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• Type: Education/Awareness Raising
• Status: In operation

ECOSTAR is a community awareness initiative that uses a star rating system to show improvements in both water and energy efficiency. ECOSTAR ratings are used in City of Joondalup facilities to promote retrofitting projects and to encourage the community to improve water and energy efficiency in their homes.

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• Type: Technical/Infrastructure investment
• Status: In operation

In order to reduce reliance on traditional forms of energy and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Renewable
Energy Project should be continued where funding opportunities arise and as part of new or significant
redevelopments of the City’s community facilities.

• Start year:
• Type: Technical/Infrastructure investment
• Status: In operation

The City currently has a solar hot water system installed at Craigie Leisure Centre which provides a portion of the heating required to heat the water used in the pool’s showers. A further 15 solar hot water systems
will be installed at seven locations in the City during 2013/14