More than 70 per cent of residents in the City of Melbourne municipality live in apartments. Overall, residents account for 22 per cent of the municipality’s water consumption, 7 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, and more than 14,000 tonnes of waste sent to landfill each year.

The session will provide information to residents, especially apartment-dwellers, about how they can reduce their everyday environmental impact. Councillor Cathy Oke, Future Melbourne (Eco-City) Committee chair will host the session. 

The community will learn how sustainability programs from the City of Melbourne and other organisations can be applied to apartments. Residents are also encouraged to share stories of 'green' features they have created within their homes.

Presenters include:

• Glenn Howard, Director, h2ouse environmental plumbing consultants: Green Plumbers ‘Plumber of the Year 2009'
• Matt Williams, Sustainable Design consultant, Lend Lease: Convesso 8 Waterside Place – First building to achieve 4 Star Green Star Multi unit Residential Pilot Rating by the Green Building Council of Australia
• Esther Bailey, Enact Energy: Partnering City of Melbourne in our Energy Saver program
• Dorothy LeClaire, Melbourne Inner City Management (MICM): Manages over 20 apartment buildings in City of Melbourne. Partner in our Sustainable Living in the City program and waste/recycling trials in high-rise apartment buildings
• Alex Fearnside, Sustainability, City of Melbourne

RSVP: Monday 15 March to ecocityforum@melbourne.vic.gov.au

Services and providers who can help you to green your apartment will have their products on display.

Sustainable door prizes to be won.