Living Green

Our Living Green articles are for those looking to lead a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Our sustainable home design ideas, home energy saving tips and energy efficient suggestions will help you to save money on your electricity bills and reduce your carbon footprint.

How to Slash Your Heating Bill This Winter

By Danielle King on 12 Jun 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

With the arrival of the cooler months, it’s time to get your heating situation sorted. Recently a great selection of efficient new heaters have been released that could help reduce your heating bill. Here we have complied a list of our pick of the bunch – finally, a bit of cool in the range of environmentally friendly heaters ...

How to Find Energy Efficient Features in Your Next Home

By Danielle King on 22 May 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

With rising energy costs, water shortages and growing environmental awareness, more people are now looking for energy efficient features in homes because they cost less to run. Here are some tips on what to look for next time you move ...

Rating Your Home

By Danielle King on 28 Apr 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

As part of the Federal Government's strategy to reduce carbon emissions, homeowners and landlords will soon be required to disclose the energy efficiency of a home at the point of sale or lease. This requirement, known as Residential Mandatory Disclosure (MD), is currently being debated and was due to be passed into law by the end of 2012 ...

Thermally Efficient Homes

By Danielle King on 2 Mar 2013 No Comments yet, your thoughts are very welcome

Energy efficient homes are a key weapon in Australia’s action against climate change. One way to reduce the impact of climate change, which can also benefit the householder, is to enforce efficiency ratings on newly built homes. Current standards require that new homes comply with a minimum 5 Star Energy Efficiency Rating, increasing to 6 ...