Two Blacktown City aquatic centres now use heat pumps rather than natural gas, with one centre saving 3.1 gigajoules of gas per year.
Tag: energy-efficiency
Recognising councils’ action on climate change
A council’s floating solar farm and a museum’s energy upgrade project are among local government climate change initiatives recognised in awards.
Zero-debt fetish flushes away infrastructure efficiency savings: Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Operating costs a drag on balance sheets.
Councils power-up efficiency
LED lighting a cause celebre for councils.
Fed’s clean energy crackdown to hit local council schemes
New CEFC guidelines will make it harder for local government
Another brick in the wall: better buildings come to Sydney
Total Facilities conference this week.
Smart Blocks elevate low impact living for high rises
Apartment blocks get the sustainability treatment
Lighting Council hits high beam on new LED standards
Calls to flick the switch on shonky suppliers.
Gosford’s glow in the dark footpath lights-up savings
Phosphorescent surfacing on fast track from Feds.
Schools given funds to generate energy
The Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, has announced the latest schools to receive grants as part of the Gillard Government’s National Solar Schools Program. Under…