The ‘Green Skills – Conversations about work & home’

Gary Barbuto, Vince Blanco Peter Goode, Elizabeth Hellenpach

AGENDA

• Introduction to Green Collar Capability Project - 5mins by Elizabeth Hellenpach

• Green Skills @ Work and Home – 15 mins by Peter Goode

• Renewable Energy Strategies -10 mins by Gary Barbuto

• Interview with Peter Goode – 5 mins by Gary Barbuto

• Courses available

• Useful websites

WSI 2009 Strategic Directions

Sustainability

‘Develop and deliver products and services for the growing sustainability market and model environmental, socio-economic and business sustainability principles’.

green collar project • The purpose of the Green Collar Capability

initiative was to establish TAFE NSW as the provider of choice for training in Green Skills and Environmental Sustainability with industry, government and community partners .

• This project has delivered practical solutions for the environmental and business challenges of a diverse range of commercial, industrial and rural customers.

Products – CIV in Renewable Energy (Clean Energy Council Accreditation)

– Home Sustainability Assessment Scheme (Green Loans Accreditation)

– Carbon Accounting (Intro & Advanced)

– GHG Emissions & Energy Usage (Intro & Advanced)

– Skill Sets In:• Sustainable Building Design/Building & Construction• Health Workers• Hospitality

ISO 14001

– 20 WSI staff qualified as Environmental Management Systems Lead Auditors• Some will provide an auditing service to industry• Some will build this into their consultancy service with

industry

– 4 sections working toward ISO 14001 accreditation by March 2010.• Electrical Engineering, Environment (Blacktown), General

Manufacturing and Refrigeration.

Green Skills

Sustainability requires radical new ways of thinking to achieve significant

changes in production and consumption systems.

Green SkillsSignificant areas of interest for SUSTAINABILITY

• Energy generation & use

• Water use & reuse

• Waste management

Keyword: MINIMISE

Energy Generation

Green Skills• Towards sustainability

Energy use• Electricity – water heating, cooking, lighting,

comfort, appliances, entertainment

• Gas – cooking, comfort, appliances

• Thermal performance - insulation

So Where can we SAVE?

Energyconsumption

Greenhouse emissions

(>8,000 kg/year)

Hot water use

Typical hot water use pattern in a water inefficient, 3 person household

Then, choose a greenhouse efficient system

Annual average greenhouse emissions of different systems

Cou

rtesy

of Y

our H

ome

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5

Ceiling fan

Central evaporative cooling

Room split system AC

Central ducted AC

tonnes CO 2 /yearCentral: 150m2 Room: 50m2 Source: SEAV

Emissions due to Cooling

18-23W CFL

100W Incandesce

nt

2 x 35W Halogens

Average usage per day 4 hours 4 hours 4 hours

Electricity used per year 34 kWh 146 kWh 117 kWh*

Cost per year (@12c/kWh) $4.08 $17.50 $14

CO2 produced per year

37 kg 146 kg 117 kg

* Includes transformer losses

LightingCost and greenhouse comparison

Green Skills• Towards sustainability

– Water use, conservation & reuse

• Personal consumption – washing, drinking, cooking, maintenance, ablutions

• Outdoors – garden, washing, pool

• Conservation – rainwater, grey waterSo Where can we SAVE?

PrincipleReduce water use and stormwater pollution

First: • Reduce water use indoor and outdoors

Then:• Reuse and recycle (rainwater, stormwater,

wastewater)• Reduce stormwater pollution and runoff

Water

Source: Adapted from HIA GreenSmart Renovations

MINIMISE

Water useCapital city

How do we use water?

Coastal city Hot inland city

End use Efficient Non efficient Water Saving

Shower

(3 v 18 L)

62 kL/a 125 kL/a 63 kL/a

Toilet (4.5/3 v 11 L)

16 kL/a 30 kL/a 14 kL/a

Washing machine

( v 140L)

25 kL/a 47 kL/a 22 kL/a

Indicative savings in annual water use

for a three person household.

Step 1… reduce water useThese are the top 3 indoor water users:

Outdoor water can be significant!

greywater & runoff can be harmful to people and the environment

Green Skills

What to do with WASTE

Goal ResultReduce Most desirable

Reuse

Recycle

Treat

Dispose Least desirable

Green Skills

Green Skills

• Towards sustainability– Waste management REDUCE

• Reuse – packaging, adapt, renovate

• Recycling – buy & think “GREEN”

• Composting – plant & vegetable matter SOIL !

• Disposal - MINIMISE

• WSIT Provides a number of Training Options for people wishing to work in the Renewable Energy Field

Renewable Energy Strategies by Gary Barbuto

Renewable Energy Training Options

• Cert II in RE • Cert II in Sustainable Energy• Cert IV Electrical – PV Systems• Diploma of RE Engineering• Advanced Diploma of RE Engineering• Advanced Diploma of RE Technology• TAFE Plus in Grid Connected PV

Cert II in RE

• Target Technicians who will need to assemble, setup and maintain basic RE systems.

