About 26 years ago, German building physicist Wolfgang Feist conceived and built the world’s first Passive House building in Darmstadt, when four private homeowners decided to back his philosophy. Since then, hundreds of buildings of all sizes and types have been constructed to passive house specifications, particularly in Germany and Austria, where the concept has… Read More
Answers to questions GloBird Energy hears a lot
We started GloBird Energy with three fairly basic aims: 1. to offer more affordable deals than most that were already out there in the market; 2. to simplify the entire process of dealing with an energy retailer; and 3. to put together a locally-based customer service team that understands what Victorians need and what… Read More
An Open Energy Letter to Politicians | GloBird Energy
Dear Australian politicians (of all persuasions), We’ve elected you to make decisions and formulate policy that’s in the best interests of all Australians. We’ve essentially entrusted you with our success and prosperity (and even health and happiness), individually and collectively. In terms of the energy industry, you’ve failed us. The evidence? “Patients were… Read More
8 Energy Monitor Sense apps for iPhone and Android
In our last post, looking forward to things we expect to happen in 2018, we suggested that technology will play a greater role in energy management, particularly on a personal level. So we thought we’d take a quick look at some of the energy monitoring apps that are already out there and that might be… Read More
10 Key Energy Trends in 2018 | GloBird Energy
In our last post, we looked back at some of the things that had a major impact on the Australian energy market in 2017. This time, we’re looking forward. We think we have a reasonable idea about some of the things we can expect to see in 2018 … but for others, we’ve had to… Read More
Why Australia’s Energy Market Made News | GloBird Energy
As far as the Australian energy market is concerned, last year was more tumultuous than anyone could have predicted. No-one – from governments to consumers, and from regulatory bodies to retailers – could have been happy with some of the things that transpired. It was certainly less than ideal that the topics of energy supply… Read More