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Tag: energy efficiency

Eco-loop dream a reality: energy saved, waste reduced

8 August 2018 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters

Be the difference: We have five extraordinary guests and speakers in The Sustainable Hour on 8 August 2018 who each are making a significant difference as innovators, pioneers and leaders in their respective fields – turning eco-loop dreams into reality, saving big on energy, engaging the community, taking action 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 Hour on 4 October 2017 turns into The Sustainable House

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Go GIY: Green It Yourself

13 October 2016 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, World affairs

It is Sustainable House Day in Geelong region on Sunday 16 October 2016, and that is what The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse focuses on this Wednesday: Vicki Perrett, Sustainable House Day organiser, with home owners Susan Weymouth, Dan Cowdell and Dierijk Drent tell their stories. We also talk with Claire

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Geelong’s response to the climate emergency

28 March 2016 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters, World affairs One comment

The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 23 March 2016 marks the World Meteorological Day, a global event organised by the World Meteorological Organization and the worldwide meteorological community with the goal “to contribute to a better understanding of climate variability and climate change, as well as to the

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And the winners are… Accurate Information and Optimism

6 March 2016 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters, World affairs

Tim Adams, principal of F2 Design and a member of the Geelong Sustainability committee, is our guest in The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 2 March 2016. He is full of good ideas and has got some 10-Star rated news to share with us – from the stock

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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 Day in Geelong Listen to The Sustainable Hour no. 95:

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From Hawaii and Denmark to Geelong: Incentives in the community

3 June 2015 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Local Geelong matters, World affairs

We invited community planner Pat Onesta from Hawaii, who recently moved to the Surf Coast, to be our guest in the 75th Sustainable Hour for a talk about communities and renewable energy projects, energy efficiency, eliminating waste and about how best to reduce our individual carbon footprints. In today’s program

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Catering thirst for knowledge about a sustainable future

17 April 2015 Mik Aidt Educational

24,000 Australian teachers have signed up to ‘Cool Australia’, a non-profit website that provides inspirational material to schools and caters the students’ thirst for knowledge about how to be smart, clean and efficient. Close to 20,000 teachers are regular users of the site, representing 45 per cent of all Australian

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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 and architectural area, and the exciting prospects ahead. Guests in

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Passion for sustainability in the community

13 December 2014 Mik Aidt Commentary

In the 55th Sustainable Hour on 10 December 2014 we talk with Andrea Pape from The Give Grid about sustainability in the community service sector, and with Sustainability Officer Tim Mordaunt from Geelong Council about the new Greenhouse Gas Strategy review. On 5 December, Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons was spruiking

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