Cool Homes for the Sunshine Coast
Get your hands on the Cool Homes booklet and compass to help you discover what makes a comfortable home all year round.
Council has developed an educational design booklet and smart phone compass to help people understand our local sub-tropical climate and how the sun in winter and summer impacts the liveability of our homes.
This new booklet and phone compass can help people understand where to put their rooms, how to let light in to warm or illuminate their home, how to let breezes through, which building materials to consider, where to put shade and the value of gardens to help cool our home.
It is complete with great tips and ideas and the compass is readily accessible on a smart phone to learn about orientation and the best location for different rooms.
These cool tools are not just for those buying or building or for the handy renovators – they can also help our business community, including real estate agents, builders, architects, landscapers and designers.
View the booklet and access the phone compass here.