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ecovantage is a leading provider of sustainable services to schools in Australia. Engaging schools in programs which assess current energy and water use, indoor environment quality and waste management has led to many successful outcomes over the past few years. (see ‘Our Clients and Partners’ page) Our accredited assessors then provide you with recommendations to assist your school to lessen its environmental impact and improve the quality of indoor environments. These recommendations can also be incorporated into your environmental and climate change curriculum.
We benchmark your school against others of similar size and region to provide a context for your efforts and enable you to learn from others.
Our practical advisory service enables you to implement solutions that will make a difference to the quantity of energy and water used and the comfort and utility of your school. In many cases, we have enabled schools to successfully receive grants for the implementation of energy and water efficient measures.
Ecologically Sustainable Design (ESD)
ecovantage can also provide schools with our Ecologically Sustainable Design (ESD) services which can go even further towards making your school a truly more efficient and healthier place to learn and work.
> Green buildings use less energy
> Green buildings use less water
> Green buildings are greenhouse friendly
> Green buildings are healthier
Why would you want to live or work in anything less than this?
Ecologically Sustainable Design is the process that creates ‘Green Buildings’ by aiming to minimise the impact of a building on the environment whilst maximising comfort of the occupants.The ESD approach encompasses many facets of building design and utilisation, some of which are listed below:
> passive solar design
> materials,finishes and appliances
> water use and efficiency
> indoor air quality
> energy use and efficiency
> transport
> waste minimisation
> sustainable landscaping
Schools that incorporate ESD principles will not only provide a higher, healthier standard of living for the occupants, they will also be valued more highly by the community.
Give yourself the ecovantage and ‘green’ your school?
