Efficiency Insight - February 2021
Efficiency Insight is the Energy Efficiency Council's monthly energy management update for members, partners and stakeholders.
Welcome to our first installment of Efficiency Insight for 2021, which is already shaping up as another massive year for energy efficiency, energy management and demand response.
In this month's short video update I look at what is on the agenda this year – and there is quite a bit! Rest assured we'll be staying on top of this quickly changing landscape, as well as providing crucial support for our members as we continue to navigate the 'new normal' post-2020.
Read on for Rob's policy and budget update, an overview of the landmark insulation we released this month in partnership with the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council report and an introduction to Ulrika, the Council's new Senior Manager, Projects.
Kind regards,
Luke Menzel
Chief Executive Officer
Energy Efficiency Council
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Policy and budget update from Rob Murray-Leach
Energy Efficiency Council Head of Policy, Rob Murray-Leach, kicks off the new year with an update on the happenings across Australia around energy market reform, energy efficiency in government operations and retailer energy efficiency schemes.
Safe, quality insulation for Australian buildings: It can happen
Insulation itself is a low-risk technology - it’s in the installation where there is room for error. If adopted, recommendations set out in the recently released Ensuring quality control and safety in insulation installation report will significantly reduce the margin for error writes the Council's Julianne Tice.
Efficiency Leaders with Ulrika Lindholm, EEC's Projects Manager
For this month's Efficiency Leader spotlight we introduce you to Ulrika Lindholm, EEC's newly minted Senior Manager of Projects, who lives in her very own custom-built smart home and is trialliang real-time demand response.
From First Fuel: Policy drivers in 2021
In Episode 35 of First Fuel, Luke, Frankie and Tennant discuss what is on the energy and climate agenda for 2021, how it will be shaped by the newly-minted Biden administration, and what it all means for Australia. Read an excerpt or listen to the full podcast.
Energy Efficiency Council and the RACE for 2030
The Energy Efficiency Council is an active partner of the RACE for 2030 CRC, leading and supporting several program themes and opportunity assessment projects that will lay the foundation for the CRC’s research agenda over the coming decade.
EEC'S 2021 Training Registrations Now Open
The Energy Efficiency Council delivers and supports a range of certification, professional development and training programs and masterclasses. The training calendar through June 2021 has been released and registrations are now open. Act fast as classes fill up quickly.
February has already been a busy month at the Energy Efficiency Council, with three webinars already in the books:
- Public launch: A research report to support an industry-led roadmap for healthy, comfortable buildings
- RACE for Business: Flexible Demand project launch meeting
- Greener Government Buildings 2.0: Victoria's Assistant Treasure on the revamped GGB program
In case you missed them live, you can catch up on these and other videos at EEC's YouTube channel, including December's webinar Further, faster, together: Australian-German collaboration on energy efficiency in buildings.