Community awareness of the new $1,600 rebate and healthy and sustainable insulation choices available to retrofit houses. Main speaker: Emma Thirkell spoke about insulation options and the need to bring peoples attention to insulation batts and blanketts that posed a health threat and retained moisture. She spoke about better insulation products and systems that were available to suit tropical homes.
It was agreed to form a subgroup to produce a fact sheet on insulation suitable for tropical green buildings for general media release.
Members of the subgroup:
Gordon Binks, Andy Langtree, Madelaine Ford, Antony Beecham, Maurice Evans, Emma Thirkell
Also to add to the list:
Chris Ansell D & N OLiver, Guy Maggs Effective Energy Solutions, Tyran Hammett Air cell based in Townsville and Di Creasy Enviromart


