Sustainability Options 

I've been doing a bit of research for Straws Suck lately about single use plastic bags...this is a local movement to help raise the awareness of single use plastics and the alternatives.  Check out the Facebook page and make a pledge to reduce!

There’s a lot of talk...

We're delivering a free public seminar in Rotorua to share what we know about building new, in a way that creates warm, dry and healthy homes for all Kiwis. We want to see new homes that use less resources to build, and to operate, which means lower utility bills for y...

EnviroChallenge is a one day, high energy event for secondary students from all over the Bay of Plenty intended to inspire environmental leadership.  Participating this year were Mount Maunganui College (hosts for the day), Katikati College, Papamoa College, Tauranga G...

We are a nation of car lovers. I grew up to the sound of a V8 engine and the smell of petrol.  My dad was a mechanic, there was always one family car in the driveway, and another in the garage being ‘fixed’.  It’s part of who we are.  Car ownership as a young adult is...

When we were kids, our backyard was an incredible maze of pumpkin plants and guava bushes.  We’d play hide and seek with the neighbourhood kids and eat the guavas when we got hungry.  For me it was a magical place to play, full of life and mystery.  Then, mum and dad,...

Musings and key learning from the 2017 Eco City World Summit, a biannual international series that 'aims to unite people through a new way of living on the planet that ensures best possibly cities while enhancing, not destroying, the biosphere.'

Sitting in a room full...

As many now know, Sustainability Options is a social business committed to visiting as many homes as possible providing free, independent & trustworthy sustainability advice to help create warm, drier healthy homes as well as supporting good decisions now that will pos...

‘A lion doesn’t attack antelope to sell them to its buddies.’  A lion hunts for two reasons, hunger and survival.  When a lion is full, he is no longer a threat to antelope or any of the other animals that share the bush with him.  A lion won’t keep attacking and killi...

Took the van on a drive over to Rotorua today - two of us in the vehicle. We were a bit nervous (a wee bit of range anxiety), but it all went very well!!  Thanks Unison for the free use of the Rapid Charge Station! This enabled us to get home, with no sweat at all!

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We have recently purchased a home that is our 'project' for renovation. Given my job is to promote household sustainability, I thought that this might be a worthy journey to share with others.

My key focus is energy sustainability, but I will also be sharing my journey...