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Sydney Central ATA – Tuesday 12 June – Geoexchange Heating and Cooling Systems

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May 212012

The Sydney Central ATA group meeting on Tuesday 12 June will be at 6pm (until 8pm) in the Wallaby Room, 11th Floor, Testra Buidling, 320 Pitt St, Sydney.

The topic will be “Geoexchange Heating and Cooling Systems: Review of Local and International Case Studies”, and will be presented by Yale Carden is the Managing Director of GeoExchange Australia.

Yale will present a short overview of geoexchange heating and cooling systems and their various applications. He will include a series of local and international case studies that will range from residential applications through to commercial projects, including office buildings, Councils, universities etc.

Yale Carden has a First Class Honours degree in Environmental Science and a Masters in Environmental Engineering. Yale has been working in the sustainability sector for over fifteen years and has spent the past six years working with geoexchange systems. He is a member and certified installer with the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) and has advised on Geoexchange systems across the Asia Pacific.

Please Register by selecting ATTEND at atasydney.eventbrite.com.au

Please see below for AuSES Activities including tomorrow night.

Expressions of Interest

If any members are available on Date: Monday 4 June 9 am – 2 pm or part there of and would like to man a table we will give you support todo so.

This year the University of Technology Sydney, TAFE NSW Ultimo College and ABC Ultimo are hosting a joint “Green Week” of activities during the week of 4-8 June. This week incorporates World Environment Day on Tuesday 5 June and World Oceans Day on Friday the 8th.

ATA has been invited to participate in Green Week by hosting a free stall on Monday 4 June to help promote environmental NGOs and their work to students and staff of UTS, TAFE and ABC. You are welcome to conduct fundraising activities and sign-up new members on the day.

Venue: concourse of UTS Tower Building 1

Date: Monday 4 June

Time: 9 am – 2 pm

Cost: free

AuSES.org.au activities

(1) May Information Evening for AuSES, NSW Branch

6.00 for 6.30 pm, Tuesday, 22 May 2012
University of Technology, Sydney
Ultimo campus, Room CB02.07.110

Main Speaker: Paul Dastoor (University of Newcastle)
Topic: The Potential for an Organic Solar PV Industry in Australia

Future Directions Speaker: James Cox (SIM Venture Securities)

To register and more information, click here or email nswbranch@auses.org.au.

ATA Sydney Central branch regularly receives invitations of interest to our branch members but we are careful to ensure we do not fill up your inbox. So that you do not miss we have started to post these items to Sustainability News Facebook and Twitter along with an increasing number of sustainability related groups.

ATA Sydney Central Branch – Treasurer

Tony Muscio

Email Direct to Tony@LaSource.com.au
Phone: 0407 55 88 47

Visit the ATA website or our SydneyBranch site

Top 50 sustainable building leaders, those who inspire

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May 142012

Your Future Home

Your Future Home is creating a list of the Top 50 leaders, those who inspire and are focused on sustainable building in Australia. Thank you to all those who nominated someone. VOTING IS NOW OPEN. Click HERE to vote. Once finalised, the Top 50 list will be sent to media so they can do their thing.

Speed Date A Sustainable Designer 23rd June 2012

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May 102012

What is Speed Date A Sustainable Designer?

Are you renovating or building? Do you have plans and ideas you’d like to discuss with green architects or building designers?

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) would like to invite you to Speed Date A Sustainable Designer.

Speed Date a Sustainable Designer brings together Australia’s leading architects and building designers in the one spot so that you can meet and discuss your plans in a relaxed “no obligations” environment.

The first Speed Date A Sustainable Designer event was held as part of Victoria’s 2010 State of Design Festival and was a great success. At this event we arranged 90 “dates” between homeowners and 10 sustainable architects and designers. Watch the short YouTube video overview. Over 500 homeowners applied to be part of that first event, so make sure you register quickly!

With the support of bankmecu the ATA is conducting speed dating events in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in 2012.

Discovering Urban Permaculture at Barrett House this Sunday

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May 012012

CASES.org.au and ATA.org.au will be present at this;

It’s hands-on and brains-on this National Permaculture Day at the Barrett House sustainability demonstration centre with a permaculture house and garden clinic, swap party, planting out of the footpath garden and an introduction to permaculture… all to the soothing sound of a solar powered ambient sound system in a wheelie-bin. Our clever permaculture clinic crew.

