talk
february 2009
3:00pm - 3:50pm
Renters and Sustainability
Sat 21st February 09 | 3:00pm - 3:50pm
Design tent
hosted by | Alternative Technology Association
This session is for anyone living in rental accommodation who wants their home to be more sustainable. It will discuss what people living in their rental accommodation can do to make a positive difference to the environment. It will cover energy, water and greenhouse gas reduction in the home. Attendees will walk away with a fact sheet on what they can do to make a difference.
Damien Moyse
Damien works as an energy and water advocate and policy researcher for the ATA. After 10 years in the urban planning industry working with Local and State Governments and the private sector on a range of policy issues, Damien is now actively involved in the ongoing reform of the national electricity market, advocating on behalf of early adopters of sustainable technologies in the market place. Damien is also involved in a range of research projects and education programs in both the energy and water fields.
ATA is a not-for-profit organisation established in 1980 to empower our community to develop and share sustainable solutions for the way we live and to promote the uptake of sustainable technologies in order to protect our environment. The organisation provides service to over 4,500 members, who are actively promoting sustainability in their own homes by using good building design and implementing water conservation and renewable energy technologies. ATA publishes magazines Renew: Technology for a Sustainable Future and Sanctuary: Sustainable Living with Style available at newsagents or by subscription.
ata@ata.org.au