talk
february 2007
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Sustainable Transport: Visions for Victoria
Sat 17th | 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Design tent
hosted by | Going Solar
Despite the impending social upheaval which will result if we don't respond appropriately to peak oil and global warming, very little visioning is undertaken to improve and expand our public transport. Stephen's talk will present some innovative sustainable transport ideas and report on his findings from a trip in November 2006 to the West Coast of America.
Stephen Ingrouille
Stephen Ingrouille has been working in the sustainability industry since 1976. He is the proprietor of Going Solar, a leading Australian renewable firm, and has founded a number of environment-focused community organisations. One such initiative is the Sustainable Living Foundation whose festival attracts 120,000 people to Melbourne each year. In 2004, he was a finalist in two categories of the Banksia Environmental Awards: Australians Working for a Sustainable Future and the Prime Minister's Environmentalist of the Year. In August 2006 he won the Melbourne Award which recognised thirty years of Contribution to Environment. Stephen specialises in sustainable design, renewable energy and sustainable transport options for a wide range of applications. Throughout November 2006 Stephen delivered a series of workshop presentations on sustainable buildings and renewable energy on the West Coast of North America. While he was there, he investigated their sustainable transport systems and infrastructure.
steve@goingsolar.com.au