Useful Links

Government information and assistance to help you live more sustainably.

Information about environmentally sustainable homes, including apartments

The Hi-RES (Higher-density Residential Efficiency Solutions) project aims to understand what residents need to reduce the environmental impact of apartment buildings and has produced a number of resources.

A program that aims to help create more cost effective and efficient buildings, improve performance of shared services and amenities and minimise environmental impacts.

The My Green Apartment program - independent expert advice, support and tools - aims to help apartment owners, strata and building managers, make the switch to more efficient and appropriate lighting in common areas.

An innovative program designed to assist owners corporations to make their apartment buildings more energy and water efficient.

The peak body for owners and investors in residential strata developments

Strata Community Australia brings together and supports strata managers, lawyers, accountants, insurance brokers and trades people working in the strata sector.

Applies to strata schemes in NSW. It sets out the regulatory framework for the management of strata schemes by their owners and establishes a dispute resolution process

The regulations provide operational and administrative support to the objectives of the Strata Schemes Management Act 1996

An active forum (complementing the Flat Chat column in the Sydney Morning Herald's Domain section) where your questions are answered by Jimmy Thomson, industry experts or other readers who've had similar issues.

Aims to locate information from all around the web and pull it together in one convenient, easy to navigate site

Information to help apartment owners save money by improving the energy efficiency of common property. 

A useful site for information about strata living, with a forum to give you the opportunity to express your views, ask others in the same position questions and lend a helping hand to those you think you might be able to help.

A booklet prepared by the NSW Office of Fair Trading as a comprehensive resource for anyone interested in strata living and the management of residential strata schemes in New South Wales.

A site created to be a simple guide for owners or tenants of strata properties, or those considering investing in a strata scheme.

This website is focused on information, strategies and tips which foster a sense of belonging and ownership to create vibrant and connected places.