Effective curtains can reduce heat loss by 60 percent for single glazed windows, and by as much as 50 percent for double-glazing. The good news is that there are a few, simple low-cost modifications you can make to improve the performance of your existing curtains.
Read MoreThe Healthy Homes Guarantee Act has been law since December last year, and the finer details will be decided soon. Sustainability Trust Chief Executive Philip Squire talks about what the new regulations could mean for both landlords and tenants.
Read MoreHomeowners are getting ready for a warm winter with new, low-cost home insulation. From 50% off to low-cost repayment plans, for rental properties and owner-occupied too. Read this guide to find out if and how you could get cheap insulation today.
Read MoreSome great ways to spend less, save more, and help the environment. From food to travel, drinks to home insulation, phone apps to the flatting guide bible.
Read MoreIt’s that wonderful time of year again, when the crowds are big, the music is loud, the kai is plentiful, and that colourful hat seems like a good idea – festival season. Here are a few tips, tricks, and pretty things that will help you tackle festivals more sustainably.
Read MoreLots of us are reducing our rubbish at home – we take fabric shopping bags to and from the supermarket, wash out yogurt containers, separate glass, even feed the worms, and as a result send smaller bags, less frequently, to the landfill. But how does your business or enterprise fare?
Read MoreHow can you cool down at home - sustainably? Get our staff favourite easy tips: from curtains to wet heads, fans to hot water bottles, insulation to starry nights and more.
Read MoreDust mites love to live in our bedding, rugs and carpets and mould thrives in the cold, damp air of winter. Both dust and mould can trigger allergic reactions associated with asthma, which sadly now affects 1 in 4 people in NZ.
Read MoreEarlier this month there was some great news for housing in New Zealand – the Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill was passed into law. We now have clear national policy direction for the delivery of healthy rental housing, and landlords will need to comply with these new standards when offering properties for rent.
Read MoreDid you know that there has been a 24 per cent rise in New Zealand’s greenhouse emissions since 1990, and that road transport makes up a big part of that increase? It's time we talked about how you're getting from A to B.
Read MoreHeating is confusing. Heaters and heat pumps come in different sizes, have different functions, and have different heat outputs. Let our inhouse home energy expert translate what the do.
Read MoreWhether your team won or not, we’ve got a new government that’s going to make some changes. Our chief executive Philip Squire reflects on what that might mean for our work in the environment, healthy housing and social equity.
Read MorePeople have always shared possessions, and new technology is giving us lots of new ways to organise how we share. From cars, to toys, to skills, strangers are cooperatively reinventing the ‘sharing economy’.
Read MoreThe oceans are awash with plastic, the recycling market struggles to keep up, and manufacturers produce more packaging than ever. But we have the power to stem the flow! Here’s some inspiration and ideas for concerned consumers.
Read MoreWarmer months mean ice cream, deck time and sunshine. Would you like some more money to play with too? Follow these tips to reduce your energy bills this summer.
Read MoreWith a clear election result a couple of weeks away, we don’t yet know what the next government will be doing for environment. So it seems a good time to talk about ways you can do your bit to care for your environment right now – regardless of who ends up in power.
Read MoreSustainability Trust and the Electricity Retailers’ Association of New Zealand (ERANZ) are partnering to deliver Access to Electricity — a project to help low-income households have better access to warm, dry homes.
Read MoreMore than 97% of households in New Zealand have access to kerbside or drop-off recycling – as a result, recycling of packaging has doubled in the last decade.
Read MoreFor the last few months, it has only been landlords that have been able to access subsidies on insulation for homes. But after slow take-up by landlords, the Government has opened it up to everyone with a Community Services Card. Sustainability Trust chief executive Phil Squire talks about why it’s good news.
Read MoreHeat pump? Put a jumper on! Insulation? Nah, too expensive. Subsidies? Yeah nah probably not eligible. Cassia on some of those winter myths...
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