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  • How effective is Magnetite installation on large South facing windows in reducing domestic heat loss
    by Margaret Hetherton 2 answers
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    Did you know your school may be eligible for $50k in funding via the National Solar Schools Program?
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  • Had a fantastic visit to Barrett House - so inspiring, full of innovative ideas! Open days for 2011?
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  • will installing solar panels reduce my electricity bills?
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  • How much do CFLs or LEDs cost and can you simply change halogen down lights to one or the other?
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  • How i can save electricity living in a unit ???
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  • Does Randwick Council have a special deal with a solar hotwater suplier that will provide a discount
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  • Jan. 23, 2012

    But what can one person do?

    So, you already do everything you can to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, right?

    Perhaps most of your friends do too, but have you stopped to think that most of those actions are largely invisible to the wider public? How many people would know if you take short ...

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  • Dec. 9, 2011

    Twelve Green Days...

    A New Song For Xcessmas (or XSmas ) 

    On the first day of Christmas,

    my planet said to me,
    a cloth bag is so waste free!

     

    On the second day of Christmas,

    my planet said to me,
    buy green power,
    and a cloth bag is so waste free!

     

    On ...

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  • Nov. 17, 2011

    Introducing the new 111 Navy Chair™ at Barrett House

    When you recycle a plastic bottle, you're doing something good. When you recycle 111 of them, you're doing something great. Help your bottle become something extraordinary again…

     

    In its first year, the 111 Navy Chair® has

    diverted 3.5 million bottles out of landfills.

     

    Up-cycling consumer ...

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  • Oct. 7, 2011

    Earth Overshoot Day - 2011

    It sounds like a film title, and if it was, the voiceover would be something like this .. "Humanity has exhausted the budget of what nature can provide this year - September 27th, 2011 is Earth Overshoot Day."

    New research from the Global Footprint Network, an international research organisation with ...

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  • June 1, 2011

    Our 'Living Smarties'

    If enthusiasm is catching then all of those who arttended the first three sessions of Randwick City Council's Living Smart course are well and truly infected.

    Living Smart is a five week, twenty hour course in sustainable living that is offered several times a year on Saturdays ...

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  • May 13, 2011

    National Permaculture Day...

    They came from the local east, a few from the more distant north and a few from the City of Sydney local government area... and even a few from further west. In its first major public event, the Randwick Sustainability Education Hub attracted an estimated 200 people, over ...

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  • Jan. 27, 2011

    Reaching for the stars on Dolphin Street

    A new home about to be built at 3 Dolphin Street Randwick is leading the way in the sustainability stakes by going well beyond current regulation. The existing home was built in the 1930s and the owners Dorothee and Wolfgang decided to knock the home down and build ...

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  • Jan. 17, 2011

    New Sustainability Hub

    In Randwick, a humble community centre has been turned into an innovative sustainability hub - a learning and demonstration centre imagined around the sustainable use of our water, energy and food.

    You know when you are approaching the Randwick Sustainability Hub - the tall wind turbine spinning in the breeze ...

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  • Nov. 26, 2010

    Solar Success Story - Clovelly townhouse

    Installing a solar power system on our townhouse turned out to be easier than expected - here's some handy info on how we did it and what we learnt along the way...by Geoff from Clovelly.

     

    Early attempts at solar electricity

    I looked into installing solar panels several ...

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  • Sept. 30, 2010

    Phillip Bay joins ‘Global Day of Action’

    Phillip Bay Sustainability Street are hosting a free Compost workshop on the 350.org Global Day of Action – Sunday 10 October, 2010.

    Founded by American environmentalist Bill McKibben, 350.org is a world-wide campaign on Climate Change. There are thousands of events taking place around the world from ...

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  • Barrett House

    The establishment of Barrett House as a sustainability demonstration house provides the opportunity to see working examples of practical sustainability measures in action. The retrofit incorporates energy and water efficiency, the use of sustainable building materials, waste avoidance, minimisation and recovery, together with a working Permaculture garden.

    Whether ...

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  • Sustainable Business Program - save money & reduce your energy & water use

    Click here to register your business!

    Helping business save money and reduce their impact on the environment. Businesses that register will receive on-site assistance by qualified assessors who will provide;

    • A water use assessment & free water efficient products.
    • A energy use assessment & assistance accessing generous financial incentives.

    Who ...

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  • Sustainability Street

    Sustainability Street puts the idea of thinking global while acting local into practice, bringing friends and neighbours together to reduce household waste, water and energy use, as well as work on local sustainability projects. Are you interested in turning your street into a Sustainability Street?

    Sustainability Street: Clovelly ...

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  • Go Solar - exclusive discounts on reliable solar systems

    The Eastern Suburbs embraces solar…

    According to Energy Australia figures, over 650 Eastern Suburbs households have made the switch to solar power and a further 570 have submitted applications to switch as at December 2010. Congratulations to those GO SOLAR participants who are already reaping the rewards of ...

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