Nathan Hage on transforming Zinc Apartment

About this episode

Nathan Hage discusses his role in retrofitting the Zinc Apartments with solar energy and EV charging.

Nathan Hage is neither a developer nor an energy expert, nor anything else you might think would be crucial to retrofitting a group of 45 flats in Sydney’s inner south with solar and EV charging. He works in logistics, but the one qualifier that he firmly holds is that he’s a resident of the Zinc Apartments, and perhaps through his enthusiasm, the job fell to him to manage this ambitious project. Host: Tina Perinotto Produced by: The Fifth Estate The Fifth Estate website: www.thefifthe...

People in this episode

Host: Tina Perinotto

Guest: Nathan Hage

Topics covered

• sustainability
• solar energy
• electric vehicles
• community projects
• urban living

Keywords

• Zinc Apartments
• solar retrofitting
• EV charging
• Sydney
• community involvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Zinc Apartments, The Fifth Estate

Places: Sydney

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