This year there are even more ways to interact with participating homeowners and gain insight on sustainability topics.

Our main free event on March 19th will be complemented by a month of webinars with experts and homeowners, bringing you in-depth information on tricky subjects like finding a sustainable architect and builder, building with natural materials, insulation and energy efficiency and much more. You can also join our program of community partner events around the country.

11-March – 10:30am-12pm

Come along to a guided tour of this unique urban community of 27 dwellings includes apartments, standalone strawbale houses, and townhouses. Christie Walk was built as a living demonstration of what is meant by an ecocity development. If you come and visit, you’ll find some inspiration for making urban living more sustainable and attractive.

An event from Urban Ecology

• In person

• Registrations essential

18-Mar 10:00 am – 2:00 pm AEST

Speakers on sustainable living and design will talk in the 5 star eco-rated classroom at Amaroo Environmental Education Centre.

An event from Amaroo Environmental Education Centre.

 

• In person

18-Mar 9:15 am – 2:00 pm AEDT

To showcase local sustainable buildings, the Green Living Centre will be hosting a free bus tour to celebrate Sustainable House Day, the annual calendar event from Renew to promote environmentally considered homes. The tour will visit three residential properties across the Inner West that each demonstrate features that make best use of space, aspect and natural light.

An event from Inner West Council.

• In person

19-March – Various times

To inspire and encourage home owners who are still grappling with how to rebuild their homes, generous members of Mullumbimby’s rebuild flood resilient community are opening their homes to share their stories and showcase the materials and rebuild techniques they undertook.

An event from Mullum Cares and Beyond Zero Emissions Byron

• In person

• Registrations essential

19-March – Multiple times

Renew’s Toowoomba Members’ Branch will be hosting tours of two Toowoomba region sustainable houses on Sustainable House Day, 19 March.  Visitors will have a chance to talk to the homeowners about their experience of having a sustainable house built and what it is like to live in a thermally comfortable energy efficient home.  Click the booking link to learn more about Megs Passive House.

An event from Renew’s Toowoomba Members’ Branch

• In person

• Registrations essential

19-March – Multiple times

Renew’s Toowoomba Members’ Branch will be hosting tours of two Toowoomba region sustainable houses on Sustainable House Day, 19 March.  Visitors will have a chance to talk to the homeowners about their experience of having a sustainable house built and what it is like to live in a thermally comfortable energy efficient home.  Click the booking link to learn more about Oakey House.

An event from Renew’s Toowoomba Members’ Branch

• In person

• Registrations essential

19-Mar – multiple times

ptmaArchitecture is proud to be opening this home “Kingfisher House GC” for viewing as part of Sustainable House Day. Join us between 9am and 12pm, or between 2pm and 5pm. We will be offering tours of the home, with information about its design: and the sustainability features which make it tick.

An event from ptmaARCHITECTURE

• In person

• Registrations essential

19-Mar – multiple times

Redefining what is possible for sustainable commercial builds, CORNERBLOCK is a real world example of what can be achieved when sustainability, energy efficiency and human well-being are not only taken into account, but made the core focus of the building’s design.

An event from CORNERBLOCK

• In person

• Registrations essential

19-Mar 12pm (AEST)

Located atop HIP V. HYPE’s award-winning Ferrars & York building, HV.Hotel is an opportunity to experience sustainable apartment living firsthand. It is a place for the sustainably minded, design-conscious traveller; an ever evolving, living laboratory of ideas and collaborators that sit at the intersection of design and sustainability.

An event from HIP V. HYPE

• In person

• Registrations essential

19 Mar 10-4pm (AEDT)

Homes will be open across the Macedon Ranges, plus a Project Showcase at the library provides a range of ideas and practical suggestions to help you start or continue your efforts to make your home more comfortable, cheaper to run and more environmentally-friendly.

An event from MRSG Sustainable Homes Action Group

• In person

• Registrations essential

19 Mar – 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM AEDT

In this presentation, we will provide a well-rounded approach by showcasing our experience as the Building Designer, Owner Builder, and client. Our aim is to demonstrate the construction of a Passive House Low Energy home using locally sourced materials and conventional building methods.

An event from Altereco Designs

• In person

• Registrations essential

19-March 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM (AEDT)

VIC – Community Partner Event: Cape Community Farm Open Day

The Cape Community Farm will be open for visitors to SHD to talk to the farmer and farm members about the community farm or have a self-guided tour of the farm. There will be fresh, Community Farm grown produce and seedlings for sale. We will be open from 10:30 AM – 3:30 PM.

An event from The Cape

No registration required

• In person

19-March – Multiple times

Join The Cape as owners of four private residences open their doors to visitors for in-person tours on Sunday 19 March, 2023 as part of Sustainable House Day. Bookings are essential and tickets limited, so get in while you still can.

An event from The Cape Owners Corporation Committee

• In person

• Registrations essential

19-March – Multiple times

Come travel The Nillumbik Trail with generous local hosts sharing stories of their sustainable home journeys to help you on your own path.

An event from Clean Energy Nillumbik.

