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This Family House is built on a bush setting, and is the second house to be built on this parcel of land. The site is..

Dave and I discussed straw bale building on our very first date and this winter we moved in after years of owner..

We are a very short stroll from the main street in Woodend, which is 60 minutes by train from Melbourne. We wanted a..

This home was built with the intention of living a simpler, healthier, more sustainable way of life. Starting with..

Although the word sustainable wasn't in broad use back in 1983, thinkers such as David Suzuki and Bob Brown, and groups..

“Starter” retrofit | Climate Zone 7 | Water efficiency | Window Coverings | Landscaping | Draughtproofing | Laundry..

Our mudbrick house is on 30 acres next to Wombat State Forest. It has great passive solar design, solar PV system,..

WELCOME, we’re Brian and Silvana, and we’ve always been interested in (and mostly employed in) sustainability..

The goal was to create a self-sustainable house that did not compromise on modern comforts or conveniences. Anyone..

1998: We were inspired to build our own Strawbale house after attending an alternative house tour in Beechworth. We..

After many renovations we'd always wanted to build a house from scratch. High on our priority list was sustainability,..

COCOON HOUSE (Designology’s prototype 'Convertible Home'), is open Sustainable House Day. This multi-award winning..

Ultra modern house utilising sound environmental design, modern building materials and technology to create a bush fire..

The Green Retreat is designed and built to the Passivhaus standard; this standard developed in Germany sets stringent..

* This may be the last time our home is open for Sustainable House Day, as it is now up for sale - so if you have been..

Cosy hand built home. Everthing is either recycled, found, natural and/or free. Predominantly cob with a strawbale..

Sorry - Tickets are completely Sold Out for Chewton Hemp House. The Chewton Hemp House was a work of love for the..

The Shansion. Our Shed/Mansion We’d set our sights on an budget minded energy efficient renovation for our next..

Tours for Noonameena will start every hour on the hour, starting at 10pm with the last tour starting at..

Book your tickets here to visit The Paddock Eco Village. All profits from these tickets will go to Indigenous..

This three bed and two bath home has been renovated with passive solar design principles in mind to maximise the winter..

One of the few buildings in the world certified as Passivhaus Plus and the only one outside Europe. A small house..

The design draws on inspiration from surrounding examples of vernacular farmhouses and shedding which have endured the..

Built in the early '90s in a new development, this house is an open-plan design that achieved the equivalent of 5 Stars..

The owners of this property built there strawbale home on what was formally a harvested pine plantation Through years..

My aim was to build an energy efficient, comfortable home within a modest budget. To this end a standard design of a..

Sustainable House Day is a great excuse to check the Albion Eco-Living Centre- a fine example of a sustainable..

Since the SHD last year, this house has undergone a renovation and extension to accommodate the family for the future...

This period family home has been retrofitted for efficiency and has recorded a reduction in gross energy and water..

The renovation of this Californian bungalow sought to create better spaces for a resourceful and low-impact family..

The West Brunswick Sustainable House was Victoria's first grid connected solar powered house. In 2017 the house is..

The site is situated between a busy road and a railway line, so sound proofing and privacy had to be built-in, and the..

‘‘Not a Hero House’, a passive solar house in inner-city Melbourne, combines the generosity of a Californian..

This is an ongoing retrofit of a typical inner-Melbourne home and garden addressing a broad suite of considerations for..

This extension upgraded a 1920s Edwardian home to a sustainable dwelling with fun built in. Set back at ground level..

Inner city Edwardian brick bungalow on a generous plot with an architect-designed renovation.  The sleep out was..

Welcome to the Barkly Street Collective. A Collective enabled by HIP V. HYPE is a workshare space for like-minded..

When Kat and Joel bought their home 14 years ago, it was a rustic old Edwardian shopfront with a train carriage in the..

This 100-year-old workers cottage in Yarraville was painstakingly renovated with the goal of showcasing the best trends..

This sustainable addition to a period brick home is carefully considered to be respectful of the original building, its..

Our open house is a before and after demonstration of the benefits of..

Book your tickets here to visit MM House. This home is open for pre-booked tours only, the address will not be..

This house on a small lot makes the most of space available, starting from the top there is a roof terrace which..

This house is primarily a retrofit demonstration for existing/traditional/standard homes that shows the cheapest/DIY..

Anne is opening only her beautiful garden for Sustainable House Day.  It will be worth the visit. Anne has lived in..

Solar Sollew is a model example of how low-impact a home can be when all the elements of sustainable design are..

We owner built our passive solar medium sized strawbale house starting in November 2008.  We have been living there..

