On Sunday 19th March MRSG presents an Open House event featuring four homes across the Ranges.
These homes and their owners illustrate a range of approaches, ideas and practical implementation strategies you can use to start or continue your efforts to make your home more comfortable, cheaper to run and more environmentally-friendly.
Gisborne South: Classroom Cottage (photo 1). A small off-grid home created from an old ‘portable’ school building with added insulation, secondary glazing, draughtproofing, worm farm wastewater treatment, food gardens, solar, batteries and solar hot water. Property tours commencing at 10am, 11.30, 1pm and 2.30pm.
Woodend North: Lucy and Robin’s house (Photo 2). Solar, battery and electric vehicle saving the owners about $3000 a year on electricity and petrol. The solar system, battery and EV will be available to view.
Lancefield: Artist House (Photos 3-5). A 120 square metre modular home built for $250k (2018). Features uPVC windows and doors, ceiling, wall and underfloor insulation, recycled and reused materials.
Kyneton: Tom’s Cottage (Photos 6-9). Hempcrete cottage. The builder will be in attendance to explain construction methodology and the benefits of hempcrete.. Property tours commencing at 10am, 11.15, 12.30pm, 1.45 and 3.00.
Experience the homes, talk with their owners and pick up some tips to improve your own home.
Free admission, booking required. (Address details provided upon booking).
Book your tickets in the MRSG Online Store (click on the buttons below)
This event is part of Renew’s national Sustainable House Day Program. Explore the full program at sustainablehouseday.com