Straithouse, EME Design • SHD2021 participating house

Thinking Paddock House, Open Creative Studio • SHD2021 participating house

Waterfall Valley Hut • SHD2021 participating house

Loretta’s Generational Home, David Pasquariello • SHD2021 participating house

Sustainable House Day provides the opportunity to explore some of Australia’s most unique and inspiring homes, and learn from the people who designed them, built them, and live in them.

This year, Sustainable House Day will take place on October 2nd, after a month of online and in-person events around the country.

About Sustainable House Day
Apply to feature your house
Explore last year’s featured homes
Join our Community
Get in touch

It’s time to get on board for Sustainable House Day 2022! If you would like to share your journey to a sustainable home with others, apply now.

Apply here →

Sustainable House Day relies on people around Australia sharing their experience of building, renovating or designing sustainable homes. If you’re keen to feature your house this year, find all the details here →

Check out what happened last year! You can now view recordings of the event, bringing you in-depth information and insight into building or renovating sustainable homes →

Want to know more? Visit our FAQ page→

Explore last year’s featured homes

View sustainability credentials, watch house tour videos, and ask questions of the homeowners. View all 130 participating homes → 

Passive House

Floreat Haus 2 – Passive House under construction

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Floreat
WA

Floreat Haus 1

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Floreat
WA

The Panel House

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Warrandyte
VIC

Peet Passive Solar Home

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Trigg
WA

Joy Haus

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East Victoria Park
WA

Low Energy Super Shed

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Fyshwick
ACT

Suburban Lake Haus

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Wanneroo
WA

Passive Resistance House

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Semaphore Park
SA
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All-electric

Fabode House: a Light House

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Kaleen
ACT

Nantes House

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Newtown
VIC

Valley Views

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White Gum Valley
WA

Positive Seeds Permaculture

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Hurstbridge
VIC

Warehouse/Greenhouse

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Brunswick
VIC

Heathmont Haven

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Heathmont
VIC

Tropical Pavilions

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Cairns
QLD

Long Beach Eco Home

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Long Beach
NSW
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Owner Builder

Active Retirees Canberra

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Evatt
ACT

MM House

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Northcote
VIC

Established Passive Solar House in Rural Wanneroo

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Wanneroo
WA

Let’s Grow Shopping – Mount Colah

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Mount Colah
NSW

Geoff’s Hemp House

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Narara
NSW

The Wombat III

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Healesville
VIC

Kurrajong Hill House

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Cobargo
NSW

Boolarra Steel Shed-Frame Off-Grid house

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Boolarra
VIC
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Natural Building Materials

Yarragon Strawbale House

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Yarragon
VIC

The Anchorage Strawbale House

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Moruya Heads
NSW

Small Strawbale – Christie Walk

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Adelaide
SA

Positive Seeds Permaculture

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Hurstbridge
VIC

Long Beach Eco Home

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Long Beach
NSW

Djildjit

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White Gum Valley
WA

Jane’s Hemp House – Shepherds Ground Village

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Butterwick
NSW

Geoff’s Hemp House

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Narara
NSW
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Home Battery Setups

Alan’s House

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Briar hill
VIC

Harmony House

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Inverloch
VIC

Geordie’s House

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Rathdowney
QLD

Kurrajong Hill House

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Cobargo
NSW

Hutt 01

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Coburg
VIC

Thinking Paddock House

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Sandford
TAS

Cocoon House

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Newbury
VIC

Yarragon Strawbale House

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Yarragon
VIC
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NatHERs Rated

The Wombat III

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Healesville
VIC

Backyard Retirement

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Macquarie
ACT

Boolarra Steel Shed-Frame Off-Grid house

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Boolarra
VIC

Loretta’s Generational Home

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Nudgee
QLD

Warehouse/Greenhouse

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Brunswick
VIC

Cocoon House

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Newbury
VIC

Harmony House

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Inverloch
VIC

Brucedale Passivhaus

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Baulkham Hills
NSW
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Retrofit

The Smart Eco Queenslander

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Albion
QLD

Geenunginy Bo

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Marmion
WA

Fibro Cottage Deep Energy Retrofit

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Mittagong
NSW

Church House

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Coorparoo
QLD

Exeter Ecoshift Home

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North Wollongong
NSW

Solar + Battery + Electric car

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Eltham
VIC

Runs on Sun (and rain)

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Gooseberry Hill
WA

Kingfisher House GC

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Currumbin Waters
QLD
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New Build

Passive Resistance House

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Semaphore Park
SA

Brabham Sustainable Home

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Brabham
WA

The Wombat III

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Healesville
VIC

Wavertree House

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Darwin River
NT

EIBC Eastern Innovation Business Centre

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Mulgrave
VIC

Ecoliv The Cape

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Cape Paterson
VIC

Tiny House and Honey Shed

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Moruya
NSW

Starting over – a sustainable rebuild

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Bull Creek
WA
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Garden

Let’s Grow Shopping – Mount Colah

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Mount Colah
NSW

Moss House Edible Garden

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Denistone
NSW

Lakeside Drive Community Garden

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Alawa
NT

Edible and water efficient garden

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Nudgee
QLD

The Mulchpit Community Garden

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Rapid Creek
NT

Fat Goose Farm

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Beechworth
VIC

Natural Swimming Pond

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Macquarie
ACT
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View all 130 participating homes → 

Sustainable House Day is coordinated by Renew, a not for profit organisation. All information sessions on the day are free — please consider making a donation or supporting the event as a sponsor.



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