by Laura | Sep 3, 2018 | Energy Efficient Home
If you’ve ever built a new home, you’ll appreciate just how much time and effort goes into the planning, designing and construction phases. But what about if you want to take it a step further by building a sustainable home? This week on the podcast I’m joined by my...
by Laura | May 2, 2017 | Energy Efficient Home
If you’ve ever built a new home, you’ll appreciate just how much time and effort goes into planning, designing and building. But what about if you want to take it a step further and make sure that your build is as sustainable as possible? This week on the podcast I’m...
by Laura | Jan 17, 2017 | Energy Efficient Home, Global Environmental Issues, Live Lighter
Welcome to the second piece of my two-part series on the State of the Environment chat with Professor William (Bill) Laurance from James Cook University. Last week in Part 1 we discussed Biodiversity and why it is so important. This is another meaty article but one...
by Laura | Jun 21, 2016 | Energy Efficient Home
Are you keen to reduce your home energy consumption (and power bills) this winter but don’t know where to start? In this post I’ll share some home energy tips to help you reduce your household’s energy consumption throughout the cooler months, without compromising...
by Laura | Dec 22, 2015 | Energy Efficient Home
Are you keen to reduce your home energy consumption (and power bills) this summer but don’t know where to start? In this blog post and Eco Chat podcast episode I share some summer home energy tips to help you reduce your home energy consumption, without...
Laura Trotta is one of Australia’s leading home sustainability experts. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, a Masters of Science (in Environmental Chemistry) and spent 11 years working as an environmental professional before creating her first online eco business, Sustainababy, in 2009. She has won numerous regional and national awards for her fresh and inspiring take on living an ‘ecoceptional’ life (including most recently winning the Brand South Australia Flinders University Education Award (2015) for the north-west region in SA and silver in the Eco-friendly category of the 2015 Ausmumpreneur Awards). With a regular segment on ABC Radio and with her work featured in publications like Nurture Parenting and My Child Magazine, Laura is an eco thought leader who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo. A passionate believer in addressing the small things to achieve big change, and protecting the planet in practical ways, Laura lives with her husband and two sons in outback South Australia. 
