2009-08-08

Green Building to Dodge Electricity Bills

A Tasmanian developer is proposing the state's first building powered entirely by alternative energy sources.

The medical centre is being built in Lindisfarne on Hobart's eastern shore.

Bob Walker wants to install five 12-metre high wind turbines on light poles in the car park.

The proposal to power it with by wind and solar energy has been submitted to the Clarence City Council.

It will also use geothermal energy from the ground to heat the building.

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Source: ABC News, 2009-08-04, Link

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