Smart Energy Answers features in the exciting new Channel 9 series Renovate or Rebuild, a 60-minute lifestyle programme with a strong sustainability focus.
The show is hosted by James Treble and features popular characters from The Block, including Andy and Deb, Carlene and Michael, Jimmy and Tam, Jesse and Mel, Bec and George, and Norm and Jess.
Each episode sees two teams compete to convince a family that they have the best plan to increase the space and comfort of their house while reducing their energy bills.
One team provides plans to retrofit the property, while the other offers a new residential design concept.
The episodes are filmed in different locations across New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland and will appeal to a broad cross-section of viewers.
The programme offers compelling viewing as the design teams balance the family’s brief and budget while creating a unique and memorable design that will lead to a beautiful, modern, efficient, and sustainable home.
Team Renovate needs to bring the best renovation ideas to the table while coming up with a plan to suit the family.
Their plan needs to cover bathroom and kitchen design, additional home improvements, and how to make use of existing building materials in order to create a home that’s warm and inviting yet modern, energy efficient, and thoroughly sustainable.
Their goal will be to use solar power and home battery power storage to meet all energy requirements.
Team Rebuild will be suggesting that the best move to create the ultimate energy-efficient home will be to knock down the existing structure and start from scratch.
Their brand-new design will take into account the orientation of the home, passive solar design, and the selection of energy-efficient appliances.
Team Rebuild will also be planning a design for a home that can be powered solely through solar power and home battery power storage.
Residential sustainable design is the primary focus of the show.
Residential housing remains a significant contributor to Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions, partially due to poorly planned property design leading to high electricity bills.
The series aims to shine a light on the possibilities opened up by smart property design and to encourage Australian viewers and homeowners to make better choices leading to healthier, more energy-efficient homes.
The highly watchable reality TV format is key to spreading the sustainable housing message to a broader audience.
It’s expected that the show will attract a minimum audience reach of 2.8 million.
The first episode of the eight-week series premiered at 9pm on October 4.
Be sure to tune in from 8:30pm each Monday evening from October 11 on 9Life to catch the rest of the season.
Smart Energy Answers is teaming up with manufacturers LONGi and FIMER to donate a free solar panel and battery installation for a demountable home in the Blue Mountains.
The installation is for a family that tragically lost their home in the 2019 and 2020 bushfires.
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