"As a member of the Green Trade Group, I have access to the most up to date product and building information from Australia's leading green building firm . The knowledge I have gained from the Green Trade Group makes me a better a builder and as a result attracts more customers. It's a no brainer." Macca
Builder, Central Coast NSW
"The Green Trade Group is about teaching you had to be more sustainable. So now my team builds better homes, and my business is healthier then ever. Being sustainable and considering the environment is helping my business grow." Chipper
Builder, Bunbury WA
"Since I became a member of the Green Trade Group I have found it easier to find work and keep it. If it makes you make more money and helps the environment, why wouldn't you do it? Mick
Carpenter, Glenelg SA
LEARN2BUILDGREEN - GREEN CONSUMER GROUP
"My wife and I became members of the Green Homes Australia's Green Consumer Group when we started planning our new home. The knowledge we gained helped us build a more efficient home and helped us understand the building process. Now we save 20% a year in electricity and water costs. I would recommend being a member to everybody." Bill S.
Homeowner, Mudgee NSW
"My hubby, me and another couple buy homes, renovate them and sell them to make some extra money. A friend recommended that we become a member of the Green Consumer Group so our renovations could be more environmentally friendly. I was pretty sceptical, but the changes we made to the things we had been doing made us more money because our renovated properties were so much more efficient." Jaime McKenzie
Renovator, Launceston TAS
Measures to drive up demand for the Green Deal, the Government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme, have been announced as part of long-awaited Government proposals to make Britain’s buildings greener.
Ecolabels help people choose products and services that are better for the environment by verifying claims about the environmental credentials of a product or service.
People living in Queensland continue to take drastic measures to protect their bank accounts, as new figures showed that many residents are unable to cover the costs for necessary medication.
The unintended riot near the Aboriginal tent embassy in Canberra on Australia Day serves as a reminder that Labor has an obsession with Tony Abbott. Yet an empirical examination of the opinion polls suggests the Opposition Leader is not Labor's essential problem. Rather, the ALP's political difficulties turn on policy - most notably, its action on climate change.
The idea of sustainable interiors is not a new one. In fact, after such a strong green building year in 2011, green fitouts, refurbishments and interior work in various forms has become a normal part of this industry, slotting itself comfortably into the green building sector.
The Labor government should use the upcoming 2012/13 federal budget to make good on its promise to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, conservationists say.
(Reuters) - Representatives from around the world gather in Rio in June to try to hammer out goals for sustainable development at a U.N. conference designed to avoid being tripped up by the intractable issue of climate change.
A fledgling environmental group formed to help protect a 40-square-mile watershed in northern Nassau and Suffolk counties will soon see its funds dry up -- unless its municipal members step up.
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Ranking The World's Most Sustainable Companies Novo Nordisk is the most sustainable company on earth this year, according to a new ranking. But what does sustainability mean, exactly? In business, sustainability is when what is good for a company is also good for the planet, and vice-versa, says Toby Heaps, editor-in-chief of Corporate Knights, a Toronto-based media company.
U.N. sustainable development summit shifts from climate change (Reuters) - Representatives from around the world gather in Rio in June to try to hammer out goals for sustainable development at a U.N. conference designed to avoid being tripped up by the intractable issue of climate change.
Green group wound up by NSW wind farm rules Environment group Friends of the Earth has taken aim at the New South Wales Government over planned stricter rules for wind farms.
