Brian Edwards, Graham Barrow, Michael Block and Dennis Lambert have been involved in a four-day training program conducted by Lucinda Flynn and funded by the Hume Community Power Hub. We joined 14 other members from community energy groups from across the Hume region. The program is designed to give volunteers skills in helping a household become more comfortable and energy efficient using cost effective ways to achieve this. Days 1 & 2: Training in Benalla at the Bowling Club Days 3& 4: On site training at homes in our region. Thank you to the members who let us train on their homes. In Harrietville: Helen and David Meggs and Jennie and Simon Shower We would welcome the opportunity to be able to conduct more onsite training in homes in the Upper Ovens region. Please feel free to contact us. A soon as we get an Infared camera we will be keen to try our new skills and help you become more comfortable and save money.
The key focus of the training was to help develop the skills and resource to assess a home and recommend ways to cost effectively improve energy efficiency by:
a. Zoning of the home
b. Draught identification and sealing
c. Roof insulation and its effectiveness
d. Window coverings both internal and external and ways to reduce heat loss or gain
e. Wall insulation and options
f. Appliances – Heating and cooling age and type of each and if any grant assistance is available to upgrade
– Hot water use type/ shower heads and flow rates and ways to save money
– Solar PV/batteries
g. Behaviour change- using Personal Heating Devices eg electric throw over rugs instead of expensive heating
In Bright: Dennis and Beverley Lambert
In Porepunkah: Eliza and David Stokie
In Eurobin: Graham Barrow and Monica Omodel
