Tuesday 25 August 2009

Sustainable House Day - Sun 13 Sept 09, 10am-4pm

Sustainable House Day started in 2001 as an initiative of the Australia and New Zealand Solar Energy Society (ANZSES). It is an opportunity to visit sustainable houses in your area.
A local sustainable house at Fassifern is an amazing house that will be open on the day 10am-4pm, address details available from 1st September on the Sustainable House website.

Key Features:
  • nine year old double split level - four bedrooms, two living areas, two cellars, three decks, kitchen, garage
  • passive solar,
  • single skin Hebel, high thermal efficiency 
  • not connected to grid, water or sewer
  • 1 kilowatt photovoltaic array
  • 45,000 litre water storage tank
  • dry composting toilets
  • greywater diversion system
  • solar hot water
  • food garden
  • access to public transport and cycleway
  • net zero annual carbon emissions
  • NatHERS 5 Star energy rated -owner designed and owner built

The best thing about this event, is the co-operation of sustainable homeowners who throw open their doors to the general public. In past years, the most positive feedback from visitors has been about the willingness of homeowners to share their stories. Talking about the lessons they’ve learnt – sharing the stories that have worked and the things that didn’t go so well – is just as valuable as looking through the house itself. For more information and to find the details of other houses in our region see: