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Tag: design

Transformational designers of the true zero

7 December 2022 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Guests in The Sustainable Hour no. 441 are Charles van Dongen from the battery company Zenaji and Tim Adams from the ‘true zero carbon’-focused architectural firm F2 Design.

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Reversing climate change: The middle gets it

16 February 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters, World affairs

“The middle gets it. The middle is happening.” ~ Paul Hawken, American author In The Sustainable Hour on 14 February 2018: • Architect Alvyn Williams from Soft Loud House Architects about passive houses and star rating systems • Councillors Susan

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Climate resilience DIY: The sustainable kit house

1 November 2017 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Our guest in The Sustainable Hour on 1 November 2017 is Camilla Novotna, CEO and founder of Ecokit which sells a new concept of small DIY eco houses. Leigh Ewbank from Friends of the Earth Melbourne’s Act on Climate campaign

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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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Green sustainability is the ultimate blue

9 May 2014 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

“Sustainability is actually an extreme right wing philosophy,” explains our guest in The Sustainable Hour on 7 May 2014: Tim Adams. Tim Adams is the principal of F2 Design. He is also the Immediate Past President of the Building Designers’

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100% electric car driving school in Geelong

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