GreenHouse is a fun project with serious aims. We want to:

• Build a sense of shared responsibility across the Commonwealth for action on sustainability
• Build knowledge of how to encourage environmentally sustainable behaviour across different contexts and countries
• Build capacity within and across the network of participating countries to strengthen the pan-Commonwealth voice on environmental issues

• We will calculate household baselines using existing data and a 'carbon calculator' designed for the project
• We will carry out a household audit and hold briefing days to provide guidance on reducing environmental impact
• We will monitor electricity consumption using clever real time display units
• We will set monthly challenges to help householders address different areas of their environmental impact
• Householders will share their stories through diaries, photos and video blogs uploaded on our website
• We will award community prizes to the households which achieve the greatest proportional reduction in carbon emissions and perform best in the monthly challenges

• Beginning at grassroots, each household will begin to understand and reduce its environmental impact
• Through local media and schools engagement, the 12 households will begin to inspire their city and region to adopt more sustainable behaviours
• A network of households, partner organisations and city authorities will compare and share experiences, building a sense of global responsibility for reducing environmental impact
• Built from the bottom up, and supported by real life examples, an evidence base and network will be created to hold the Commonwealth to account on its environmental stewardship responsibilities