WestWyck News

Article from The Fifth Estate online sustainable property journal, 16 December 2010:

"A lobby group of real estate agents established to promote sustainable residential property has launched a new website aimed at educating and linking people – including agents and buyers – on the benefits of sustainable housing.

Sustainable Housing and Australian Real Estate was established earlier this year, after founder and real estate agent, Lisa Roberts, felt disillusioned by the lack of awareness about sustainable residential property among real estate agents and buyers across Australia.

Roberts, who promoted WestWyck in Melbourne – a residential eco-development incorporating sustainable development and aesthetically appealing design – said that after working on WestWyck, she was surprised at the lack of sustainable housing in Sydney..."

Read the full article.

For the last couple of years the Engineers Without Borders group has visited WestWyck as part of its annual conference. This year the group visited and Minh Cao Le, the Deputy Country Director of Habitat for Humanity Vietnam, took this photo and expressed interest in the way in which ‘sharing’ worked in an eco-village. In fact, a feature of the visit was the strong focus of the group on how village principles from a developing country could be applied as part of addressing the alienation of first world suburban lifestyles.

An industry moves along: a group of real estate practitioners from right around Australia is highlighting and promoting the value of sustainable housing and showcasing good examples. One of the developments featured is WestWyck and WestWyck is proud to have personal contact with Lisa Roberts, one of the key movers behind this initiative.

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