Green Rebuild Toolkit

The 2019-2020 Australian bushfires destroyed 5,900 buildings and homes. 2.9 million people had their homes damaged, threatened, or were temporarily displaced. The Green Rebuild Toolkit is a set of resources to help those people rebuild their homes and increase resistance to future climate disasters.

The Green Rebuild Toolkit is a project from Renew. We’ve been providing expert, independent advice on sustainable solutions for the home to households, government and industry since 1980.

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN

Beyond BAL: Submissions are open to find Australia’s most fire-resilient homes

As part of ongoing work to support communities rebuilding after bushfire, Renew is currently searching for homes that showcase resilient design elements and building practices that extend the understanding of best practice beyond the complicated and variable (BAL) Bushfire Attack Level rating system.

Use the toolkit

Chapter 1: Where to Start

Chapter 2: Finding your team and planning your rebuild

Chapter 3: Designing for climate and bushfire risk

Chapter 4: Materials & construction

Chapter 5: Power and water

Chapter 6: Around the home

Chapter 7: Retrofitting Resilience

Chapter 8: Rebuild stories and bushfire experiences

Events

Our event series was held in June 2021. Recordings of these events can be viewed below:

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

Accredited BPAD practitioners

Australian Institute of Architects: Find an Architect

CFA: Landscaping For Bushfire

CFA: A guide to retrofit your home for better protection from a bushfire

WATCH

Burning Issues – Design and Building for Bushfire Protection

Webinar recording from Renew’s Canberra Members’ Branch event in October 2020. Featuring Julie de Jong from H+H Architects and Maria Kornakova from Fire Protection Association Australia.