ETC's Research
Manager Martin Anda recently visited the new Subiaco Sustainable
Demonstration Home with a number of his N210 undergraduate students
as
well as some visitors to the ETC from the far north of WA. This new
house is now featured with its own website launched only several
days ago at
www.subiacosustainable.com.au.
The group met
up with the designer of the house architect Grif Morris from Solar
Dwellings who gave a full run down to
the group of the innovative solar passive design approaches applied
to the house. The previous day Martin had given the N210 students
a 2 hour lecture on energy efficient building design.
Martin Anda sits
on the City of Subiaco committee which selected the architect and
then provided technical advice throughout the
design and construction
process. The home will open later this year for the general public
and will then remain open to the public for 2 years as a community
education resource on sustainable living.
During
that time ETC Honours researcher Gary James will conduct research
into the thermal performance of the home by means of a
comprehensive
monitoring program. This data will then be made available for
education purposes and
on the house website. Gary has been awarded a scholarship from
Soladwellings and the City of Subiaco to conduct this research.
The
visitors from the far north were Harry Curtin, John Curtin Snr,
Anthony Oakes from Glenn Hill station and Bianca Long from
Hall Creek.
Their visit
was sponsored by Argyle Diamond Mines (an ETC and RADG supporter
as well)
to enable them to visit the ceremony and collect their Golden Gecko
Award for their environmental achievements in land rehabilitation
at the Argyle
minesite and their own community. The RADG and ETC are well
known to these
visitors. RADG has provided on site support for their landcare
activities and the ETC has received them several times in the
past for training
programs. The ETC is glad to again be their hosts while they
are in Perth for several
days. They are also keen to now see how solar passive principles
can be put to work in their own community.
