Get a home assessment
It isn't easy to work out how efficient your home is. We all have homes that are environmentally friendly in some areas, and not as friendly in others.
Free, independent assessment
Under the Green Loans Program, you can book a free, comprehensive sustainability assessment. This assessment will help you reduce energy and water bills, increase the comfort of your home and help you reduce carbon pollution.
A qualified assessor will visit you in your home. The assessment will involve an inspection of major energy and water systems, heating and cooling, lighting, refrigeration, cooking and entertainment. The assessor will also examine water efficiency (indoors and outdoors). This information is entered into an assessment tool to calculate your environmental impact and provide suggestions for improvement.
The assessment should take around 1.5 to 2 hours to complete, depending on how much information you can supply, the size of your property and the number of energy and water systems you have.
Tailored report
You will get a tailored report advising the most effective changes for your home. This advice may range from small and easy changes such as changing light bulbs, to major investments such as a solar hot water system or photovoltaic panels.
More information
See Green Loans for more information.
Rebates & assistance
As a home owner, renter or landlord, you could be eligible for financial assistance and home assessments to help you start saving energy and water sooner.
Find out about government rebates and assistance.
Why do it?
- You get free professional advice
- Prioritise and plan changes around your home
- Greening up your home will save you money
Did you know?
A Green Loan means the government pays the interest on your loan, while you use the money to make green changes to your house. The Green Loan subsidy will cover the interest on borrowing up to $10,000 for a period of up to 4 years.
Page last modified: 19 Feb 2010