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Intensive learning programs online

24 April 2020 Mik Aidt Educational

Take your sustainability knowledge and practice to the next level with one of GreenLight’s online sustainability master classes.

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Heidi Fog: Emergency call and solutions from Australia

9 April 2020 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Educational, Recommendation

Carbon consultant Heidi Fog’s 10 suggestions for doable ways to cut your own individual carbon footprint in half.

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Greenwash awareness – Politician gets personal on climate

11 April 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

• Greenwash awareness: Excerpt of Elizabeth Wheeler’s ‘Clever Living’ presentation about sustainable building materials and environmentally responsible building • Politician gets personal on climate: Part 1 of an on-air dialogue with Richard Marles, Labor MP and shadow defence minister, about climate

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Learning by doing – Part 1: Alvyn’s green roof

5 March 2018 Mik Aidt Educational

The Sustainable Hour goes to the moving images: YouTube! – launching the series: ‘Learning by doing about sustainable living’ In our first outside report we are in Ocean Grove visiting Soft Loud House Architects as they put a green roof on

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Household event for sustainability focus

6 October 2017 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

“Comfortable”, “low energy and water bills”, “health and happiness” are some of the aspects our guests mention when asked why they are so passionate about sustainable housing. Sustainability makes so much practical and tangible common sense and joy. The Sustainable

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Ten Stars to community repowering and clever housing

17 August 2017 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

Today we talk community renewables, clever housing and star rating systems in The Sustainable Hour as the communities around Geelong and the Surf Coast are charging up for an energy transformation which is both clever and economical. “The key to

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Zero carbon, zero waste: Barwon Water shows a way

7 August 2017 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

Building sustainably can make us healthier and happier – and on top of that it even makes good business sense. In The Sustainable Hour on 2 August 2017 we meet CEO of Barwon Water, Tracey Slatter, and Barwon Water’s Refurb

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Builders of sustainability and frugal hedonism

22 October 2016 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Educational, Local Geelong matters

In The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 19 October 2016 we meet Dave Martin, a sustainable builder who started Small Giants and a concept of ‘sustainable apprenticeship’, we talk with Annie Raser-Rowland about her new book, ‘The Art

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Opening doors to The Sustainable House

21 October 2015 Mik Aidt Educational, Local Geelong matters

Today in The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse, we talk about houses and why making them more sustainable is a win for everybody. It makes them more comfortable and it saves you money. 24 October 2015 is Sustainable House

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The benefits of building a sustainable home

4 March 2015 Mik Aidt Educational, Local Geelong matters

A Sustainable Hour about the advantages of “building green” when renovating old homes and building new houses, storing energy with thermal mass, learning about the latest research, about benefits of energy efficiency, finding out what is happening in the building

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