The home will incorporate three bedrooms, a study / guest room and two bathrooms to meet the local target market of second and third home buyers with a medium income, two children and committed to living and working in the city. The designs will have readily accessible areas making it easier to move around within the home.

In progress! 

Here is a one stop resource for people who are facing the task of making life easier for those who are dealing with access challenges. Desiree and I aim to provide you with no-nonsense tips and advice based on our research and the day to day experiences. We will document the challenges and resolutions we experience during our journey adjusting to an access limited lifestyle.

Smart Houses are more liveable, safe, secure, environmentally friendly
and cost-efficient. They will be instrumental in helping realise the
State Government’s objective to provide Queenslanders with access to
safe, secure and appropriate housing in sustainable communities.

http://www.build.qld.gov.au/smart_housing/example/springfield.asp

The Rotorua NOW Home® is a first-time collaboration between Beacon Pathway Ltd and Housing New Zealand Corporation. The new, three-bedroom home in Fordlands has been designed to focus on energy efficiency, sustainable water use, effective storm water disposal and waste reduction.

This year's project is created with Universal Design principles—the concept of designing a more functional, comfortable home for you and your family throughout the many stages of life.

http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/hl/attitudes/article/0,13803,1721413,00.html

The Coomera property demonstrates how easily Smart Housing principles can be adopted in construction of a new home. The owner of this property was keen to construct a home to suit all a range of potential buyers by satisfying the needs of singles, couples, families, the elderly and people with disabilities.

http://www.build.qld.gov.au/smart_housing/example/coomera.asp 

The design and product choices of the Waitakere NOW Home® were the result of input from architects, building scientists and sustainability researchers. We have brought together the details of these choices as an example of what can be done to create an efficiently-performing house using products and design readily available today.

AARP is offering public tours of the Andrus House to provide builders, architects and DC residents with concrete examples of how to use universal design features to make a home suitable for all residents—young and old. The tour will highlight a range of ways, some inexpensive and easy and some more complex, to update homes and better accommodate everyone. Incorporating just one or two features could make a real difference. For more information on Andrus House features, schedule a tour or stop by for a visit.

The architects, The TVS Partnership have designed the home with Hervey Bay's sub-tropical coastal climate and high humidity in mind. The design is responsive to the hot summer, mild winter, definite dry season and distinct seasonal temperature variation.  The house received a 5 star BERS rating when the architect did the analysis house.