The Yarra Energy Foundation (YEF) seeks to make the city of Yarra carbon neutral by the year 2020 through a series of initiatives, one of which is a large scale energy-efficiency retrofit of its residences. We conducted an economic analysis of the costs and associated benefits of the retrofit so that YEF can inform and inspire government agencies, local companies, and residents to make the necessary investment and engage in the collaboration needed to carry out the large scale retrofit program. With 100% of the retrofits completed by 2020, we estimated that a total of $608.4 million AUD would be injected into the local economy.

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Creator

• Ortiz Rosero, Jose Luis
• Velazquez, Jarred Alexander
• Yiu, Kevin Kai
• Elmore, James Edward

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Sustainability
• Energy

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043013-045421

Keyword

• Renewable energy sources
• Energy conservation
• Sustainability

Advisor

• Ault, Holly Keyes
• Aghajanian, Michael John

Year

• 2013

Center

• Melbourne, Australia Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Yarra Energy Foundation

Date created

• 2013-04-30

Location

• South Yarra

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright