SHD House Tour: Megs Passive House
Event description
Renew's Toowoomba Members' Branch will be hosting tours of two Toowoomba region sustainable houses on Sustainable House Day, 19 March. Visitors will have a chance to talk to the homeowners about their experience of having a sustainable house built and what it is like to live in a thermally comfortable energy efficient home.
Megs Passive House:
We are an older couple and this is our first build. Meegan is still working full time and I am semi-retired. We have a strong interest in minimising our impact on the environment and living sustainably (as much as is within our means) - we grow our own vegetables, we ride electric bicycles instead of driving the car whenever possible, we try to recycle as much as we can. We have built a passive house as it is better for our health, provides a more comfortable environment and minimises energy use. The house is also built for “ageing in place” as we wanted this building to see us through to our geriatric years. We will continue to evolve the sustainability of this house with the addition of vegetable and herb wicking beds, composting, worm farm, addition of batteries for household energy use and electric car charging.
Important information:
Tickets are limited to 12 persons per tour. Travel time between Megs Passive House and Oakey House is approx. 40 mins. If you are booking visits to both homes you will need to book each visit at least 2 hours apart. If for some reason you can’t make it to your booking please cancel your ticket so that someone else can take your place. Addresses of the homes will be emailed closer to the event.
Tickets and attendance:
- Registration is essential.
- Tickets are $5.
- We have a variety of tour times available. You can select a tour time when choosing your ticket.
- You will be provided with the house address closer to the event date.
- Places are limited to 12 persons per tour and bookings are essential. If you are unable to attend after purchasing a ticket, please cancel it so that your place can be made available for other people who may wish to attend.