Sustainable House Day started in 2001 as an initiative of the Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES).
For 2010 we are looking for 250 homes to open their doors to the public for Sustainable House Day as millions of Australians continue to embrace renewable energy, recycling and other practices designed to lessen our impact on the environment.
Homes will open for free, providing a fantastic opportunity for people seeking to make their own homes or rental properties greener.
Sustainable House Day gives people the chance to get a real-life look inside houses that have been designed, built or fitted out with sustainability in mind and talk to owners, receiving unbiased advice.
As event organisers we’re seeing greater investment in harvesting water and solar energy as communities realise our resources are finite and likely to become more expensive. By becoming energy efficient today, you’ll be on the front foot to save on energy bills and help the environment now and into the future.
Sustainable House Day, provides a chance for people to exchange ideas and learn from each other and visits to the houses are free of charge – so it will cost nothing to see how easy and economical the move to greener living can be.
Architects and builders will be on hand at many of the homes to provide expert tips while home viewers at this year’s event will be able to see benefits such as solar, ventilation, water harvesting and recycling, shading, thermal mass (materials that absorb and release heat), glazing and window treatments.
Each year the average Australian household contributes 13 tonnes of greenhouse gas to the atmosphere—enough to fill more than 700 balloons every day while each household also draws an average of 73,000 buckets of water a year – enough for around 12 baths a day. Do your bit to reduce this by getting involved with Sustainable House Day.
Local community groups across Australia will assist in the management of their area’s open houses and ancillary events.
This would not be possible without the generous support of our national sponsors, please support them as they have supported us.
This year Sustainable House Day is managed by Adelaide based shmeco.com shmeco is owned and managed by Judy Celmins and Pia Vogrin, themselves Sustainable House owners and volunteers at previous Sustainable House Days. As people who are passionate about Sustainable Living, Judy and Pia are more than happy to answer any questions you might have – even before the day. Their contact details are below.
We are always looking for volunteers, if you are available on Sunday 12th September and would like to help out you can contact us on the link below.
The aim of Sustainable House Day 2010 is to provide an enjoyable, informative day that contributes to local community awareness of sustainable living.
This year we have included colourful balloons to be placed near the houses to assist visitors to identify open houses and find difficult locations. To uphold our environemtal event management practices we have sourced latex balloons which are biodegradable balloons. For more promotional products that are ” green” or more information about the balloons please visit: http://www.thrivepromotional.com.au
We hope to see you at one of our open houses on Sunday 12th September!
Judy Celmins judy@shmeco.com 0403 290 371
Pia Vogrin pia@shmeco.com 0419 853 614
