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Geelong Sustainability is hosting its 14th Sustainable House Day over the weekend of 15-16 October. Whether you are updating one room or building a new home, incorporating sustainable practices will result in a more comfortable home with lower or no running costs.
A weekend full of in person seminars on Saturday 15th and FREE open houses on Sunday 16th Oct!
If you are looking to explore practical knowledge and insights into buying, building, renovating or retrofitting to have a sustainable home then Sustainable House Day is here to support you!
Sunday 16 October - Free Open House Day
10am to 2pm
Highton: House and garden retrofit
Owner has progressively retrofitted her 1960s home to improve its indoor health and thermal comfort, reduce living costs, and create a fertile, productive and biodiverse garden.
Solar, insulation, all electric home, heat pump hot water system, reverse cycle air conditioning, water tanks and grey water use, permaculture garden, compost, fruit trees and chickens.
Manifold Heights: Rebuild
Owners built a sustainable home after a devastating house fire in 2018.
An inspiring rebuild where they reclaimed some of the material after the fire destroyed their home to create a new industrial style home featuring solar panels, thermal mass, LEDs, hydronic heating, natural light, compost, veg garden.
Portarlington: new XS FormFlow modular build
New XS FormFlow Modular, small home passive design next to the wetlands in PortarlingtonSt Leonards: new build 2020
8.8 star passive solar design with striking butterfly roof, large N-facing windows, thermal mass from burnished concrete floor, all electric home, 6.6kW PV, 11kW battery, EV charger, edible and native garden, water tank and zero waste build by SO’R ConstructionQueenscliff : How to retrofit example
‘How to retrofit’ house. Late 80s home which is not very energy efficient that will act as the ‘how to retrofit’ example of what can be altered and what steps you can take to retrofit your house.1pm to 5pm
Torquay: Salt
7.5 Star, new build, natural materials, double glazing, 6kW solar, battery, carbon neutral, First regional estate to be recognised as a One Planet Community.Torquay: Regeneration
80's brick renovation house, solar, transitioned off gas cooking & heating, double glazed windows, upcycled materials, improved thermal mass, orientation, natural light and insulation.Jan Juc: Deśa Retreat
Tiny House renovated from shed on an eco-retreat, solar, permaculture garden, chickens, tanks (eco retreat & wellness space)Bannockburn: Flynn Way Straw Bale
A So'R built small strawbale home, featuring upcycled material and sustainable design features. North-facing home with thermal mass brick wall and straw bale walls for maintaining temperature.homeowner experiences
practical advice from experts
showcase seminars
technical information
Free house tours
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