West Brunswick Sustainable House 2017

West Brunswick Sustainable House

The West Brunswick Sustainable House was Victoria’s first grid connected solar powered house. In 2017 the house is celebrating 21 consecutive years of generating a surplus of solar electricity. The home owners last paid for electricity in 1996! The house is a 1929 Californian bungalow style weatherboard, which has been retrofitted for sustainability.

As well as solar electricity, the house features;

• Solar hot water
• Rainwater tanks
• Greywater treatment
• Double glazed windows
• Roof windows, insulation
• Shading
• Permaculture style garden
• Chooks
• Worm farms
• Composting

$328 raised in donations on the day will go to Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service

Listen to Stuart’s story on 774 ABC Radio published on 5th September 2017.