ReNew Issue 116

Date published: 1 Jul 2011

This Perth community centre has completed a major sustainability retrofit, including two different types of solar energy systems.

See how some readers would recycle their old televisions into new items, some practical, some not so much.

See how one determined homeowner has successfully installed a green roof on her home, with plenty of tips and advice for the novice!

Broderick Street created his own rooftop survey with surprising results.

Residents are claiming adverse health effects from living too close to wind farms. Find out the issues raised during recent Senate hearings.

It’s been a long time in the planning, but Hepburn Wind’s two turbines are in the ground.

One ATA employee decided to go the extra mile to spread the word about household sustainability.

New and improved technologies will lead the way to a low-carbon world.

A stunning and shapely home, made from the lowest embodied energy building material around.

Domestic-sized PV systems or large-scale solar—what’s the best way to solarise Australia?

Feeling a little chilly? We look at the options for making your home a better energy performer.

A professional’s experience with solar hydronic heating, including a clever office retrofit.

Ian Hill took a huge 1970s home into the new millennium by retrofitting all water and space heating to be solar-powered.

Hydronic floor heating using a boiler explained.

This imported boiler has pleased its owner.