Sustainable House Day
Jodi Rashbrook | 17 May 2018
About Sustainable House Day
For more than 17 years, Sustainable House Day has provided a great opportunity for hundreds of thousands of people to visit some of Australia’s leading green homes – ones that are not only environmentally friendly, but cheaper to run and more comfortable to live in.
Sustainable House Day gives visitors a chance to inspect firsthand houses that have been designed, built or renovated with sustainability in mind as well as the opportunity to talk to owners and receive unbiased advice. Register here to attend Sustainable House Day on Sunday 16th September 2018 and to receive information in advance of the day. Once you have registered there is no need to register in subsequent years. (house addresses will only be displayed in full 2 weeks prior to the open day)
In 2017 29,049 people visited 206 homes across Australia. Online and print media stories reached a targeted audience estimated at over 159,000,000 million (based on circulation/readership figures-see report for details).
Gold coin donations raised from homes open reached $12,060.85 which went to charities chosen by individual homes. Individual charities can be found on each homes profile pages.
Sustainable House Day is an event of the Alternative Technology Association (ATA). The ATA is a not-for-profit organisation that exists to enable, represent and inspire people to live sustainably in their homes and communities. Established in 1980, the organisation provides expert, independent advice on sustainable solutions for the home to households, government and industry.
The ATA is proud to announce that SHD 2016 won the United Nations Association of Australia’s 2017 Climate Education and Engagement Award.
The Green Building Institute is proud to be a sponsor of SDH 2018, and will be promoting the event to all our members and students.