The City of Sydney Council is retrofitting eight buildings with energy saving technologies to reduce carbon emissions and save money.
The energy efficiency upgrade to eight of the City of Sydney’s most visited community buildings will save enough electricity to power 55 homes for a year.
Upgrades to the community buildings will include installing new high-efficiency lighting, and movement sensors to automatically switch off lights and appliances when not in use.
Air conditioning in the centres will be improved by making them more responsive and refrigerants will be upgraded.
The combined amount of energy the centres will save is equal to almost $30,000 per year, meaning the cost of the project will pay itself back over approximately seven years.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the upgrades, which will save 104,000kWh of power per year, show that energy reduction is important in both small and large-scale buildings.
“Retrofitting our buildings with energy-saving technologies not only reduces carbon emissions, it saves money. The City is proud to be a leader in reducing carbon emissions – but we’re also showing how going green through energy-efficiency retrofits make solid business sense," the Lord Mayor said.
“By putting these measures into buildings our community uses every day, we can lead by example and encourage others to install energy and water saving measures in their homes."
The community facilities receiving the retrofit include:
Harry Jensen Activity Centre, Millers Point;
Abraham Mott Hall, Millers Point;
Booler Community Centre, Camperdown;
Hilda Booler Kindergarten, Glebe;
Joseph Sargeant Community Centre, Erskineville;
Redfern Occasional Child Care, Redfern;
Reginald Murphy Activity Club, Potts Point; and
Cook and Phillip Park Pool, Sydney.
The overhaul is part of the City’s target to reduce carbon emissions by 70 per cent, compared to 2006 levels by the year 2030. So far, the City has reduced carbon emissions from city buildings by 20 per cent.
For more information visit: sydney2030.com.au
