History
The past
The first Alternative house tour was run in 1997, and then each year after that until 2004. While the house tour focused on alternative house design and building materials, many of these houses embodied the principles of sustainable house design.
House from the 2008 house tour.
The present
With the increased community interest and desire for knowledge about sustainability, it was considered timely to bring the alternative house tour back in 2008 and give it a sustainable focus.
Our aim is to showcase sustainable houses within a 20 kilometer radius of Beechworth that show ceratin aspects of sustainable house design well. While all the houses will show many aspects of sustainable house design, we have chosen the houses, we think, that best reflect certain aspects of sustainable house deisgn.
We have chosen this approach, so that you get to learn something about sustainable house design as well as looking at very inspiring houses. Some complete and some on the journey to completeness, if that ever happens!
We hope you walk away feeling inspired to change your built environment.
The future
Yes, the sustainable house tour will be run again in 2010. If you live in the Beechworth area and would like your house to be showcased in next years house tour then please contact us. We have bigger and grander plans for next year!