Look it up: Resources for heating and cooling (Tip 2)
Topics to research: Heat islanding Peak demand electricity Passive cooling Ceiling fans vs air conditioning
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Geoff Ebbs is the author of the best-selling Australian Internet Book and a long term environmental activist. He has written, edited and published a wide range of business and environmental books and participated in community radio and publishing. The radio show and online news site, https://EcoRadio.net has been operating (initially as https://TheGenerator.news) since 2005. A regular speaker and facilitator at Engineering conferences and workshops Geoff has built on his background in information technology, media and environmental engineering.to nurture the transition to a post-carbon economy. Geoff continues to drive deep adaptation and regenerative sustainability as the primary agenda for both commercial and community organisations and is currently researching business approaches to those issues at the Griffith Centre for Sustainable Enterprise. The organisation he founded in 2005, Ebono Institute, continues to support community and social enterprise media and his consultancy, Great Notion, provides facilitation and strategic planning services to social enterprise and environmental organisations.
Hard facts: Electricity demand (Tip 2)
Demand for electricity in Australia has increased by less than 1% each year over the last decade. Demand peaks at 4:00pm on hot afternoons. Wholesale… Read More »Hard facts: Electricity demand (Tip 2)
Reality check: Australian home insulation (Tip 2)
Australian homes are not well insulated and modern houses are often not designed to take advantage of local conditions. The extreme summer temperatures are becoming… Read More »Reality check: Australian home insulation (Tip 2)
A personal tale: Hotel air-conditioning culture (Tip 2)
From Far North Queensland: “Hotels in Townsville use air-conditioners more than their counterparts in Cairns, despite the climate being dryer and less tropical. There seems… Read More »A personal tale: Hotel air-conditioning culture (Tip 2)
Now try this: Related tips (Tip 1)
Related Tips: Tip 8: Buy green power Tip 15: Get a better light Tip 55: Energy efficient appliances Tip 96: Generate your own power
Look it up: Resources for lighting (Tip 1)
Topics to research: Light globe emissions Domestic energy consumption Paraffin soy beeswax Useful websites: earthhour.org cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/NGER
Hard facts: Candles and lighting (Tip 1)
Candles and kids are not always a good mix (cue Burning Down the House). Paraffin, made from fossil fuel, is mixed with most soy candles… Read More »Hard facts: Candles and lighting (Tip 1)
Reality check: Light usage habits (Tip 1)
Wander around the neighbourhood after dinner one night and have a look at who has their lights searing into the darkness — even after going… Read More »Reality check: Light usage habits (Tip 1)
Here’s a plan: Turn off lights (Tip 1)
Pop reading lamps and other low-energy lights around the place to avoid bumping into the furniture and only use the bright lighting when you are… Read More »Here’s a plan: Turn off lights (Tip 1)