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 Community
Do you want to reduce your impact on the environment but don't know where to start? Here are a few ideas.
Workshops
Do you want to promote sustainable living within your sporting, community or social club or church? For a small fee ($300) we can provide a workshop in the Brisbane area suitable to your members on a range of sustainability topics. Workshops are usually 2 hours in length (to allow for plenty of discussion and questions). Topics can include:
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 Building or renovating for energy efficiency
- Solar hot water and solar electricity for your house
- Reducing your electricity bill
- Water: efficient appliances, tanks, and gardens
Contact us for further options or to request a date.
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Seminars
Queensland Sustainable Energy Industry Development Group QSEIDG) hosts public seminars from time to time on sustainability issues, with a particular focus on energy. These seminars tend to have a strong policy and technical focus. Check out the events page on their website www.qse.org.au for more information. Recent seminars have included |
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- Transport and Climate Change: Reasons, Resources, Responses
- Energy and Climate Change: a low-carbon future for Queensland?
- Solar Powered Homes in the Sunshine State
- Climate Comfort v Climate Change: climate friendly AC systems
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Personal
Advice
Want some personal advice about your options regarding energy use, building design, renewable energy systems?
Contact us for an appointment to discuss your needs. Additionally (or alternatively), if you are a keen web surfer, you may find the following sites helpful:
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Building a home:
Energy efficient appliances:
Renewable energy generally:
Government incentives QLD:
Queensland Climate Smart programs:
Brisbane CitySmart programs:
Car fuel guide:
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www.yourhome.gov.au
www.energyrating.gov.au
www.greenhouse.gov.au
www.epa.qld.gov.au
www.climatesmart.qld.gov.au
CitySmart: Sustainable Brisbane
www.greenvehicleguide.gov.au
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Further Reading
If you want a good magazine, it is hard to beat ReNew, the quarterly magazine published by the
ATA. Their bookshop also stocks a good range of sustainability books on topics such as house design, building materials, renewable energy, water reuse etc.
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