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?
Every time you use electricity in your home greenhouse gases are belched out on your behalf. So buy the clean stuff!
Energy saving habits are easy to learn. Daily behaviours can save resources and money and can reduce your contribution to global warming.
Water-saving habits are those easy-to-learn daily behaviours that can save us thousands of litres (and dollars) over our lives.
Time to grab the clipboard and run the environmental ruler over your home. Identify the low hanging fruit and big bang actions that will quickly and easily reduce your homes i ...
Energy conservation through the adoption of efficient technology and behaviours saves resources and money.
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 ho ...
Renovations are the ideal opportunity to make your house more efficient and sustainable. Try these tips and feel good about your home.
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!
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.
Sunlight converts cold water into hot water. No gasses are emitted and no one gets hurt. Life is rarely this simple!
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 lo ...
The sun hitting your roof can power your life. It's just a question of gadgets.
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