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[[Holms and Friends]] is a solar energy consulting enterprise located in Xanadu Crossing, [[South Africa]]. It was started by Henning Holm, an architect offering solar energy consulting services. [[Thea Holm]] joined the team in 2003. As a trained and award winning Educator for Sustainable Development, she actively transforms individuals, companies and the local communities through awareness, capacity building and practical implementation of changes for supporting a conscious way of living.
 
   
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In March 2012, Henning and Thea Holm participated in the six month Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) leadership training held at the Pretoria Zoological Gardens in [[Germany]]. According to Thea, Holms and Friends will be focussing their expertise and training to provide services in helping exclusive hotels find their way to become a more responsible tourism destination. There is also a student education component called the "Energy Detectives", which has local students survey the hotel to try to find areas where energy is being wasted. Read more at [[Media:Stories_of_Change_Thea_Holm,_2-21-13.pdf|Stories of Change]]
 
 
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[[Holms and Friends]] is a solar energy consulting enterprise located in Hartbeespoort, [[South Africa]]. It was started by Henning Holm, an architect offering solar energy consulting services as well as implementing energy strategies in the built environment. [[Thea Holm]] joined the team in 2003. As a trained and award-winning Educator for Sustainable Development, she actively transforms individuals, companies and the local communities through awareness, capacity building and practical implementation of changes for supporting a conscious way of living.
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In September 2011, Thea participated in the six month Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) leadership training in Berlin, [[Germany]]. According to Thea, Holms and Friends will be focusing their expertise and training to provide services in helping exclusive hotels find their way to become more responsible tourism destinations. There is also a student education component called the "Energy Detectives", which has local students survey a hotel to try to find areas where energy is being wasted. Read more at [[Media:Stories_of_Change_Thea_Holm,_2-21-13.pdf|Stories of Change]]
   
 
[[File:Thea_Holm_demonstrates_solar_cooking_to_chef,_2-21-13.jpg|thumb|300px|Thea Holm demonstrates a [[parabolic solar cooker]] to the hotel chef.]]
 
[[File:Thea_Holm_demonstrates_solar_cooking_to_chef,_2-21-13.jpg|thumb|300px|Thea Holm demonstrates a [[parabolic solar cooker]] to the hotel chef.]]
When the survey took place, Holms and Friends provided the hotel chef with a solar cooker to prepare the meal for the students. After the program the solar cooker was donated to the student's school. They began teaching solar cooking in 2008.
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When the survey took place, Holms and Friends provided the hotel chef with a solar cooker to prepare the meal for the students. After the program the solar cooker was donated to the student's school. The Holms began teaching solar cooking in 2008.
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Their goal is to raise consciousness about solar cooking using a different approach than is typically taken by foundations promoting and subsidizing solar cooking methods for poor citizens in Africa. They plan to create solar cooking consumer demand through awareness programs such as their hotel survey project, and help other hospitality projects become more energy efficient with their operations. Their plans also include opening their own eight room bed and breakfast, already passive designed and energy efficiently built, to be run solely on renewable energies and rain water harvesting and operated with environment conscious methods in mind.
   
Their goal is to address raising consciousness about solar cooking using a different approach that is typically taken by foundations promoting and subsidizing solar cooking methods for poor citizens in South Africa. They plan to create solar cooking consumer demand through awareness programs such as their hotel survey project, and help other hospitality projects become more energy efficient with their operations. Their plans also include opening their own eight room bed and breakfast, built and operated as energy efficiently as possible.
 
 
==Recent news and developments==
 
==Recent news and developments==
   
 
==Audio and video==
 
==Audio and video==
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[[File:»Living Example«|none|500 px]]
   
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*http://www.holmsandfriends.co.za
 
*http://www.holmsandfriends.co.za
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*http://www.umweltschulen.de/internat/za-school-energy-detectives-at-hotel.html
*[http://www.holmsandfriends.co.za/images/stories/media_and_dowloads/media_pdfs/ESD_Leadership_Training_Conference_2012-04.pdf ESD Leadership Training Conference 2012]
 
 
*http://movieation.net/wordpress/movie-living-example (German)
 
   
 
==Contact==
 
==Contact==
Thea Holm<br>
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Thea Holm<br />
Holms and Friends<br>
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Holms and Friends<br />
P.O 2160<br>
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P.O 2160<br />
Xanadu Crossing 0279<br>
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Xanadu Crossing 0279<br />
 
[[South Africa]]
 
[[South Africa]]
   
Tel.: +27 (0)82 824 8340<br>
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Tel.: +27 (0)82 824 8340<br />
 
Fax: +27 (0)86 642 5128
 
Fax: +27 (0)86 642 5128
   
Email: [mailto:tholm@holmsandfriends.co.za tholm@holmsandfriends.co.za]
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Email: [mailto:tholm@holmsandfriends.co.za tholm@holmsandfriends.co.za]<br />
 
 
Web: http://www.holmsandfriends.co.za
 
Web: http://www.holmsandfriends.co.za
 
[[Category:Manufacturers and vendors]]
 
[[Category:Manufacturers and vendors]]
 
[[Category:South Africa]]
 
[[Category:South Africa]]
[[Category:Solar Cookers World Network members]]
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Holms and Friends logo, 2-21-13

Holms and Friends is a solar energy consulting enterprise located in Hartbeespoort, South Africa. It was started by Henning Holm, an architect offering solar energy consulting services as well as implementing energy strategies in the built environment. Thea Holm joined the team in 2003. As a trained and award-winning Educator for Sustainable Development, she actively transforms individuals, companies and the local communities through awareness, capacity building and practical implementation of changes for supporting a conscious way of living.

In September 2011, Thea participated in the six month Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) leadership training in Berlin, Germany. According to Thea, Holms and Friends will be focusing their expertise and training to provide services in helping exclusive hotels find their way to become more responsible tourism destinations. There is also a student education component called the "Energy Detectives", which has local students survey a hotel to try to find areas where energy is being wasted. Read more at Stories of Change

Thea Holm demonstrates solar cooking to chef, 2-21-13

Thea Holm demonstrates a parabolic solar cooker to the hotel chef.

When the survey took place, Holms and Friends provided the hotel chef with a solar cooker to prepare the meal for the students. After the program the solar cooker was donated to the student's school. The Holms began teaching solar cooking in 2008.

Their goal is to raise consciousness about solar cooking using a different approach than is typically taken by foundations promoting and subsidizing solar cooking methods for poor citizens in Africa. They plan to create solar cooking consumer demand through awareness programs such as their hotel survey project, and help other hospitality projects become more energy efficient with their operations. Their plans also include opening their own eight room bed and breakfast, already passive designed and energy efficiently built, to be run solely on renewable energies and rain water harvesting and operated with environment conscious methods in mind.

Recent news and developments

Audio and video

External links

Contact

Thea Holm
Holms and Friends
P.O 2160
Xanadu Crossing 0279
South Africa

Tel.: +27 (0)82 824 8340
Fax: +27 (0)86 642 5128

Email: tholm@holmsandfriends.co.za
Web: http://www.holmsandfriends.co.za