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Re: Community Carbon Footprint Reduction Challenge Programs
2011-07-20 17:05:58 UTC
WOW! Lee that's a BIG challenege. Here in Townsville, (Queensland, Australia), we identified over 220 separate "challenges" or processes that impact such a program as you are looking to embark upon. Townsville City Council, or more excatly, their sustainability unit, just won the prestigeous IBM Smart City award, due mostly to exactly what you are looking at. This has not been a short or smooth path however. BUT the good news is measures and findings are happily shared.
I would urge you to make contact with the sustainability group via
sustainable@townsville.qld.gov.au
Feel free to use my name and get ready for a massive amount of data!
Stewart Hubber
Consultant
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Re: Energy Management in Schools
2011-07-20 16:53:56 UTC
The short answer to the question of LED "daylight" is Yes they exist, however as with any 'short answer' there comes a BUT. Our research has led to the decision to tread cautiously on this subject as the life-of-use quality is questionable. There is little doubt that they will "shortly" be a viable commercial solution but at present there are some short comings we could not look past.
Give them another 6-12 months, given the rate of improvement in technology, & we believe there will be some excellent options in the market place. In our case, to put this in perspective, we were/are looking at replacing large commercial lighting and incorporating it all in a sustainable engery solution of captured energy & water production.
Stewart Hubber
Consultant
Australia -
Re: Behaviors related to Residential Energy Efficiency
2011-07-10 17:34:46 UTC
Hello Alison, what exactly are you looking for? I'm a environmental consultant here in Townsville, the city you speak of, and work closely with the Integrated Sustainability Solutions Unit responsible. In fact, you may also like to know the ISSU recently won the IBM smart city award, the only place to do so in the Oceania Region, partly based on the work you refer to.
You might like to also contact Mr Greg Bruce, via sustainable@townsville.qld.gov.au Greg is the Head of our ISSU and please feel free to mention my name.
Stewart Hubber
Consultant
Australia -
Re: Messaging for Composting on University Campus
2011-03-08 17:11:05 UTC
Given the size of the campus, I would strongly urge you to contact Ken Bellany via the following website. We can not only compost your waste but generate power, (electricity), at the same time in addition to creating superior bio fertilizers. Scotland & Wales are addopting the systems and we have just bejun the initial steps here in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
This is 4th generation composting, leap frogging from gen 2 systems and completely bypassing gen3!
Strongly urge you take 5 mins to do so and feel free to use my name.
Stewart Hubber
Consultant
Australia -
Re: Climate Change Education: One Tonne CO2 Sculpture
2011-03-08 17:02:58 UTC
Try contacting the Ted Nuggent Foundation (yes the rocker), he has a foundation that would probably assist you
Stewart Hubber
Consultant
Australia -
Re: Promoting Sustainable Behaviour in a 'Frontier' Type Town
2011-03-08 16:58:46 UTC
Hi Fiona,
You have a task ahead of you but an awesome opportunity at the same time.
Obviously you have some people conforming to the task of not litering and some we would call non-conformers, those that currently lack the knowledge of actions by littering. I believe it was Craddle Mountain that faced similar problems with rubbish but your National Parks Officers should be able to locate the study and outcome. What you need to focus on is the positive outcome of not littering as a message or theme but reinforced with a harsh "face slap" awakener. You will need a combination.
The study was performed by a prof from the states, I've included his details below and this is ALL he does. He may be able to send you details or at least give you people to contact at a State level as they are the ones who bring him out.
If it's issues surrounding pollutants, then by all means contact me and I can provide further details. Here's the contact details for the study guy.
Cheers
Sam H. Ham, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Center for International Training & Outreach (CITO)
Department of Conservation Social Sciences
College of Natural Resources
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-1139 USA
sham@uidaho.edu
Stewart Hubber
Australia -
Re: Promoting Community Watershed Awareness
2011-03-07 16:14:01 UTC
Marc,
There are several ways to go about influencing peoples behaviour but by far the most successful is too replicate to the masses the most strongest views of those "conforming" to your target activity. Or, the "good reasons" people see as being the strongest reason for their actions/beliefs.
I'm not sure where in the USA you are but I'm listing Prof. Sam Ham's details below. He is an outstanding commucator and developer of such 'programs' as you are looking to create and travels the world doing it. He has just finished another work shop here in Townsville, Qld, Australia and I'd strongly urge you to at least make contact. I've also advised him of your 'task' so you wouldn't be going in 'cold'
Good luck
Sam H. Ham, Ph.D.
Professor and Director
Center for International Training & Outreach (CITO)
Department of Conservation Social Sciences
College of Natural Resources
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-1139 USA
sham@uidaho.edu
Stewart Hubber
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