‘Money and energy to be saved’: how to get Australia’s bodies corporate to go green

Whether you’re an owner or a renter living in an apartment, navigating the dreaded body corporate can be like tiptoeing through a minefield of different opinions and competing interests.

“A good audit will also show if you are on the correct energy tariff. We’ve seen savings worth thousands of dollars a year simply by switching to the correct tariff.”Perhaps start with the low-cost, high-impact upgrades such as lighting, heating and ventilation to demonstrate savings before you tackle the higher-value upgrades such as solar panels on the roof.

and can be metered to particular apartment owners – especially as they normally charge overnight or in the early morning, when building energy demand is low.While digging a vegie garden and installing a compost bin in the back yard of apartments may seem like a no-brainer, they can quickly become hard to manage.If you are going to pursue a communal vegie garden and compost, start a roster system so that one person doesn’t take it all on and burn out.

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‘Money and energy to be saved’: how to get Australia’s body corporates to go greenA good first step is to get an energy efficiency assessment – to provide a roadmap for building improvements that can benefit all tenants
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