Melbourne Branch monthly meeting February 16th 2011
This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday February 16th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
Topic: CO2 to energy: The Power of Algae
Convenor: Peter Wonfor
Guest Speaker: Tony St. Clair (Agri Business manager at MBD Energy Ltd.)
meeting description: The [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday November 17th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
The topic:
The current State of Domestic Refrigeration
Speakers: Tim Hamer, Rick Potter
meeting description Is the humble domestic fridge still humble? How much power does a fridge use? Has domestic fridge [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday October 20th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
The topic:
The National Smart Meter Program
Meeting Description Craig spoke about the Smart Meter rollout from the perspective of Victoria. He spoke about the negotiations that have been going on, [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday September 15th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
The topic:
Heating and cooling losses in buildings, plus a chat with Ian Porter (CEO of the ATA) about policy directions
Convener: Tim Hamer
Heating and cooling losses in buildings
Speaker: Jan Brandjes, [...]

Melbourne Branch monthly meeting August 18th 2010
This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday August 18th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
The topic:
Alternative Heating
meeting description
Conveners: Simon Wilson and Peter Wonfor
Many home heating systems use gas-fired forced hot air, and while relatively simple to install [...]

Melbourne Branch special workshop August 14th 2010
This meeting will be held at 2pm on Saturday August 14th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
Arduino Microcontroller Workshop
workshop description
Convener: Paul Fritze
This introductory workshop will explore how the Arduino microcontroller board (shown at the ATA Melbourne Project Night [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday July 21 st at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
The topic:
Sustainable Building
Sustainable House Features
Convener: Tim Hamer
Design Features in 6 Star Energy Rating Houses
Speaker: Tim Hamer (ATA Melbourne Branch) discussed the approach of VicUrban (an arm of State [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday June 16th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
The topic:
ATA Melbourne Project Night
Convener: Paul Fritze
This month’s meeting had a very different format…
Around 20 members (including a few guests) ‘volunteered’ to put on show their personal projects. The [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday May 19th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
Topic: Concentrating Solar Thermal with heat storage (e.g. molten salt)
Convener: Jim Lambert
Speaker: Patrick Hearps (Technical Director for the Zero Carbon Australia 2020 project)
Concentrating Solar Thermal has exciting capabilities for [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday April 21st at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
Topic: Greening your Garden with Stormwater
Convener: Jessica Davison
Speakers: Madeline Laurenson (raingarden expert) and Vaughn Greenhill (stormwater harvesting practitioner)
Did you know that it takes only 1ml of rain on an hard [...]