Green landlords take a bow – ReNew magazine wants to hear from you
Energy-efficient light bulbs, double-glazed windows, solar panels and rainwater tanks are increasingly appearing in rental properties, and the drive is not coming solely from renters pushing to make their homes environmentally sustainable.
Green landlords are appearing in greater numbers across Australia, underlining that rental properties need not be neglected when it comes to sustainability.
ReNew is calling on people with green investment properties to contact the magazine and go in the running to win the Green Landlord Award.
To enter send us a description of what you’ve done to make your investment property more water and energy efficient for your tenants and the benefits of these changes. The entries can come directly from landlords, or tenants can nominate landlords to us.
Email entries of less than 300 words to renew@ata.org.au by Friday, November 5.
ReNew’s Green Landlord will win two 65-watt, 12-volt solar panels with a prize value of $700, with the winner announced in ReNew’s issue 114 in December. Thanks to Low Energy Developments for donating the prize.
For more information email renew@ata.org.au.
To complement ReNew’s call for green landlords, Green Moves is offering a half price listing for any suitable rental property that is listed on their website between now and 31 March 2011. If you’re a landlord and you have a ‘green’ rental property coming available, contact Danie at Green Moves on (03) 9024 5515 and take advantage of this great offer. Or if you have a rental property but it’s not that ‘green’, give Green Moves a call anyway and they’ll help you ‘go green’.
Want more information on green renting or being a greener landlord? Try these:
- ATA’s Sustainability rebates page gives details of federal and state government water, solar hot water and photovoltaic rebates available in your state
- Tax deductions for energy efficiency improvements in rental properties
- ATA’s Renters’ Guide to Sustainable Living (free PDF download)
- The Victorian Green Renters’ Guide: Sustainable living tips for renters, produced by Environment Victoria (free download or printed copy)
- Green Renters: an online resource for those who wish to live sustainably in rental property
- Just Change: giving renters and landlords the tools they need to access the many energy efficiency schemes available in Victoria
- “What about tenants?” Article in ReNew 102
- “Just change for tenants” Article in ReNew 108
This entry was posted on Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 at 12:04 pm