Sustainable home inspiration
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Image credit - Crib Creative
If you are building or renovating a home and would like some sustainable inspiration check out Sustainable House Day, a national event that facilitates peer-to-peer knowledge sharing on sustainable building, design and living by providing access to Australia’s most unique sustainable homes.
This year, Sustainable House Day has been expanded into a month-long event, featuring four themed weeks of webinars with experts and homeowners as well as a program of free online events on October 17.
Participating homes across Western Australia this year include WA’s First Passive House Plus, a home that uses sustainable technology to achieve a high level of efficiency and temperature stability. Located in Perth’s northern suburbs, this home is certified under the Passive House Plus standard, meaning it was built to be nearly airtight and with insulation that reduced the need for active heating and cooling. Another inspiring home is Djildjit, in White Gum Valley, a home that shows that urban density can coexist with sustainability. This passive solar apartment is connected to another identical apartment, and both are constructed from rammed earth.
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Your Home Technical Manual updated
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If you have attended one of our "Get energy smart at home" workshops you would have heard us talk about the Your Home Technical Manual, the ultimate reference for a sustainable home. The manual has undergone major technical and editorial updates and the 6th edition was recently released. The 71-chapter print edition contains new and updated content on, building in bushfire-prone areas, passive house standards, renewable energy systems and batteries, condensation and airtightness, energy-efficiency in apartments and common-area upgrades and making homes resilient to a changing climate. The entire manual is available online here for free!
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Gardening on the Cheap Workshop
Saturday 9th October, 2021
9:30am - 10:30am
131 Yanchep Beach Road, Yanchep
Cost: Free
Using what we’ve got to make a worm farm, compost system, wicking bed, soil and more!
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Cutting Kitchen Waste
Monday 11th October, 2021
2:00pm - 3:30pm
The Hub Connect, Victoria Park
Cost: Free
Learn about the problem of food waste and how you can take action from your very own kitchen.
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Modern Cloth Nappy Workshop
Thursday 14th October, 2021
10:00am - 12:00pm
Morley Library
Monday 1st November, 2021
10:00am - 12:00pm
Bayswater Community Centre, Bayswater
Saturday 6th November, 2021
10:00am - 11:30am
CREEC, Wilson
Cost: Free
Learn about modern cloth nappies from birth to toilet training.
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WA Beach Clean Up
Sunday 17th October, 2021
8:30am - 10:30am
Leeman's Landing, Two Rocks
Cost: Free
Help remove plastic, rubbish, and waste from our beach and sort and register what we find with the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) database.
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Community Garden Forum
Saturday 23rd October, 2021
10:00am - 12:30pm
Brearley Park, Bullsbrook
Cost: Free
Discover the highlights and challenges of community gardens while networking with other like-minded individuals.
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Nature know-how: Bush Walk with Neville Collard
Saturday 9th October, 2021
8:00am - 10:00am
Wandoo Heights, Red Hill
Saturday 23rd October, 2021
8:00 -10:00am
Noble Falls
Cost: Free
Join Wadjuk Nyungar Elder Neville Collard on a walk through a beautiful patch of local bush.
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Earth Carers Course
Wednesday 13th October, 2021 to
Wednesday 27th October, 2021
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Various venues
Cost: Free for residents of City of Swan, City of Bayswater, City of Kalamunda, Town of Bassendean, and the Shire of Mundaring. $100 for other residents.
This course will provide participants with a wide range of knowledge and skills related to reducing waste in the home and the community.
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Worm farming
Saturday 16th October, 2021
10:30am - 12:30pm
Hazelmere Hall
Cost: Free
Learn how to use a worm farm to transform household food scraps into useful products for your garden.
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Canoeing on the Canning
Friday 22nd October, 2021
8.00am - 4:00pm
Canning River Eco Education Centre, Wilson
Cost: $88
Local teachers, youth group leaders and community members are invited to participate in this unique event where you will get to experience the Canning River and its flood plain by canoe and on foot. Explore the local biodiversity and learn about the fresh water and salt water ecosystems and the key environmental issues that threaten them.
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Nature Know-How: Fire Safety and Biodiversity
Monday 25th October, 2021
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Ellenbrook Library
Cost: Free
Learn how fire affects the landscape and how best to manage your property and garden against fire risks.
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