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Solutions for apartments There’s a problem for people living in medium and high density apartments as they lift ambition for climate action: Apartment blocks have limited roof space per apartment for solar PV and limited options for sharing stored energy for self-consumption and charging EVs. To address this problem, our team will continue to research and demonstrate innovative solutions including: vertically-mounted PVs on an eastern wall vertically mounted bi-facial PVs facing east-west PV trees behind-the-meter solar and storage sharing a comparison of innovative battery storage options sh ..read more

An online event – Sat 3rd Dec 2022 If you missed the event, you can watch the video here. Speakers from three different South Australian eco-villages: Aldinga Arts eco-village, Christie Walk in inner Adelaide and Millers Corner, Mt. Barker will outline: · The model, the vision and how it was realised · Lessons learned from experience · How ongoing maintenance of community (people and infrastructure) is achieved The online presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with opportunity for Q&A. Register now at Humantix here. Tickets are free. Sat 3rd Dec 2022, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm ACDT (S ..read more

2023 tours now open for booking The city can save the planet. – Dr Paul Downton – architect and co-founder of Christie Walk eco village According to UN Habitat, cities consume 78 per cent of the world’s energy and produce more than 60 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. And those emissions are making the planet hot and angry, leading to wild weather and a dangerous climate But because we are constantly rebuilding cities anyway, “the city can save the planet”, one neighbourhood at a time, if we build Ecocities. Christie Walk was built as a living demonstration of what is meant by an eco ..read more

Another pathway for strata-managed city buildings towards a Carbon Neutral Adelaide Free Strata Forum on Wednesday 30 November 2022, 5pm to 7:30pm. The forum is an opportunity to hear from other strata owners and industry experts on how different energy and waste approaches could potentially provide cost savings or add value to your property. To attend this free event you’ll need to register here. It is your chance to learn about project options, including solar installations that provide electricity to all tenants/owners, electric vehicle charging for strata developments, improving waste syst ..read more

Vale Dr Effie Deland Best (1931-2022) A scientist, ecologist, and a supporter of the Peace Foundation, Effie was born in 1931 in Adelaide, South Australia. In 1954 she was awarded a Bachelor of Science with Honours and went on to teach Secondary School biology and later biology at Teachers College. She completed a PhD in science education and inquiry-based learning, and was a co-author of the seminal biology textbook, Biological Science: The Web of Life. Later she became enthused with the application of sociodrama for learning and teaching and trained as a sociodramatist. In her retirement she ..read more

At tonight’s Carbon Neutral Adelaide Awards event, Christie Walk was made a Carbon Neutral Adelaide Ambassador, an honour given so far to only 3 others of the 200 Carbon Neutral Adelaide Partners. It was given in recognition of 3 decades of leadership in the Ecological Cities movement. Christie Walk’s founding organisation – Urban Ecology Australia – was initiated 30 years ago with a dream. “We wanted a green community, comfortable for the residents but kind to the environment; something that would significantly cut our environmental footprint.  We wanted a working alternative to urb ..read more

Planning for a bigger and more vibrant Adelaide You’re invited to a community meeting at the Minor Works Community Centre on 8th Sep 2022, 5:30pm to 7:30pm. (Minor Works Building, 22 Stamford Court, Adelaide – between Sturt and Wright Streets.) An Underground City Rail Loop for Adelaide CBD? Should we be planning an underground city rail loop in Adelaide with three underground stations linking the Gawler and Seaford lines, and a new Mt Barker line? This and other transport planning initiatives – such as dedicated bus streets, separate paths for walkers, bikes and scooters, and a lowering of th ..read more

2021 – Battery options modelling In September 2020 we installed our first battery at Sturt Apartments, Christie Walk. You can read the story of our modelling, battery choices and lessons learned in Episode 7 – Battery storage – Tesla PowerWall 2 Everything had gone to plan with the installation of the battery; performance was as expected. The savings generated by our PV upgrade and the battery were flowing into our Green Fund, enabling us to begin planning for the installation of our second battery. Our modelling indicated that our 21kW PVs were generating enough power to usefully support ..read more

   On Sustainable House Day – Sunday October 17th 2021, 10am to 4pm – come and visit Christie Walk. This unique urban community of 27 dwellings includes apartments, standalone strawbale houses, and townhouses. Sustainable design features include: passive solar design photovoltaic cells with battery storage solar hot water – flat plate and evacuated tubes composting underground stormwater storage community spaces – meeting room, laundry, bike shelter, produce garden, roof garden Christie Walk was purpose-built as a model ecocity development. It’s designed to showcase how biodiversit ..read more