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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BUILDING YOUR FIRST HOME

Home Ideas Consumer Seminar Series, 28 Collie Street, Fyshwick

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HIA Consumer Seminar

“Sustainability is just a word.”

Crace has changed that.

It’s easy to talk about sustainability, but how many new communities really deliver? Right from the outset, the team at Crace have been committed to achieving exceptional sustainable outcomes and are leading the way in Canberra, as the first HIA GreenSmart Accredited suburb.

Join us for a two-part free presentation at the HIA Home Ideas Centre. Hear from the Crace Design Manager, Hoa Luu and HIA GreenSmart®-accredited Today’s Homes and Lifestyles.

10.30am  – 11.30am Hoa Luu – Design Manager Crace
Learn more about the Crace masterplan and the integrated design approach to creating harmonious streetscapes. Hoa will explain how Crace has drawn on best-practice thinking to create a liveable community, with exciting new ideas not seen before in Canberra.

11.30am – 12.30pm Peter McCoullough - Today’s Homes and Lifestyles
Peter will talk about how you can reduce your environmental impact when building at Crace while saving money on heating and cooling. A house designed with environmental sustainable design principles looks like a normal house, but it is responsive to the local climate. Today’s Homes and Lifestyle the HIA Australian Professional Small/Medium Builder of the Year 2009 will help you achieve a more environmentally sustainable outcome so don’t miss this one.

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Day: Saturday 21st November
Time: 10.30 to 12.30
Place: HIA Home Ideas Centre, 28 Collie Street Fyshwick
      

 

Other topics regularly presented


How do you find out the true cost of building your
home from the advertised promotional price?


Why do different style ‘homes’ cost vary so much?
How do you avoid expensive extras before you sign a contract?
What are the critical cost questions to ask your Builder?

Peter McCoullough from Today’s Homes & Lifestyle (a regional GreenSmart partner) will share with you the questions you should ask before you select your builder and sign a contract.

Presented by Peter McCoullough (Today’s Homes & Lifestyle)


Energy Efficient Building

Building a home that is in tune with the Canberra Climate will reduce your families’ impact on the environment, increase your comfort levels and, most importantly save money in heating and cooling your home.

It’s about easy and cost-efficient building through the smart combination of products, systems and processes.    It’s a balancing act – and it can be achieved working with the right people without sacrificing aesthetics or sustainability.  Peter McCoullough from Today’s Homes & Lifestyle (HIA GreenSmart Regional Partner) will provide you with insights into the right approach for your design and lifestyle.

Presented by Peter McCoullough (Today’s Homes & Lifestyle)

 

 

HIA Home Ideas - 28 Collie St, Fyshwick

Kitchens and bathrooms showcase – innovative home building products – builders and designers showcase – home theatre know-how – ‘green’ products and initiatives 

For more information, please contact the HIA Home Ideas on 6285 7300

HIA Home Ideas open 7 days a week, free to the public