igreen

Start 2009

igreen is a secondary school program which assists households in becoming more sustainable and creates opportunities for the development of green skills in young people.

The program has been developed by the Dusseldorp Skills Forum and Steplight Pty Ltd. It involves students completing an accredited training program and then going on to complete a number of home sustainability assessments in their local community. The assessments involve providing advice and information on household energy and water efficiency.

Background

One-fifth of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions come from households. There are 7 million households in Australia each producing more than 15 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions every year (one tonne of emissions would fill a family home). With growing awareness of climate change and the need to live more sustainable lives, many Australians would like to be doing ‘their bit’ around the home. While changing light bulbs and fitting low-flow showerheads are solutions that have been well communicated and readily implemented – making Australian homes energy and water smart requires a lot more!

The household residential sector can make a considerable contribution to reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. This will involve a combination of retrofitting, introduction of new technologies and behaviour change by Australian families. To do this successfully, households need to be provided with reliable, professionally-based information and monitoring. iGreen develops the human capital and innovation needed to assist Australian households.

Introduction

The igreen program is a residential sustainability project that is delivered and managed through secondary schools. A group of students (Year 9, 10 or 11) are trained to conduct home sustainability assessments in their school community.

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