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QWIA Climate Smart Business Cluster Workshop 13 Jun 2012

QWIA Climate Smart Business Cluster Workshop 13 Jun 2012. Mark Pickard – Cluster Leader. Introduction.

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QWIA Climate Smart Business Cluster Workshop 13 Jun 2012

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  1. QWIA Climate Smart Business Cluster Workshop 13 Jun 2012 Mark Pickard – Cluster Leader

  2. Introduction The Ethos Foundation mission is to cultivate effective new thinking, values and action for positive, ecologically sustainable futures. Our work facilitates and promotes education and action for sustainability.

  3. Introduction - Cluster leader • Military • Audit and Survey Skills • Environment • 66 Acre property • Self Sufficiency • Appropriate Technology • Ethos Foundation • Environmental Audit and Survey Services to Business and Industry

  4. Cluster Process • Registration • Survey • Establish the base line • Action Plan • Discussion • Implementation • Business decisions • Data Collection

  5. Time Line • Surveys complete by Mid July • Implementation by End of July • Data Collection Mid July to Mid October • Final Reports Early November

  6. Metrics • Energy • Water • Waste • Fuel • Fertiliser • Transport • Other

  7. Energy • Heating and Cooling • Fermentation • Climate Control • Fridges/Freezers • Lighting • Lamps • Design • Moving water • Pumping • Energy Audit

  8. Water • Irrigation • Pumping • Storage • Delivery • Processing • Kitchens • Waste water • Treatment • Recycling • Final Disposal

  9. Waste • Generation and reduction • Organic • Non-organic • Reuse • Recycling streams Organic • Composting • Worm Farms • Recycling Streams – Non Organic • Timber • Metals

  10. Solutions • Behavioural Adjustments • Design • Retrofitting • Technology • Criteria for appropriate technology • Critical thinking/Creative thinking • Acting Collectively

  11. Appropriate Technology • Conserving/saving energy • Resource conserving • Efficiency – ‘does the job’ • Costs – energy, materials, maintenance, lifespan • Durable, Repairable (self help?) • Recyclable • Non Polluting • Local Resources/materials • Suit Local conditions • Is it necessary – what are the alternatives

  12. QWIA Particular Issues • Building Design • Insulation • Walls/ceiling/doors/pipes • Roller doors • Heat reflection • External surface treatment • Shielding/Shade • Old lighting systems • Lighting • Integration of systems • Cooling and heating systems • Holistic Approach • Single Metric – Energy • Whole of operations approach

  13. Lighting • Fluorescents and LEDS • New Generation Systems – Inductive Lighting

  14. Heat Reflective Paints • Solar Reflection Index • Solar reflection • Emissivity • Durability • Australian Conditions • Coverage and so therefore cost

  15. . Questions/Discussion

  16. Heat Reflective Paints • Solar Reflection Index • Solar reflection • Emissivity • Durability • Australian Conditions • Coverage and so therefore cost

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