Around 20 of assembled for our first workshop at the Smarter Building Centre and learn more about how we are going to build a Lego Low Carbon Kāpiti. Many thanks to Monique and Holly, Jake’s helpers for the day!
Here’s what happened:
Working together for local climate solutions
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Around 20 of assembled for our first workshop at the Smarter Building Centre and learn more about how we are going to build a Lego Low Carbon Kāpiti. Many thanks to Monique and Holly, Jake’s helpers for the day!
Here’s what happened:
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Back in 2013, I was sitting at my desk at Kāpiti Coast District Council wrestling with this problem – how do I show the difference between LED streetlights and the old-style orange sodium streetlights in the middle of a sports field on a sunny day? The field and day in question was the upcoming 2014 Sustainable Home and Garden Show. Naturally, I would have to put the lights in a black-out marquee – but then what would entice people come in? And what would the lights be illuminating anyway? As I often did, I turned to my right and discussed this problem with my workmate and friend Ben. A consummate ‘ideas-man’, Ben uttered the fateful words “what about a Lego Town?”
That was the eureka moment and everything flowed from there – working with local Lego fans and other contributors, we created a model sustainable settlement and then the following year we did another, a bigger one modelled directly on plans for the future Paraparaumu town centre. You can read all about the details in a conference paper on the topic here, or in a presentation here. We pioneered an award-winning public engagement method that made potentially dry subject material exciting and interesting to a wide range of people. However, the lack of a focal point at Kāpiti Coast District Council for further projects (the last Sustainable Home and Garden Show was in 2015) meant ‘Lego Town’ didn’t come back in 2016 or 2017.
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From: Dugald MacTavish <dugald@es.co.nz>
Date: 10 August 2017 at 22:27
Subject: Join the Climate Consensus Coalition presentation to Parliament Wednesday 16 August
Hi all – Great news! After all the political convulsions in the Beehive, we finally have confirmation today that GLOBE-NZ will host the Climate Consensus Coalition Aoteraroa (CCCA) for a presentation of the Statement and Action plan we have developed.
GLOBE-NZ (which has reps from all the Parties) has invited All MPs, All Ministers, All EA/Secretaries. The Theatrette holds up to 120 so effectively the bigger the show of support we can muster the better. The presentation will be fronted by Wise Response with the support of a great line up of NGO representatives.
So this is to encourage you and/or as many others in your group to attend who are within striking distance! A larger group will reinforce the fact that we have huge support through the website. The CCCA statement is also very consistent with the recommendations from the PCE on climate action. Meeting details are as follows:
Time: Wed 16 August at 12.30 – 2.00pm (please be there in good time)
Place: Theatrette, Beehive, Executive Wing, Parliamentary Buildings, Wellington
Programme:
NB: Note that we need to submit the names of all persons intending to go to the meeting on Monday morning for Parliamentary Security. Essentially if you are not on the that list then you will not be able to get in.
Please email Dugald MacTavish dugald@es.co.nz with your name and contact details.
Apologies for late notice but this has been beyond our control.
This is our chance to make this a really powerful statement for Climate Change action. Please spread the word.