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.   

Oakey House:

Built to a modest budget, this 8.9 star home was completed in May 2021. The home features Wagner’s Earth Friendly Concrete, which reduces CO2 emissions associated with conventional Portland cement by 80 to 90% according to the manufacturers. All concrete floors throughout the home have a polished finish which maximises the benefit of thermal mass provided by the slab. Additional thermal mass internally is provided with a feature rammed earth section of wall. Timber framed windows with Low E glass to the living areas help to achieve the high energy rating because of the insulating properties of the complete window assemblies. The room layout ensures that all living areas & bedrooms are north facing for winter passive solar heating. Deciduous vines are growing on the west facing pergola and the north facing pergola to reduce heat gain in summer.

Important information:

Tickets are limited to 12 persons per tour. The Oakey house is approx. 35 mins. drive from the centre of Toowoomba. Please note that part of the route is a gravel road. Travel time between Oakey House and our other open home, 'Megs Passive 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.