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Come join us! Renew is looking for an experienced Event Coordinator to plan, promote and deliver Renew’s flagship annual event Sustainable House Day in May 2025, & other events held throughout the year. This role will be responsible for planning and marketing both online events and in-person elements of the Sustainable House Day program, including open home tours around the country. If you're keen on home sustainability and electrification, this could be the job for you! This position is 4 days/week with some room for negotiation. It is a project role that commences immediately and will end in June 2025 unless further funding is secured. https://lnkd.in/gesvzcGX

We are hiring! The Advertising and Sponsorships manager plays an important role in our communications team, working with the editors of Sanctuary and Renew magazines, to maintain excellent relationships with clients in the sustainability sector to deliver advertising targets for both of our quarterly magazines. The role is also responsible for coordinating sponsorship support for events run by Renew, building and maintaining strong relationships to ensure that key programs such as Sustainable House Day are able to grow over time. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gVzdC5yX

Rob McLeod, Advocacy and Policy Manager at Renew, spoke to the Guardian about one of our favourite topics - transitioning Australian households off gas! You can make a plan to get off gas by checking out Renew's Getting off Gas Toolkit - save money, improve indoor air quality, save energy and emissions. #getoffgastoolkit #renew https://lnkd.in/gV5CJJKq

The new edition of Renew Magazine is out! We investigate going off-grid, as well as a quick look at virtual power plants. You can check out electric water-craft, a gas to electric home conversion, and learn about making the perfect compost With more Australians renting, find out more about minimum standards for rentals in your state and learn effective ways to keep your rental comfortable year-round. 2024 is shaping up as a critical year for Australia’s response to climate change. We review where our emissions targets are at and what’s needed to align with 1.5-degree warming scenarios by 2035. And those in flood-prone areas won’t want to miss our bumper guide on flood resilience, with expert intel on home retrofits, flood policy and insurance to help you minimise damage and costs. To read or subscribe ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g-Bwq3HY Cover Image: Gregory Lorenzutti

It was great to see such a wonderful crowd of energy enthusiasts in the room last night as we helped Tim Forcey launch his fabulous new publication - My Energy Efficient Home Handbook! Thank you to our guest speaker Lily D’Ambrosio MP, and to the wonderful panel of speakers, Tim, all-electric homeowner Steph Rich and Director at Goodbye Gas, Peter Steele, and our CEO Helen Oakey who MC'd the event. Big thanks also to event sponsors HIP V. HYPE (Liam Wallis and Alice Mulleeney) for sharing the Better Building Exchange venue and Karl Jensen from iStore for the refreshments.

Today the Victorian Government released new draft laws that will, if implemented, improve energy efficiency standards for renters. They include ensuring that rental home have energy efficient electric heating and cooling, and hot water, and require ceiling insulation and draught sealing to keep homes warmer in winter and cooler in summer. The proposals will support renters to get off gas, although we think that switching out gas cooktops is also required to make this a reality. Consultation closes July 1st: https://lnkd.in/gucehPVG Find out more about our initial response here: https://lnkd.in/gUwSRH-b

Too many renters are living in conditions that put lives at risk - with cold homes a key factor in 1 in 17 Australian deaths each year. The situation is worse than in Sweden!*      Let’s do something about it.      As a national sustainability not-for-profit, Renew has had success advocating to improve energy efficiency.   Please consider donating to Renew by 30 June to help to fund vital research, quality independent advice, policy analysis, and active advocacy on behalf of energy consumers. This also includes Renew’s efforts to advocate for:      - New standards so that all rental homes include ceiling insulation and efficient heating and cooling;    - Laws that mean people selling and renting homes provide an energy efficiency rating;   - Low-income retrofit and electrification programs.     Donate at renew.org.au/donate *Source: www.thelancet.com 

Sanctuary 67 is out now! Our small projects special celebrates smaller footprint new builds, clever urban infill, modest-scope renovations and more. In Fremantle, an old stables building was saved and converted into a comfortable, 9.2-Star two-bedroom home for just $250,000. A 35-square-metre Brisbane apartment gets a mini makeover for a greater sense of spaciousness and light. Compact new builds in Melbourne and Hobart backyards offer housing flexibility, and a targeted renovation in country NSW saw one huge, dated bathroom turned into a neat new bathroom and an ensuite in the same footprint. Building smaller is a key element of sustainability, and in our feature article our favourite experts share their top design tips on how to achieve a great, comfortable home without going large. Elsewhere, we take a look at the why, how and where of building a secondary dwelling, and how the regulations differ around the country. Architect Steele Olney shares the story of developing his tiny yet functional prefabricated backyard studio offering. In the first of a four-part series, Dr Fiona Gray introduces the key elements of biophilic design, and we have a chat with Renew CEO, Helen Oakey. Expert gardener Mara Ripani sings the praises of good old-fashioned flowers and offers advice on how to grow them, preserve them and use them – plus much more. Get the latest in green home design by subscribing to Sanctuary Magazine https://lnkd.in/ghU5pFyG

The Federal government's Future Gas Strategy is set to support new gas projects and leave household gas to individual choice. New analysis from Renew’s sustainability researcher Rachel Goldlust Ph.D. finds that in the absence of decisive government policy homes are still joining the gas network. Read more ➡ https://lnkd.in/g-U24JN7

Feeling inspired by all the stunning sustainable homes featured in our 2024 Sustainable House Day program? Us too 💚 Sustainable House Day is just one of the ways we deliver on our commitment to help transform Australian homes so that they are energy efficient, healthy, and comfortable to live in... but there are so many more! Become a member of Renew so that you can stay connected to future events, follow our advocacy work for better homes for all Australians, and actively participate in the energy transition! You'll get $20 off the series pass for the Sustainable House Day Extension Sessions kicking off next week, and if you join Renew or subscribe to one of our mags by 5pm AEST today you'll get a chance to win a hot water heat pump from Goodbye Gas. Join here ➡ renew.org.au/prize/ #memberprize #GetOffGas #goodbyegas #hotwaterheatpump