Often our celebrations at Christmas have a negative effect on the planet because of the amount of waste we create. There are many things we can do to make Christmas…
As mentioned in previous blogs Sustainable House Day this year – September 20th, will be a virtual event due to Covid 19 restrictions. We were asked to prepare a video…
This is the great title of an article in our local council’s seasonal newsletter! www.onkaparinganow.com The article is about our involvement in Sustainable House Day and describes the some of…
Renew organisation has decided to take the Sustainable House Day online. This is sad for us as we do enjoy the personal interaction that we have with visitors to our…
How life has changed in just over a month! One of the advantages of having to stay home most of the time is reconnecting with the pleasures of slow and…
What a summer this has been; first drought then disastrous bushfires then floods. We really feel sad for those who have lost their homes or livelihoods. However these feelings should…
A few years ago I read a great book called One Magic Square by local Adelaide Hills author Lolo Houbein. She wrote about growing vegetables on one square metre of…
We’ve done it again! Featured in ‘renew.’ the Alternative Technology Association’s magazine! As a case study in articles about cladding. Tackling this tricky subject for the first time they requested…
Continuing the story of calculating energy use and the pitfalls of the NatHERS energy rating system Readers may recall that our official NatHERS rating was a disappointing 7.7 Stars. But…
Star Rating from NatHERS Certification: The National House Energy Rating Scheme (NatHERS) is officially used to estimate the amount of energy that will be needed to heat and cool a…