus leaf signifies the importance of the relationship between the built and the natural environment. GreenSmart Leader key message