Text and photos by David Arnold except where otherwise attributed.
This project is now complete.
For wood-fired oven bookings and enquiries contact
VT Community House, 5698 1288, violettowncommunityhouse[at]gmail.com
For design queries, contact
David Arnold, who lead the design process and project managed the retrofit, 03 5798 1679, arnold.vt[at]gmail.com
To discuss running a behaviour change program in a small local community, contact Robin Landvogt, who worked as Education Co-ordinator for the Project, , rplandvogt[at]gmail.com
What is the Violet Town Eco Living Project?
The energy efficiency retrofit of two Violet Town community buildings – a 1970's built community complex (former Shire offices), and a similar aged Early Childhood Centre, recently extended. And an education program to engage locals and visitors with the strategies used in this retrofit, and with broader principles of ecological living.
Project by Violet Town Action Group, in co-operation with the Shire of Strathbogie, supported by an EcoLiving Grant from the Victorian Government Sustainability Fund.
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- air flow and vents (2)
- catch and store water (1)
- climate control (1)
- courtyard cool air spaces (3)
- double glazing (1)
- ethical self-regulation (1)
- fire wood (3)
- greenhouse gases (1)
- heat reflective blind (1)
- heat reflective paint (2)
- insulation (1)
- landscaping (3)
- local food (2)
- pergola (2)
- ridge vent (1)
- roof mounted solar collector (2)
- roof windows (4)
- skylights (1)
- solar electricity (2)
- solar hot water (1)
- steel vs timber (1)
- sustainable forestry (2)
- thermal chimney (1)
- window tinting (1)
- window/eave relationship (1)
- wood heating (2)
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