Landscape architect Steve Batley from Sydney Organic Gardens and architect Terry Bail from Archology, both of whom happen to be permaculture designers as well, will be here to answer your questions about your own garden design and what’s growing in it, as well as ideas on how to make your house more energy and water efficient and to advise you on renovation and garden rehabilitation, whether your garden is an urban lot or an apartment balcony.

Swap party
Join us in redistributing those items you don’t use anymore. Bring up to 3 good quality items to swap, DVD’s, CD’s. books, homewares, toys and clothes.

Want to know more about ‘How to Swap’ watch http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/media/aussieswap.cfm

Garden planting
For those with an inclination to get their hands in the soil, we’ll be continuing the rehabilitation of the footpath garden from an unproductive and boring agapanthus monoculture into a food-producing polyculture, a forage garden from which passers-by can pluck a herb or two to add to the evening meal.

Permaculture Sydney East chats with us
Permaculture Sydney East/Transition Sydney’s Peter Driscoll will be there, too, to lead a discussion about what exactly this permaculture thing is.

BARRETT HOUSE
Barrett House is a sustainability education centre demonstrating water and energy efficient design ideas and low-impact materials that is used for the 3-Council Eco-footprint Project workshops and as a meeting place for local sustainability groups.

The next workshop coming up at Barrett House is Balcony Gardening—to book go to http://www.cityeastcc.com.au/course/bakg

Organized by

Organized by Fiona Campbell

3-Council Ecological Footprint Project ,
26 Barrett Place, Randwick, NSW 2031

Tel: 02 9315 7244
Website: http://reduceyourfootprint.com.au

ATA’s YouTube Channel

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Apr 262012

Get informed about sustainability

ATA webinar — Retrofitting your home for energy efficiency

http://www.youtube.com/user/AlternativeTechAssoc

This is the third in the Alternative Technology Association’s series of free online presentations to share practical knowledge about energy efficiency, sustainable building and water conservation at home. It introduces a range of techniques and products to help retrofit your house for better energy efficiency, such as LED lighting, draught proofing, window coverings, insulation and secondary glazing.

Join the free webinar – Going solar: things to know when choosing a PV system

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Apr 122012

Alternative Technology Association website ” Blog Archive ” Join the free webinar – Going solar: thi…

http://www.ata.org.au/news/solar-pv-webinar/

In conjunction with bankmecu, the Alternative Technology Association (ATA) presents a series of free online presentations to share practical knowledge about energy efficiency, sustainable building and water conservation at home. Webinars are broadcast live for view over your web browser, and will be available for playback on demand afterwards.

Join the ATA’s free webinar – Retrofitting your home for energy efficiency

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Apr 022012

When: Wednesday 4 April 2012 Lightbulb

Time: 11am

Want help planing your water tanks ?

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Mar 072012

Visit the Tankulator: a free online tool which calculates what size rainwater tank best suits your needs.

Building an Outstanding Sustainable House – ATA Webinar

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Mar 042012

This webinar introduces the passive solar design principles and sustainable material choices behind the design and build of a new 9.1-Star home in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. The home is featured in the current issue of Sanctuary: modern green homes magazine, published by the ATA.

The webinar will feature a presentation by designer Jeremy Spencer of sustainable design and build practice Positive Footprints, and a conversation with homeowner Elizabeth Wheeler on how the finished house performs as a green family home. It will finish with a Q&A session.

Earth Hour Family Fun Day including ATA Stall and Talks

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Mar 042012

When: March 31, 2012 in Randwick

Learn how to save on your energy and water bills at the Earth Hour Family Fun Day.

Come along to Randwick Council’s Earth Hour Family Fun Day to find out how to go beyond the hour this year and commit to lasting action on climate change.

Ask the Experts: on how to save on energy bills; food gardening; sustainable practices at home.
Family Fun Activities: ‘guilt free’ car wash; live music; face painting and jumping castle; BBQ with gold coin donation.
Giveaways & Prizes: commuter bike to be won; free mulch; plants with gold coin donation; stallholder discounts.

Earth Hour is about much more than switching your lights off. It’s about rallying together as a local community to build a global community committed to creating a more sustainable planet. Help make every hour Earth Hour!

Earth Hour Family Fun Day

When: Saturday 31 March 2012
Time: 10.00am – 2.00pm
Location: Randwick City Council’s Works Depot, 192 Storey Street Maroubra

Free. Bookings not required. Contact 1300 722 542.

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