This year I had the pleasure of attending the Urban Agriculture Forum (UAF), and let me tell you, I was fan-girling hard. Who fan-girls at an Urban Agriculture Forum, you may wonder?
A cool day for Curl Curl - Pt 2
After seven months of persistence and teamwork, Curl Curl’s journey towards zero waste has taken another almighty step. This seat will make composting easier for Curlys Café and spread the word across the Curly community, that composting at home or as a local business is easy to do, financially and environmentally rewarding, as well as a source of natural beauty.
How to make city trees grow faster
Turn dishwater into beauty
Join our conversation from home and share your views, your actions
Zoom your project with Michael
How to cool a school - the video
How to cool a school
UN forum to celebrate World Habitat Day
Street Coolers part of Sydney Architecture Festival this weekend
Roads increase household electricity bills
Cooling a city block project: the new ice block
It has been a pleasure working with Street Coolers, and I’m proud of everything we’ve accomplished, the positive changes we’ve made in Newtown, and all the friendships we’ve developed along the way.
There’s still a lot going on, and we’ve begun stage two of the project. If you’re interested in what we’re doing, visit our Facebook page for the latest news and contact me at mariannaverlage@gmail.com or 0406-270-138 to get involved!
Here are a few highlights from our first six months of cooling a Newtown block!
ecoPOPPING cools our cities
Since I arrived in Sydney and began working with Michael Mobbs, counteracting Sydney’s heat and implementing projects to cool the city has been one of my main goals. Now, Michael and I are selling an amazingly unique, self-sustaining garden called an ecoPOP that’s designed to cool public areas and provide an interactive, educational green space that builds community.
How efficient are solar panels on my house after 19 years?
To check the efficiency of the solar panels on my house after 19 years of use, and to obtain regular reports on them, I’m receiving a report from Solar Analytics.