• In person

• Registrations essential

19-March – Multiple times

Come along and visit a sustainable home in Maroondah to celebrate Sustainable House Day. Green Home Build is one of the best examples of a sustainable home in Australia. The house showcases what’s possible when the designer meets (or exceeds) Maroondah Council environmentally sustainable design policy requirements. The result is a comfortable home with an energy bill less than $1 per day.

An event from Maroondah City Council

• In person

• Registrations essential

19-March – 10-1pm (AEDT)

Ecoliv look forward to welcoming you to The EcoHub Display Centre at The Gurdies on Sunday March 19 from 10-1. Experience a personalised tour of the EcoLiving 3A and EcoHut 1A displays as well as the work in progress of our new carbon neutral display – The EcoGeneration 2A.

The event address is, The EcoHub Display Centre, 1114 Bass Hwy, The Gurdies, Victoria 3984.

An event from Ecoliv

• In person

• Registrations are not necessary

19-March – Multiple times

Sustainable House Day – OPEN HOUSE by Renew Perth Branch & Solar Dwellings Open House will be the only way you can visit sustainable homes in person. This year we will work with homeowners opening their homes via the Humanitix ticketing website. Houses open to visit in person this year, we will add more homes as they are confirmed.

An event from Renew Perth Branch & Solar Dwellings

• In person

• Registrations essential

22-March – 12:30-1:30pm AEST

Join us in conversation with local architect, Talina Edwards, about her award-winning “Owl Woods Passive House” – an exquisite example of sustainable home design which was completed in Trentham in 2019.

An event from BREAZE

• Online

• Registrations essential

22-March – 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm AWST

Join us at the Green Homes Display, located in Brabham’s Display Village, for our second Living Green in Brabham workshop series. Spend time with Chris Ferreira from the Forever Project to learn about how your plant and gardening choices can have a positive impact on the environment, and benefit your household.

An event from Creating Communities + PEET

• In person

• Registrations essential

23-March – 7-8pm (AEDT)

Interested in getting solar on your apartment building or townhouse but not sure where to start? Join us online to get your questions answered with our Solar for Apartments Q&A. Hear from panellists including solar sharing technology company Allume Energy and a local apartment resident who has installed solar.

An event from City of Yarra

 

• Online

• Registrations essential

23-March – 7-8pm (AEDT)

Motivated by a desire for a healthy, comfortable home, Caulfield South resident, Jonathan Haling, has built a high-performance house with very low energy usage and little requirement for heating or cooling. This type of home, considered best practice in sustainable design and construction, typically uses 90 per cent less energy than a standard Australian home.

An event from Glen Eira Council

• Online

• Registrations essential

25-March – 9am-10am (AEDT)

Join a tour led by the builder and architect with experts on windows, mechanical ventilation and the importance of quality membranes – the key components of Passive House. While everyone looks at a finished product, what happens behind the scenes and under the plaster can be just as sexy. This during construction approach will uncover why and how things are done and the reason behind them.

An event from Champion Passive House

• In person

• Registrations essential

25-March – 6:30-8pm (AEDT)

Find out how to make your apartment or townhouse more sustainable, energy efficient and comfortable. Hear practical advice from the new guides for Unlocking Sustainable Strata and Electrifying Apartments developed by Yarra City Council, Merri-bek City Council, and environmentally sustainable design experts at Hip v Hype. Get inspired by local residents who’ve made their apartments more sustainable. Meet other apartment owners and residents making their buildings more sustainable, over nibbles.

An event from City of Yarra

• In person

• Registrations essential

25-March – Multiple times

Join a 30 minute guided tour of Eastern Innovation, Monash Council’s most sustainable building. The tour will touch on passive building design, biomimicry, building management systems and construction materials that embrace circular economy

An event from City of Monash

More details and registration here:

10:30am tour →
11:30am tour→

• In person

• Registrations essential

26-March – 11am-12pm

Join us for an exciting event on air tightness testing at a unique strawbale house in our community! Designed by SUHOstudio in 2017, this local home showcases the benefits of strawbale construction and energy efficiency. With only 25 tickets available, this is your chance to witness a live demonstration of an air tightness test on this strawbale home. Our air tightness guru, Darren Harris, will use a blower door test to measure the air tightness of the home, uncovering hidden air leaks that may be impacting energy efficiency.

An event from SUHO

• In person

• Registrations essential

26-March – 1-5pm (AEDT)

As part of Sustainable House Day, Narara Ecovillage is providing tours to some of the houses in the Village as part of their regular Open Day which will be on 26th March. Come along to learn first hand the challenges faced in getting a good efficient, healthy and sustainable home built. The tours will start with a presentation giving background on the design and construction of the homes before small groups of people are taken to see each of the homes in detail.

An event from Narara Ecovillage

• In person

• Registrations essential

1-April – 9:30am

Come on a tour of the Eclipse Passive House prefabrication factory and learn about our prefabricated Passive House building systems.

An event from Eclipse Passive House

• In person

• Registrations essential

5-April – 6pm – 7pm AEST
Join us for an exciting online event that will showcase a real-life case study on how to transform a cold and draughty house into a comfortable, energy-efficient, and healthy home. Simone will share valuable insights based on her own experience, including the dos and don’ts of the process.
An event from Gruen Eco Design / Evitat

• Online

• Registrations essential