Open Day at Michael Mobbs’ Sustainable House

To celebrate the publication of the second edition of the book, Sustainable House, and to make the information about it more widely available, I’m offering a special tour of the house on two Saturdays, 16 and 23 October 2010.

Tours commence at 11 am and finish at 12 noon. 

The tours will show what’s happened after 14 years of living in a sustainable house.  The tours will explain some of the data which is in the book.  The book will be provided on the tour as part of the tour.

• What’s happened after 1.5 million litres of sewage has gone into the garden?
• How have the solar panels lasted after 14 years?
• What’s worked and what hasn’t?
• How has the house saved over $30,000 in water and energy bills?
• We’ll also look at how we’re growing food in the road gardens and how the compost bins and other gardening is coming along as Spring growth takes hold.

Cost is $55 for the tour and the book (which retails at $45).

Bookings essential by email to:  info@sustainablehouse.com.au

Cameras welcome!

See you there, at the little house that could … and yours can, too …

Oh, and check out this terrific video of the splitting of the beehive here a few weeks ago by Peter Clarke. 

More info about Sustainable House at sustainablehouse.com.au

Michael

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CarriageWorks is extremely lucky to be working with Michael Mobbs on all aspects of our Sustainable Works Project. 

Michael Mobbs is a Sustainability Coach, former Environment Lawyer and author of Sustainable House. Michael provided invaluable advice and insight at the early stages of the Sustainable Works project and has continued working with CarriageWorks as the coordinator of the Kitchen Garden Project and as an ongoing consultant with long term renewable energy projects. Michael’s imagination, humour, wide range of experience and his willingness to take risks, really shaped the direction of the Sustainable Works Project and lead to goals and benchmarks that may otherwise seemed impossible; such as the Edible Office Garden. More info here.