Cool homes, hot ideas! Visit some of the ninety venues across Australia and find out how to make your house cheaper to run, more comfortable to live in and better for the environment. Sustainable House Day is a mainstay event on the national sustainable calendar. Previously known as Solar House Day, the event underwent a name change in 2006 to more accurately reflect the broad range of sustainable features in the participating houses particularly in relation to the focus on the sustainable use of water. The annual event is held on the second weekend of September and is entering its 6th year of operation. The aim of Sustainable House Day is to showcase sustainable design and to encourage the adoption of sustainable design features in existing homes and new homes. The focus is to show how simple, easy and cost effective sustainable living can be.

Price: $5 per house visited. No need to book tickets in advance.

Sustainable House Day is an initiative of the Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society (ANZSES). The event showcases homes which have been designed along passive solar principles. These homes use less energy than conventional homes because they respond to the natural environment. Sustainable House Day is made possible by the generosity of commercial, community and government sponsors and volunteers who open their homes to public.