Lessons from Australia on GOING SOLAR
The talk (hosted at Light House's centre on Granville Island) is a series of photos depicting sustainable commercial, community and domestic buildings and renewable energy systems incorporating innovative water and energy solutions. The talk is education focused and will be followed by a short workshop.
Stephen Ingrouille - Bio
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 is delivering a series of workshop presentations on the West Coast of North America. The presentation includes a series of images depicting various sustainable buildings and renewable energy systems in Australia. It covers passive building design, photovoltiacs (including building integrated PV) and solar hot water for domestic, community and commercial buildings. The presentations will be followed by a workshop discussing matters of interest to the speaker and attendees.
Light House: Sustainable Building Centre is located at 1575 Johnston Street, just East of the Public Market in the heart of Granville Island. Our centre is on the second floor and accessible via the glass door and staircase on the Southwest corner of the building.
Telephone: 604 682 5960
Fax: 604 682 5961
Email: info@sustainablebuildingcentre.com
Mailing Address: 1575 Johnston Street, Vancouver Canada V6H 3R9
