Households are often overwhelmed by the amount of information available describing the best actions to save energy and water and to reduce greenhouse gases. It can be difficult to decide what action to take.
What is a home sustainability assessment?
A qualified assessor will visit your home and advise you on the best actions to reduce your energy and water use, to increase the comfort of your home, and help you save money on your bills.
Your assessment will involve the physical inspection of major energy and water systems relating to heating and cooling, water heating, lighting, refrigeration, cooking, entertainment, water efficiency and outdoor consumption.
Your assessment will take around 1.5 hours depending on the amount of information readily available, the size of your property and the number of energy and water systems to check.
After your assessment, you will receive a tailored home sustainability assessment report. Your report recommends the best water and energy saving changes you can make to your property and includes practical information to help you get started.
How does it work?
The Green Loans Program is delivered in three steps.
Step 1 - Book your free home sustainability assessment
- At no cost to you, a qualified home sustainability assessor will visit your home to investigate energy and water consumption patterns to identify actions that your household can take to save energy and water. You will need to show the assessor your water and electricity bills to help them do a thorough assessment of your current water and energy use.
- Only one free assessment will be available per applicant at a given address.
Step 2 - Receive your home sustainability assessment report
After the assessment, you will receive a home sustainability assessment report, including:
- the best water and energy saving changes you can make to your home
- practical information to get your household started.
Step 3 - Choose which recommended actions you will take to improve your home
- With a home sustainability assessment report, your household can make water and energy saving changes, from simple low and no-cost changes such as switching to energy efficient light bulbs and repairing leaking taps, to larger scale improvements like installing solar panels, grey water filtration systems or rainwater tanks.
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