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We will be again this year at the Sustainable Living Festival at Federation Square from Friday 19 Feb to Sunday 21. The event is special this year as it is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Please come and talk to us about ways to a greener home, and check out the latest in sustainability in Australia. G won the 2007 Consumer magazine of the year and it is deserved: read G to keep abreast of green products and ideas and to get inspired by their enthusiasm. The Australian Society of Building Biologists is a young association formed to promote building biology in Australia. Building biologists can measure and correct indoor air quality, water quality and exposure to electro-magnetic fields. An association raising awareness of environmental issues and helping people identify the role they can play to help. www.environmentshop.com.au and www.goingsolar.com.au These two shops are full of products and ideas to make your home greener. Sarah Susanka is an American architect whose work we admire, as it epitomizes quality over quantity and pays careful attention to the way people live at home. The Alternative Technology Association publishes the magazine Renew and discusses creative alternatives to mainstream technology. The Australian Conservation Foundation site includes a Green Home section featuring an eco-calculator and a Green Home challenge. A well-written education tool published by the Australian government showing how to design and build a more comfortable home that has less impact on the environment. Information and links regarding energy efficiency at home and otherwise. |
