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 As
part of its commitment to the Year of the Built Environment
2004, Archicentre is undertaking a major renovation project of
two 100 year old historic terraces in Carlton, Melbourne.
The project
valued at $1.3 million will be used to demonstrate best practice
in sustainable residential renovation.
A special
website is being developed that will feature web cams, a daily
report on activities and fact sheets to assist people undertaking
or planning to undertake a renovation.
To ensure
you get all of the latest information make sure you are registered
for The Terraces category in this newsletter. Click Update Profile
at the bottom of this newsletter.
Robert Caulfield
Managing Director
Archicentre
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Terraces ready for Renovation |
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| The
Toilet |
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Make
sure you do it right and don't devalue your home with a
poorly designed renovation.
By
the way you are looking at an illegal toilet which has been
installed directly off the kitchen.
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| The
Kitchen |
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talking of the kitchen - pictured below - previously someone
just removed the back door, attached a few sheets of tile
board directly onto the side fence and installed a quick fibreglass
roof on above.
Let
us tell you we have the only kitchen wall that waves in
the wind during a storm.
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| Renovators
The Big Spenders |
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"Australians
spent $17.6 billion on renovations in 2003 with a 5% increased
forecast, lifting the expenditure to $18.5 billion in 2004."
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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| Year
of the Built Environment 2004 |
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Federal
Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp,
said a key focus of the Year of the Built Environment 2004
was to encourage development of a built environment which
is sustainable, energy efficient, safe, healthy and comfortable.
"The
aim is to help us appreciate how the structures, buildings
and streetscapes which form our built environment make a
difference to our quality of life, and to contribute to
creating the kind of environment we want for ourselves,
our children and future generations."
Find
out more....
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