29 August 2008

Retrofitting 101...Making your home more sustainable.

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Inner North SEE-Change presents a talk by Matthew Driver.

Matthew lives in Lyneham and over the past year has taken steps to retrofit his home to make it more sustainable, reducing carbon emissions by 80%.

He will talk about the products that work, the jobs you can do yourself and the pitfalls to watch out for. Matthew’s home will be open to the public on Sustainable House day.

When: Wednesday 3/9/2008, 7.30pm
Where: O’Connor Uniting Church Hall, Corner of Brigalow and Scrivener Streets.
All welcome. Gold coin donation appreciated.
For more information contact Vanessa Morris ph 6248 0885 Email: seechange.canberra@gmail.com
SEE-Change: Local communities working together for a healthier planet! www.see-change.org.au

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VYBerlinaV8_the_one_they_all_copy said :

But if global warming is actually real, doesn’t that mean we won’t need to run our heaters as much? Surely that’s a good thing!

lol, but i am studying architecture and a huge focus is on sustainable design – it is actually quite an achievment for matthew driver to have accomplished this, as it is more difficult than most people would think to design a sustainable house or building.

VYBerlinaV8_the_one_they_all_copy7:31 pm 31 Aug 08

But if global warming is actually real, doesn’t that mean we won’t need to run our heaters as much? Surely that’s a good thing!

I couldn’t give a pile of steaming donkeys’ turd for any of that. People like him will get my carbon footprint up his arse if he’s not careful. Its good to have people like BigDave around, it keeps us remembering that freedom of speech comes at a cost.

Still BigDave, your ignorance has got to be somekind of RA record.

Question, what exactly did this guy do to deserve you threatening him hardman style from the safety of your computer?

Where do the donations go to?

I couldn’t give a pile of steaming donkeys’ turd for any of that. People like him will get my carbon footprint up his arse if he’s not careful.

It would also reduce the cost of your bills you know.

Frack it. Turn up the heat.

barking toad said :

“… reducing carbon emissions by 80%” presumably refers to emissions of carbon dioxide.

That non-polluting, odourless, colourless trace gas that is essential for all plant life via the process of photosynthesis and therefore essential for the production of oxygen which, in turn, is essential for plant and animal life.

Why would he want to stop that? Does Matthew breathe?

Like most things in life, CO2 is good in moderation. We however are fast pickling our metaphorical liver.

barking toad4:18 pm 29 Aug 08

essential for human and animal life might read better 🙂

hippies are fun though

barking toad4:07 pm 29 Aug 08

“… reducing carbon emissions by 80%” presumably refers to emissions of carbon dioxide.

That non-polluting, odourless, colourless trace gas that is essential for all plant life via the process of photosynthesis and therefore essential for the production of oxygen which, in turn, is essential for plant and animal life.

Why would he want to stop that? Does Matthew breathe?

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