Building Sustainable Homes
December 10, 2020 –
Presenter of ABC TVs Gardening Australia, Josh Byrne will be talking about his new book The Sustainable House Handbook in this online event.
About this Event
Presenter of ABC TVs Gardening Australia, Josh Byrne will be talking about his new book The Sustainable House Handbook in this online event.
The Sustainable House Handbook is your comprehensive guide to building an affordable, eco-friendly and energy- plus water-efficient green home for the future. In this book, sustainability expert and Gardening Australia presenter Josh Byrne takes readers through the process of planning a 10-Star rated high-performance home according to the Australian Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS), and outlines how it is possible to build with conventional materials, in an accessible and cost-effective way.
Josh shows how to create a family home that is comfortable year-round, without the need for air conditioning or additional heating, how to integrate solar power to cover household needs, and how to reduce water usage by integrating rainwater tanks and greywater recycling systems. He also discusses how to cleverly incorporate organic food production in the garden while maintaining a highly attractive space that improves health and wellbeing.
Well known for his role as a presenter on ABC’s Gardening Australia TV program, Josh Byrne is an environmental scientist with a national profile as a consultant, researcher and communicator in urban sustainability.
Josh is also an Adjunct Research Fellow with the School of Design and the Built Environment at Curtin University where his research interests span high-performance housing, water-sensitive design and sustainable urban development. In 2018, he was awarded the Planning Institutes of Australia WA Planning Champion Award for his contribution to planning and urban sustainability.
This event will be hosted through Zoom. Bookings are essential, and a link and instructions will be sent to you prior to the event. Download and install Zoom onto your device.