Don't panic, by the end of week one, it hasn't all been irrelevant lectures and strange encounters with building sites, although there are quite a few to avoid, which I guess bodes well for facilities for future generations which some of you are happily producing at a rapid rate.
On Day 3, the tiny little part of me that always wished I'd changed my first UAC preference to Architecture at UNSW when I had the chance (and miraculously the marks as it turned out) all those years ago finally got to say "I told you so".
Amongst the sea of engineering subjects I have found myself floating in, there is a small Architectural island, promising the basics of sustainable residential design. So far, so fun. I think my fellow students (all third years methinks) wonder from which time-machine I stepped and I can remember the disdain which my fellow undergrads directed at our batch of mature-agers the first time round.
I discovered that despite everything about my current place that defies sustainable housing (including its three ancient a/c units!) and even on a student budget, it is possible to enjoy five star living, NABERS-style. Apparently, if you don't use much electricity, gas or water, you will have a higher rating! Take the challenge and if you dare, find those utility bills and enter the numbers in www.nabers.com.au.
Are you enjoying 5 star living?
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