Sustainable House Day started in 2001 as an initiative of the Australian Solar Energy Society (AuSES).
A record 272 homes opened their doors to over 40,000 people on Sunday 12 September 2010 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 opened 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.
Organisers are well on the way in planning the 2011 event, being the tenth year it will be huge!
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 Pia Vogrin, a Sustainable House owner and volunteer at previous Sustainable House Days. As someone who is passionate about Sustainable Living, Pia is more than happy to answer any questions you might have – even before the day. Pia’s contact details are below.
The aim of Sustainable House Day is to provide an enjoyable, informative day that contributes to local community awareness of sustainable living.
If you are interested in getting involved in Sustainable House Day’s tenth anniversary we would love to hear from you.
Pia Vogrin pia@shmeco.com 0419 853 614