NOTE TO VISITORS: It is a rural property you will be coming to. The last 500m are on unsealed road, please be aware of..

Completed just in time for Sustainable House Day is an architecturally designed 1 bedroom display home, built by HIA..

This single-storey house was constructed in 2010. It is located in an 'open backyard' setting, created by the small..

The passive heating and cooling elements into the house extension include room orientation, north facing windows for..

We wanted a modest home that represented our desire to live a healthy and environmentally conscious lifestyle. Our home..

Winner of the 2006 HIA National Greensmart Award for Resource Efficient Housing this building showcases environmentally..

Sorry – Tickets are completely Sold Out for Carbonlite Home  We aimed to keep the charm and character of the..

This house has been designed for the 'down-sizer'. It incorporates solar orientation, reverse brick veneer..

We thought long and hard about how we could change our uncomfortable concrete box into our dream home. Starting with..

Public transport - light rail Route 96 stop 131 Fraser Street. Parking note -  “Please avoid Longmore Street, park..

Renovation of a west-facing Victorian cottage on a small block, with very limited access to north sun, to make it more..

Book your tickets here to visit Kew Multigenerational Home. All profits from these tickets will go to Renew to assist..

Sorry this house is fully booked for SHD2019 This is a simple house professionally built 10 years ago on a steep,..

From the street, the white-painted brick three-storey 1950s block of flats in St. Kilda East looks pretty similar to..

Sorry this house is fully booked for SHD2019 Our house started to take shape about 3 years ago, it is a work in..

We've transformed an old weatherboard house into a modern, comfortable and super-energy-efficient home using Passive..

This generous 645 square metre site is redeveloped to accommodate two 7.7 Star townhouses, each with space for parking,..

Weatherboard Edwardian/Californian front with a late 90’s extension retrofitted with a Solar Air Heating, night time..

Our house has been built to the Passivhaus (Passive House) standard. Instead of thermal mass and cross ventilation, the..

Sorry - Tickets are completely Sold Out for Donvale Passive House Donvale Passive House built by Carbolite within..

Book your tickets here to visit Zacoli Organic. This home is open for pre-booked tours only, the address will not be..

Come and visit the winner of the Bayside Built Environment Awards 2011, Best Ecologically Sustainable Design and..

This house was designed after a previous home was destroyed by fire in 2009. It was built to be energy efficient and..

LAST TIME TO BE VIEWED Janine's passive solar home features an exposed concrete slab facing northwest, narrow build to..

Arvio's display home was designed by Paul Wilson and his team at Arvio. It follows Passivhaus design principals. It has..

We saw potential in this '60s brick veneer: easy access to amenities and public transport, good solar access and a..

The original brick veneer unit did not have any insulation at all and had single glazed aluminium windows. A freezing..

The Bunker was extended and renovated with a young growing family in mind. The owners were very conscious of..

Our house was built in 1974 and is a standard single-story brick veneer with 4 bedrooms. It has been our home since..

This light-filled contemporary home, completed in 2018, showcases what is possible when sustainability is embedded in..

The unique design of the Convertible House with its barrel vault ceiling gives a small space a big feel. The aim was..

Sorry - Tickets are completely Sold Out for Heathmont House  This Melbourne home pushes the boundaries of Passive..

Come and visit our 1970's home that we have been retrofitting to Passive House Principles to be more energy efficient...

Premier Homes and Granny Flats have been building quality homes and granny flats for over 40 years. We have always held..

Wellington Reserve Community Centre is a shared use space that has undertaken a recent sustainability upgrade...

The Eastern Innovation Business Centre (EIBC) is a small business incubator, focusing on science, technology and..

We designed our family farmhouse to be part of our 120acre bush block in the Toolangi Forest. Rated BAL 40, off-grid,..

Lekofly is at iBuilds Melbourne display centre and demonstrates an innovative integrated approach combining TransPack /..

Book your tickets here to visit Small Change. This home is open for pre-booked tours only, the address will not be..

My passion is REDUCE. Yes, the first and too-often-neglected R in 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle'. Sustainability needs a..

The Wombat III is our retirement home. Returning from sailing overseas, we decided to build our house off-grid. Like..

iCUE Homes has designed a tiny house that uses the latest in building technology to produce a fully off grid tiny home..

This garden is supported by the Geelong Sustainability Group. We have been living here in Clifton Springs for about..

Book your tickets here to visit Grace Burn Co Housing. This home is open for pre-booked tours only, the address will..

There is freedom in simplicity. A smaller home costs less to buy and run. The costs not only affect our pocket but..

Liberté is a completely off-grid Tiny House on Wheels. It features a standalone solar system with a 2.1kW PV array,..