• We specialise in building leading-edge sustainable homes. If you want to live in a home that meets your sustainability aspirations, or if you'd like your extension/rennovation/retrofit to be as environmentally positive as possible, we are the builder to use.
  
• We've built one of Australia's only 8 Star homes, which is open several times per year for public inspections. Private group tours are available upon request.
  
• We provide zero-carbon housing consultations for individuals and firms who want to learn to build houses with literally no operational impacts or energy costs.
  
• We conduct workshops and presentations on a wide range of built environment topics, such as effective and economical ways to retro-fit existing houses. These can be customised for a range of different audiences and purposes.
  
• We're also passionate about helping individuals and the wider community to live a more environmentally sustainable and abundant life though our support of the Portland Sustainability Group.
  

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Latest News

31/08/2010
ABC Local Radio interview
Jeremy Lee from ABC Radio South West Vic has recently interviewed Peter Reefman to duscuss the 8 Aquarius Crt house and generally discuss carbon zero homes
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ABC Southwest

09/08/2010
Small Business Heroes Exhibition - The Designers- Photos
Here's some photos taken for the Small Business Heroes Exhibition - The Designers event of Business Victoria's Enterprise Enterprise festival.
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Photos on Flickr

04/08/2010
Sustainable House Day 2010!
It's here again. Sustainable House Day 2009 was our biggest event of the year, and we'll be opening up the Aquarius Crt house again this year. The ninth annual Sustainable House Day on Sunday 12 September will showcase some of Australia’s most envir
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Sustainable House Day Website

03/08/2010
PSG August Sustainability Workshop
The PSG is happy to announce our August Workshop! We're proud to say the this workshop will be focussed on an updated Climate Project presentation by our own Rebecca Phyland. We'll also spend some time talking about our solar bulk buy.
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Download flyer

10/07/2010
Master Builders Green Living Conference Flyer
The annual Green Living workshop has been given a boost and has become a two day Conference. Details of the conference are now available.
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Official conference flyer

10/07/2010
PSG celebrates Renewable Energy Target improvements with bulk solar purchase
To celebrate much needed amendments to Australia’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) which passed through Parliament on June 24th 2010, the Portland Sustainability Group (PSG) has committed to conducting another bulk deal on solar photovoltaic electricit
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PSG Website

27/06/2010
Energised Homes wins MBAV award
Energised Homes has won the Best Sustainable Energy House award at the Master Builders South West Regional Building Awards. The awards presentation took place
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MBAV website

19/06/2010
Energised Homes chosen as a Victorian Government Small Business Hero
Energised Homes has been chosen to be one of 18 "Small Business Heroes - The Designers" awardees as part of the Victorian Government "Energise Enterprise" Festival. The company will be featured in an exhibition at Federation Square in Melbourne durin
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Small Business Heroes Exhibition

17/06/2010
Kempe sustainability meeting
Peter from Energised was involved in a meeting between Kempe Maintenance & Engineering and Edge Environment to discuss how Kempe could reduce it's operational impacts while identifying opportunities as the world transitions to a low carbon economy.
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Portland Observer report