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Policy and Advocacy

Renew is hosting Sustainable House Day for another year, with even more ways to explore some of Australia’s most inspiring homes, and learn from the people who designed them, built them, and live in them. 

Policy and Advocacy

Renew has released a report detailing price rises in home energy across all capital cities between 2022 – 2024, showing that home connected to gas will be hit the hardest.
Our Magazines
Sanctuary

Sanctuary

Modern Green Homes

Australia's only dedicated sustainable house design magazine, profiling the best in environmentally aware architectural and design solutions.
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Renew

Renew

Technology for a Sustainable Future

The nation's premier magazine on practical, cost-effective technologies for an environmentally sustainable home and lifestyle.
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NEWS & EVENTS
Australia needs a National Energy Performance Strategy

Australia needs a National Energy Performance Strategy

Renew strongly backs the development of a National Energy Performance Strategy. Read our submission.

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Renew welcomes new Board Members

Renew welcomes new Board Members

We recently welcomed four new members to our board: Pula Heralth, Jen Djula, Srini Nori, and Justin Harding.

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Announcing Sustainable Renters Week

Announcing Sustainable Renters Week

This December we're shifting our attention to rental properties, exploring ways for both tenants and landlords to increase the energy efficiency and comfort of their homes and properties.

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Renew Annual General Meeting

Renew Annual General Meeting

Under Clause 11(1) of the Constitution, the Alternative Technology Association Incorporated (trading as Renew Australia) hereby gives notice that the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the members will be held on Tuesday 22 November, 2022.

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Announcing Sustainable Design 101

Announcing Sustainable Design 101

Our Sustainable Design 101 series provides a starting point for people just learning about sustainable design.

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100 organisations join forces in push for 7-Star homes

100 organisations join forces in push for 7-Star homes

An alliance of more than 100 property, community, health and environmental organisations has today issued a forceful call to the country’s Building Ministers to lift the energy efficiency of new homes built in Australia.

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Creating Victoria’s First Gas-Free Suburbs

Creating Victoria’s First Gas-Free Suburbs

Cleaner, cheaper power for new homes, and the regulations holding us back. Read the report from Environment Victoria and Renew.

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An energy transition for social housing

An energy transition for social housing

Social housing must not be left behind in the transition to renewable energy. Read Renew's submission.

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Renew webinar

Creating a sustainable building industry

In the next 30 years, Australia will need to increase the number of homes it builds each year by 20% to avoid compounding the current affordability challenges that the community already faces. In this webinar, University of Wollongong doctoral candidate Makrita Solitei discusses what we can do to transform the building industry to consider the lifestyle of our building materials. See more videos from Renew on our YouTube channel.

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Latest from Renew magazine
Staying warm this winter: A buyers guide to heating

Staying warm this winter: A buyers guide to heating

As autumn declines into another long winter, it seems an opportune time to revisit one of our most popular buyers guides: our essential guide to heating yourself and your home.

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Bruce the better motorhome

Bruce the better motorhome

Dick Clarke tells the story of building his self-sufficient, leave-no-trace motorhome, drawing on renewable materials and energy.

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Product profile: Pods for veggies

Product profile: Pods for veggies

With the cost of food trending rapidly upwards, the move to growing food at home has become a popular one. While it’s easy if you have a garden, what do you do if you don’t?

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Latest from Sanctuary magazine
Pretty perfect pavilion

Pretty perfect pavilion

A self-contained prefabricated pod extends the living space without impacting the landscape on Mark and Julie’s NSW South Coast property.

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Gift box

Gift box

The story of Louise’s comfy forever home in her beloved Hobart neighbourhood started with a generous gesture from friends.

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Sparking joy

Sparking joy

Clever spatial planning, high levels of insulation and a switch to all-electric make this stately Melbourne period home more liveable and efficient.

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