Our home and garden can be a bottomless pit of resource consuming ecological inefficiency - or a healthy Eden of self-sufficiency. So how do we manage that part of our ecological footprint we most control, our home, and set it on a sustainable path?

Buy Renewable Electricity
Every time you use electricity in your home greenhouse gases are belched out on your behalf. So buy the clean stuff.

Embrace Energy Efficiency
Energy conservation through the adoption of efficient technology and behaviours saves resources and money.

Generate Your Own Electricity
The sun hitting your roof can power your life.

Harvest and Use Your Rainwater
Install a rainwater tank to collect and store the rain hitting your roof and use it to water your garden, wash your clothes or fill your toilet.

Install Efficient Appliances and Fixtures
When investing in large household, appliances and fixtures, use the government's Energy and Water Ratings (Stars) to guide you to the most efficient, and save money over the long term as you continually conserve energy and water.

Install Solar Hot Water
Sunlight converts cold water into hot water. No gasses are emitted and no-one gets hurt. Life is rarely this simple.

Insulate, Shade and Weatherproof Your Home
Insulating, shading and weather proofing your house can save you up to 45% on your current home energy bills while at the same time increasing the comfort and value of your home.

Make Your Renovations Green
Renovations are the ideal opportunity to make your house more efficient and sustainable. Try these tips and feel good about your home.

Use Water Efficiently
Water conservation on the driest continent on the planet is essential, logical and too long in coming. There are lots of easy things we can all do.

 

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