ecoBiz Partner Biography
Germancraft's Wayne Havenaar and Tony Granall receiving their ecoBiz Partner certificate from former Minister Jones
Germancraft Cabinets manufacture kitchen products from their award winning facility at Arundel on the Gold Coast. The new facility has significantly reduced their reliance on lighting, air conditioning and external water sources by utilising natural light, effective ventilation, waterless urinals and rainwater storage. The company has also reduced their waste disposal through a recycling and a biofuel program which uses off-cut timber to produce bio-energy. Read more about it in the case study and project snapshot (PDF, 189K)*.
Annual Savings:
- Energy 48% (16 Queensland homes or 861,316 MJ)
- Greenhouse Gas 68% (42 cars 173.22 t CO2-e)
- Potable water 63% (243 kL)
- Waste disposal 43% (1,737 wheelie bins or 417 m3)
- Efficiency savings $72,896
Savings as at June 2010
Tony Grannall from Germancraft presented at the March 2011 QWESTNet forum. Listen to Tony's presentation (SWF video file, 5.0M)†.
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Last updated 22 December 2011