Cert II in Sustainable Energy

• Target People who wish to be involved in advising and promoting Sustainable Energy practices in the Community.

Cert IV Electrical – PV Systems

• Target Electricians who will be designing, installing and Maintaining both Grid Connected and Stand Alone RE Systems. It also meets the requirements of the Clean Energy Council for Industry Accreditation as designers and installers of RE Systems.

Diploma of RE Engineering

• Target People who will be involved with the development, commissioning and maintenance of large scale RE Systems.

A. Diploma in RE Engineering

• Target People who will be involved with design, evaluation, sales and management of large RE Projects

A. Diploma in RE Technology

• Target People who will be involved with design, evaluation and advice on large RE Projects. Requires more technical knowledge than the AD in RE Engineering.

Tafe Plus – Grid Connected PV

• Target Electricians who wish to meet the Training Requirements for Industry Accreditation set be the Clean Energy Council. This course is run as a blended delivery model, requiring 4 days face to face attendance after private study and assignments have been completed.

• Gary to ask Peter about ABSA training and teaching Green Loans

Interview

Useful WebsitesLIGHTINGhttp://www.asimpleswitch.com/au_en/lighting/homes/http://www.crompton.com.au/default.phphttp://www.cromptonlighting.com/catb07/index_lamps.php INSULATIONhttp://www.bradfordinsulation.com.au/home.aspxhttp://www.solartex.com.au/default.asp SUSTAINABILITYhttp://planetark.org/http://www.agl.com.au/environment/Pages/CarbonCalculator.aspx  ENERGYhttp://www.energysave.energyaustralia.com.au/articleshttp://www.agl.com.au/environment/Pages/EnergyEfficiency.aspxhttp://www.energysavers.gov/your_home/http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/gwci/index.html

       

Useful WebsitesWATERhttp://www.sydneywater.com.au/SavingWater/InYourHome/InteractiveHouse/https://www.sydneywater.com.au/Savingwater/InYourGarden/PlantSelector/http://www.sydneywater.com.au/SavingWater/InYourHome/Toilets.cfmhttp://www.savewater.com.au/http://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/Water.htmlhttp://www.isf.uts.edu.au/index.htmlhttp://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/watl/rainfall/pme.jsphttp://www.waterrating.gov.au/http://www.thinkwater.act.gov.au/water_stories/ian_and_helen.shtml(garden example)

GREEN LOANShttp://www.environment.gov.au/greenloans/ FEDERAL GOVERNMENThttp://www.environment.gov.au/http://www.environment.gov.au/rebates/http://www.environment.gov.au/greenloans/index.html

Useful Websites

STATE GOVERNMENTShttp://www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au/for_households.html  GENERAL ENGINEERINGhttp://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/

GARDENhttp://www.sgaonline.org.au/index.htmlhttp://www.aila.org.au/canberragarden/introduction/default.htm

SUSTAINABLE HOUSEhttp://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/earth/handouts/chippendale.htm  ECOhttp://www.todae.com.au/Home

Enviroment & Drivers - • Improve conformity to Environmental requirements

• Increase awareness of the effects of climate change

• Improves Staff and Students motivation and participation

• Reduce waste, inefficiencies and defects

• Measure and Continual Improvements

• Need to think and act smarter about GHG

• Motivation is cost savings

Courses Available

• Carbon Accounting 1

• Carbon Accounting 2

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Energy Auditing 1

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Energy Auditing 2

MODULE Summary        

WORKSHEET Overview of Annual Emissions      

COLLEGE          

           

Select Year --> 2008 CO2 CH4 N2O eCO2

    kg kg kg Tonnes

Scope 1 Co-gen Electricity 0.00     0.00

  Direct Transportation 98.83     98.83

Scope 2 Purchased Electricity 208.76     208.76

Scope 3 Faculty / Staff Commuting 20.67     20.67

  Student Commuting 7.47     7.47

  Air Travel 7.87     7.87

  Paper 1.80     1.80

Totals Scope 1 98.83 0.00 0.00  

  Scope 2 208.76 0.00 0.00  

  Scope 3 37.81 0.00 0.00  

  All Scopes 345.40 0.00 0.00  

        Net Emissions: 345.40

Carbon Calculator

Info Boundries

Scope 3 – I ndirect -> OverallScope 2 – I ndirect -> IntermediateScope 1 – Direct -> In-Company

• NGER: National Greenhouse & Energy Reporting Act 2007

• ETS: Emissions Trading Scheme <2010> Kyoto Protocol

• ISO: International Standards• GHG: Greenhouse Gas Protocol