Here are some other sites you may find useful in planning, designing and building your own sustainable house. We hope that you find them useful and informative:
Concrete flooring references
1) HiPERFLOOR(TM) page of the Husqvarna site - This system for polishing concrete was used in Budgeree House and produces outstanding results. See an overview of this system at http://ap.husqvarnacp.com/node1607.aspx?_newsid=2001
2) Cement, Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) resources - Lots of briefing material that provides good details on many aspects of using cement, concrete and aggregates. Start at http://www.concrete.net.au/resorce_centre/whats_new.php (page showing new documents released by CCAA), and you can navigate from this page to perform searches across their entire library of references.
Concrete flooring references
1) HiPERFLOOR(TM) page of the Husqvarna site - This system for polishing concrete was used in Budgeree House and produces outstanding results. See an overview of this system at http://ap.husqvarnacp.com/node1607.aspx?_newsid=2001
2) Cement, Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) resources - Lots of briefing material that provides good details on many aspects of using cement, concrete and aggregates. Start at http://www.concrete.net.au/resorce_centre/whats_new.php (page showing new documents released by CCAA), and you can navigate from this page to perform searches across their entire library of references.
