Open Houses, Workshops and Tours in the Marrickville Local Area 2015

House Notes – Open Houses, Workshops and Tours in the Marrickville Local Area

This year, there will be a whole range of activities happening across the Marrickville local area for Sustainable House Day.

Drop in to an open house, book in to a workshop or tour or visit a community garden – there’s plenty to see and do!
Some activities require you to book in advance, so click on the relevant event for more details. We’ll be adding activities and links to this list as bookings open.


Tours

Sustainable Homes Tours


Open houses & drop-ins

Silver Street, St Peters Open House
Addison Road Community Garden
Horton Street, Marrickville Open House
Marrickville Farmers Market
Denison Road Community Garden @ Dulwich Hill Fair
Wilga Avenue, Dulwich Hill verge gardens
Marrickville Community Nursery
Wilkins Green Community Garden Open Day
– Camdenville Paddock Community Garden Open Day 10am-1pm

Workshops & demonstrations
Urban permaculture workshop
Energy know-how workshop
Market-Day Makers workshop at Reverse Garbage
Reuse workshops at The Bower
Hot composting workshop
Bees in urban gardens workshop
Native bee hive splitting demonstration
Rainwater harvesting and irrigation workshop
Seed saving workshop
Fermentation workshop
Edible weeds workshop


This list of sustainability-focused activities and sites within the Marrickville local area is provided for information purposes only and is not intended to indicate that Marrickville Council endorses the listings.

Sustainability Features

Years Open
2015
ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENT FEATURES
    • Energy efficiency:
    • Efficient lighting
      Draught proofing
      Efficient appliances
      Energy monitoring
    • Passive heating cooling:
    • Shading
      Cross ventilation
      Cooling tower
    • Active heating cooling:
    • Ceiling fans
    • Water heating:
    • Solar hot water (flat panel)
      Solar hot water (evacuated tube)
    • Water harvesting and saving features:
    • Above ground storage
      Stormwater management
      Low flow shower heads
      Low flow taps
INSULATION SPECIFICATIONS
    • Insulation Type:
    • Ceiling
      Internal and external walls
      Floor
RENEWABLE ENERGY SPECIFICATIONS
    • Renewable energy used:
    • Solar PV grid connect
      Energy storage
HOUSE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
    • Window and Door Types
    • Double glazing
      Triple glazing
    • Number of bedrooms
    • 1
    • Number of bathrooms
    • 1
GARDEN AND WASTE REDUCTION
    • Garden / Outdoors
    • Drip irrigation
      Water wise plants
      Edible garden
      Organic
      Permaculture
      Composting
      Community garden
      Native plants
      Green walls
      Bee keeping
      Chickens
Location
Camperdown, Newtown, Enmore, Petersham, Lewisham, Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, Sydenham, Tempe, St Peters NSW 2049
    • Housing Type:
    • Apartment
      Standalone House
      Shared Community
      Community Garden
    • Project Type:
    • New Build
      Renovation
      Retrofit
      Continual Improvement

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