April 18th, 2024Smeaton house featured for Sustainable House Day

Mill View, a passive solar house in Smeaton near Daylesford will feature as part of national Sustainable House Day this Sunday April 21 alongside over 100 of Australia’s most inspiring sustainable homes.

Established in 2001, Sustainable House Day is a national community-driven event hosted by Renew, that allows the public to see and learn from Australia’s greenest homes.

It aims to inspire people to live sustainably, showing them how to lower energy bills, live comfortably and help the environment through good home design, practices, and technology.

Architect Matthew Turner of Enduring Domain Architecture — owner of Mill View — will join more than 120 homeowners nationwide in opening their home to the community to provide tips and advice on building and living sustainably, including passive design, all-electric, off-grid living, innovative building materials, tiny homes, and tech such as batteries, solar and more.

Each home is showcased on the Sustainable House Day website and features a virtual tour and the
ability to connect with homeowners to ask questions about their homes.

Following the main event this Sunday, 21st of April, a number of homeowners will join industry experts to
participate in a series of online panel discussions taking place from 30th April – 23rd May.

These sessions will cover a range of topics including orientation, insulation, and air flow; solar, home batteries and EVs; prefab and modular house design; and building small and clever and allow a valuable opportunity for anyone embarking on their own sustainability journey to seeking guidance from those have completed their own projects.

Further information and booking links for these sessions can be found on the Sustainable House Day
website: https://sustainablehouseday.com/