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Building a House? Read This First!
Last modified: February 14, 2007 - 8:52 AM
For those planning on building a new home and for all builders on the shire ? meet BASIX
BASIX (the Building Sustainability Index), is a new planning tool that affects anyone building a new home. If you are going to build a new home, you need a BASIX Certificate to submit with your development application and from July 1 2005 Council can no longer accept a development application for a new home without a BASIX Certificate.
By applying practical measures to the overall design of your new home, BASIX ensures there is the potential to save energy and water ? the idea is to save not only the environment, but your hard earned money. To get your BASIX Certificate, you need to show that your proposed home will be designed and built to save energy and water.
BASIX offers a range of design choices including using insulation, window glazing, wastewater for garden use, skylights for natural light, landscaping that requires less water and so on.
So check it out at www.basix.nsw.gov.au.
BASIX will apply to alterations and additions from 1st July 2006.
Contact details
Director Environmental Services
Tel: 02 6343 1212
Fax: 02 6343 1203
http://www.weddin.local-e.nsw.gov.au
mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au
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