Saving Energy
- Use of energy efficient light bulbs*
- New purpose built dwellings are to include solar panels and energy saving ‘heat pump’ hot water systems*
- We discourage the use of electric clothes dryers in our share houses to promote air-drying
Saving Water
- Installation of water saving toilet systems*
- Fitting water efficient shower heads*
- We encourage taking shorter showers and turning off tap when brushing your teeth
Reducing Waste
- We encourage the use of designated recycling bins – with four waste and recycling bins at most locations.
- Use op-shops or sites like Gumtree and Freecycle to re-home unwanted household items from clothes, furniture, electronics etc.
- Try purchasing in bulk to reduce to need for excess packaging
Transport
Every Student Rooms site is located in close proximity to rapid public transport options for example Go Zones, train or tram stations or the O-Bahn busway system. This means our housemates can us existing public transport, help reduce their environmental footprint and save money on transport costs
Many Student Rooms locations are close to bicycle trails to get to the city or University campuses. We have a number of car-free households. Our housemates average only 1 car per 9 people living with Student Rooms – due largely to the transport oriented locations we specifically choose
We encourage our housemates to also make use of share car systems, such as Go-get car share.
Food Share
Food share – many of our houses have fruit trees and we encourage our housemates to share fruits with there friends or using food-sharing websites like Ripenearme
Note: Only applicable to our newly developed properties.