Living Green
What's New
Sustainable Living Festival. February 20-22, 2009.
The Sustainable Living Festival is a three-day celebration of cultural innovation and creativity. The Festival draws together diverse approaches that focus on social and ecological sustainability. Staged at Federation Square, this unique event fuses interactive displays, demonstrations, artworks, exhibits, designs, films, multimedia and live performances. For further information and to buy tickets, visit the festival website.
Green Cities 2009: Valuable, Affordable, Sustainable March 1 -4, 2009.
Green Cities is Australia’s pre-eminent annual conference and expo focusing on sustainability for the built environment. Jointly hosted between Australia’s leading property industry associations, the Green Building Council of Australia and the Property Council of Australia.
Now in its third year, Green Cities is expected to attract 1,500 delegates in 2009 – a growth of 60% from its inception in 2007. In 2008 the conference attracted over 1,200 delegates from Australia, Asia and South Africa. The focus for 2009 is to continue to grow the conference, to improve its quality and delivery, as well as building on the successes of the past. Green Cities 09 will bring the latest Australian and international green building knowledge to its delegates.
Green Cities is recognised as the green building innovators forum where suppliers of sustainable construction products, materials and services introduce new concepts and launch new products, and where anyone with an interest in sustainable buildings can learn and share their experiences..For more information on Green Cities 09 go to: greencities.org.au.
Design for Lifestyle and the Future
The Your Home Technical Manual gives you the information you need to design and build a more comfortable home that is less expensive to run while more environmentally friendly. Written by designers and builders, for designers and builders, it is the definitive tool for creating a home that is enjoyable to live in, cost effective and environmentally sensitive. Visit their website for further information.
The top 20 Easy Ways to Green Your Living Space
You don’t have to live in the latest concept house to go-green. Red Orbit lists the top 20 easy ways to green your living space.
Eco-Friendly Technology
The Greenest Tech Products. PC World have compiled their top-ten list of eco-friendly technology products.
Energy Efficiency and the Property Sector
Energy Efficiency builds a platform for climate solutions in the property sector. Read the full Report from the Australian Conservation Foundation.
Australia to become the clean energy hub of the Asia-Pacific region
Federal Labour's announcement which aims to make Australia the clean energy hub of the Asia-Pacific region, has been welcomed by the Clean Energy Council because Australia's renewable energy and low emissions resources provide a perfect platform from which this can become a reality. But the industry leader is warning that in the absence of clear targets no new investment will take place. Read the full report from the Business Council for Sustainable Energy.