Seven of Christchurch’s most innovative and sustainable homes will be opened to the public at weekends in May to encourage people to build smarter, including three in St Albans.
The free, self-drive Exemplar Homes Tour showcases homes with sustainable and affordable design.The St Albans homes are in Westminster St, Manchester St and Hills Rd.
People will be able to look through eco-friendly homes, homes that have no power bills, collect rainwater, are earthquake resilient, and use solar energy to power the home and car. At each home people will be able to speak to the designer, builder or owner to learn more about its special features and get great ideas for their own home.
The tour, which allows people to visit homes in any order between 11am and 4pm each weekend in May, has been organised by the Superhome Movement in partnership with Christchurch City Council through its Build Back Smarter service.
“We want people to experience these homes for themselves, see the technologies at work and help them to understand that it is possible to build better quality homes at little or no additional cost,” said Christchurch City Council Principal Advisor – Sustainability Tony Moore. “If people are thinking about building new homes we want them to be making informed choices and building healthy, sustainable homes. A visit to these seven exemplar homes will help inspire them,” Mr Moore said.
More details about each home can be found at www.superhome.co.nz
