1. Eco-Wise Action This project was funded by the Department of Sustainability and Environment Energy and Climate Change

2. Today’s workshop Interactive - ask questions and share your stories! We learn from one another Fun!

3. Sustainability Living within our means Allowing our grandchildren to have the same opportunities we have

4. 59% 21% 10% 4% 3% What uses the most energy? Refrigerator Cooking Water heating Heating and cooling Lighting Appliances

5. Home energy use

6. Background information

7. energy issues

8. 92 percent

9. Greenhouse Gases

10. Photo: Longhorndave

11. Rising Energy Prices

12. Efficient energy use does not mean going without

13. Renewable Energy

14. Saving energy at home

15. Home energy use

16. www.greenpower.gov.au

19. What’s the best form of heating?

20. www.energyrating.gov.au

21. What’s the best form of cooling?

22. Insulation

25. Stopping exhaust fan draughts

27. cold outside warm air rises air near window gets cooled and falls cool air window worst

28. cold outside warm air rises cool air window air near window gets cooled and falls no pelmet allows air to slip behind curtain curtain better

29. pelmet

30. cold outside warm air rises window pelmet stops air slipping behind curtain curtain best

34. Photo: eelke dekker

38. Insulating hot water pipes

39. Which hot water system emits the most greenhouse gases? 4 tonnes 1.8 tonnes 1.05 tonnes 0.95 tonnes 0.3 tonnes Electric storage Electricity boosted solar Gas storage Gas instantaneous Gas boosted solar

40. Solar, gas and heat pump hot water rebates

44. Dealing with standby

45. Fridges

47. Is your fridge the right size?

48. Use compact fluorescent lights $88 $60 per light! $18 DownlightIncandescent Compact fluorescent

51. Heating and cooling Easy Actions Do you heat or cool just the rooms you are using?  No  Heat or cool the areas being used rather than paying to heat/cool empty rooms  Close doors to stop warm/cool air from escaping to rooms that aren’t being used  Block draughts between heated or cooled rooms and rooms that aren’t being used In winter, is the heating set too high, i.e. too warm?  Yes  Set heating at 19° to 21°C (use a thermometer if you don’t have a thermostat). In summer, is the cooling set too low, i.e. too cool?  Yes  Set cooling at 24° to 27°C (use a thermometer if you don’t have a thermostat). Using the home checklist

52. any questions?

53. What do you want to do?

54. Tell us what you thought of this session

55. Next workshop: water