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- Page 3 and 4: How to use this guidebookMake sure
- Page 5: Foreword by Jon DeeWhen you reduce
- Page 9 and 10: The case for actionHow energy effic
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- Page 32 and 33: Did you know?Step 3: PlanWriting an
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STEP 4Get your staff on boardCreati
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Pulling togetheras a team tosave en
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STEP 4Creating an energy saving cul
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STEP 4• Give staff a feedback mec
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STEP 4Place ‘switch-off’ poster
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STEP 4Richmond Bakery, TAS“We are
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Did you know?Step 5: NegotiateDisco
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In this stepXXSwitching energy prov
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Questions to ask an energy provider
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Understanding your electricity and
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Understanding your energy contractW
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How meters can affect your billsSma
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Can you take advantage of ‘time-o
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Do you pay a peak capacity charge?I
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Did you know?Step 6: Switch offRese
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In this stepNo-cost/low-cost tipsXX
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Save money by turning off your WiFi
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Create a simple switch-off listStep
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Identify your after-hours energy us
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Remotely controlling your appliance
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Place ‘switch-off’ posters and
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Did you know?Step 7: ThermostatIn w
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In this stepNo-cost/low-cost tipsXX
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Why you should install programmable
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STEP 8Cut your lighting billsLighti
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Motion detectorsand sensors that tu
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Lighting alternatives that save you
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STEP 8The Marriott Hotel, NSWThe Sy
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STEP 8Busting lighting myths:‘Ene
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STEP 8How cleaning can cut your lig
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STEP 8Saving money with daylightDay
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STEP 8Use skylights, transparent ro
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STEP 8The world’s first hybrid li
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STEP 8Save money with motion detect
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STEP 8Reduce your energy costs with
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STEP 8Lighting alternatives that sa
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STEP 8Alternatives for T8 twin fluo
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STEP 8Paperbark Merchants, WAPaperb
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STEP 8How much can you save by repl
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STEP 8Alternatives for high-bay and
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STEP 8How much can you save by repl
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STEP 8Saving money with high-bay an
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STEP 8Alternative lightingEstimated
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STEP 8Making informed decisionsHow
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STEP 8What questions should you ask
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STEP 8How to do a basic room-by-roo
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STEP 8LIGHTING LEVEL TABLEMinimum I
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STEP 9Lower your heating, ventilati
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STEP 9Use the economy cycleWhen it
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STEP 9Turn off your HVAC when it’
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STEP 9it’s important to clean or
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STEP 9What’s the difference betwe
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STEP 9Consider the time of day you
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STEP 9Encourage temperature-appropr
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STEP 9PVC impact doorsOther door op
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STEP 9What to do if your heater or
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STEP 9Invest & saveHow to save mone
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STEP 9Q2: How big is the area you w
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STEP 9How ‘natural refrigerant’
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STEP 9Installing sensorsTalk to you
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STEP 9With this type of cooling uni
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STEP 9‘Inverter’ air conditione
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STEP 9Look for the money-saving sta
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STEP 9• Flued or unflued natural
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STEP 9They can take heat from an up
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STEP 9• When it comes to heating
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Did you know?Step 10: InsulationBy
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In this stepInsulation - the basics
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Insulation - the basicsHow much mon
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Bulk insulationBulk insulation is l
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STEP 10Low-cost solutionsDraught-pr
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STEP 103) Seal gaps and cracks with
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STEP 10How shading your premises ca
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STEP 10Cutting drafts with a chimne
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STEP 104) Guarantees and warranties
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STEP 10Climate Type andExample Loca
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STEP 10This ensures that the unit d
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STEP 10According to researchers fro
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STEP 10What are the benefits of a c
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STEP 10For more informationCool roo
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STEP 10The benefit of air curtains
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STEP 10Why are energy efficient win
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STEP 10Selecting a window for your
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STEP 10Buying Australian-made doubl
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STEP 10Window film42If you can’t
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STEP 10Use an AGGA accredited glazi
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STEP 10Further information on insul
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Did you know?Step 11: ITBy programm
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In this stepNo cost/low costXXSwitc
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Busting the ‘leave-it-on’ mythS
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Put computers to sleep during the w
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Consolidate your printersIf you hav
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Utilise energy-saving settingsSome
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Think before you buySometimes the m
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Buy energy efficient monitorsWhat t
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STEP 12Reduce equipment energycosts
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In the last 20 years,the ENERGY STA
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Big energy eaters - can you save mo
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STEP 12A larger printer or photocop
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STEP 12Reducing the standby energy
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STEP 12Hand dryers or paper towels?
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STEP 12How much money could be save
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STEP 12How to work out the runningc
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STEP 12More stars equals more savin
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STEP 12Air conditioners• Every ex
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STEP 12Dishwashers• Every extra s
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STEP 12• With one 1.5 star rated
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STEP 12Use the clothes line - it’
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STEP 12Products and equipment cover
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STEP 12Save money in the workplace
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STEP 12Big energy eaters -can you s
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STEP 12Given that motors can be exp
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STEP 12Installing a variable speed
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STEP 12The advice of these experts
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STEP 12Cut the cost of compressed a
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STEP 12Maintaining compressed air e
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STEP 12Operating pressure and equip
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STEP 12Do you need ‘power factor
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Did you know?Step 13: TransportMake
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In this stepNo cost/low costXXHow f
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• If the inside of your car is ho
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Maintain your vehicles to maximise
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Correct tyre pressure can improve f
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Minimise loads and reduce wind resi
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How car sharing can save you moneyI
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How telecommuting saveson office co
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Invest and saveSave money by buying
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Buying a fuel-efficient truck 26If
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Want to save fuel with your trucks?
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Cut yourrefrigeration costsSTEP 14E
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Lights in commercialfridges don’t
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STEP 14Watch out for frostKeep your
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STEP 14Oil levels, leaks and genera
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STEP 14Don’t overfill or underfil
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STEP 14Insulate your refrigeration
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STEP 14How can natural refrigerants
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STEP 14Retrofitting commercial refr
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STEP 14Size really does matterIt is
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STEP 14Best practice for coolrooms
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Did you know?Step 15: Hot waterBoil
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No cost/low costGet an expert to he
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Where can you cut down on usinghot
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Heat your water inoff-peak periodsI
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Install a plug timer on hot waterdi
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Water-efficient showerheads cost an
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Use insulation to keep hot water ho
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Invest & saveWhat to do when a hot
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Install a solar hot water systemFor
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Advice for purchasing and installin
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Install a heat pump hot water syste
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When buying a gas hot water system,
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STEP 16Save money with solarSolar p
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Rather thanexporting excess solarpo
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STEP 16What is the difference betwe
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STEP 16What financial assistance is
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STEP 16Advice for purchasing and in
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STEP 16Questions to ask a solar ins
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STEP 16What if you’re renting you
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STEP 16Solar InvertersIn order to u
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STEP 16Keep an eye out for solar ba
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Did you know?Step 17: Building leas
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In this stepXXWhere can you get mor
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“The small businesses that are fi
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Is your local council linked tothe
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Financing your upgradesInvesting in
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STEP 18Specialist providers of ener
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STEP 18Voltage optimisationFind out
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STEP 18Advantages and disadvantages
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STEP 18Option Description Advantage
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STEP 18Option Description Advantage
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STEP 18Energy efficiency certificat
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STEP 18Government grantsThere are m
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STEP 18The benefits are numerous:
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STEP 18Further information on finan
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In this stepXXInnovation with light
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Innovation in equipmentThe energy e
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How to keep up withinnovation in yo
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About the authorAs a social entrepr