Dorset Greener Homes Event Dates - September 14th-15th & 21st-22nd 2024

Dorset CAN coordinates the Dorset Greener Homes events across Dorset to showcase ideas for greener living. For two weekends annually in September 14th-15th & 21st-22nd) there’s an opportunity to visit homes - plus gardens, allotments, churches, schools, village halls - venues where steps have been taken to save energy and avoid using fossil fuels as well as to promote biodiversity.

Homes Open by Appointment All Year Round

Some of our homes are also open all year round by appointment - use the map on the Listings page to filter and find homes that you can arrange to visit at your convenience outside of the event dates.

We have also created a few Short Films of a selection of houses with varying features, so if you can’t make any of the open days you can view some of the houses and their associated features here.

Get an inside peek at the systems and processes involved as the homeowners walk you through what features they have installed and how they work:

The focus is on low cost solutions to cut energy use, reduce waste and save money, as well as looking after nature in your garden. Alongside that are opportunities to view low carbon technologies like solar panels, heat pumps and electric cars.

“We really want people in different kinds of homes to join in – including rented and those run by housing associations as well as privately owned. You may have some great ideas for insulating your home, or saving energy in other ways which add up to a decent cost saving at this time of high fuel bills” said Sam Wilberforce, one of the organisers.

“Maybe you’ve got a wildlife garden full of insects, a sustainable vegetable garden or creative ways of saving water – we’re looking for ideas that other people can use in their own homes to benefit our environment as well as saving money, which many of these ideas will do”.

The event has been running in West Dorset for 11 years, 2023 was the third year it covered all of Dorset - in 2024 homes will again open to visitors as we continue to help homes go greener across the county.

The big event opening all these homes takes place in September this year, but if you can’t wait until then, we may be able to arrange a bespoke visit to a particular home - write to dorsetgreenerhomes@gmail.com.

This event is sponsored by Dorset Community Energy, the organisation behind twenty-four solar installations, one hundred and ninety-eight shareholders, and 1500kW of solar photovoltaic panels on schools, community buildings and hospitals in Dorset.

Water region every year.