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Earth Tubes, Health and Safety 24 January 2012, 14.46 Administrator Latest Earth tubes are a method of passive cooling which uses the low stable soil temperature deep underground to cool the home. If humidity and associated mold colonization is not addressed in system design, occupants may face Read More 19 0	Straw Bale Construction 18 September 2011, 09.59 Administrator Natural Building Materials Straw Bale construction is the method of building walls with compressed straw bales which are then rendered for the final finish.  The most common method of straw-bale construction in Australia is the non-load bearing method, Read More 686 0
Straw Bale Workshops in WA 18 September 2011, 09.45 Administrator Latest WA based bricklayer-turned straw bale builder Dave Morris now holds regular workshops around Perth and country WA to teach you how to build your own straw bale walls.  Dave is a master with 30 years in the building industry Read More 333 0	Eco-Design for the Owner-Builder 05 August 2011, 13.34 Administrator Latest Perth Hills WA.  Be amazed at your own creative abilities as Sharon guides you through a series of practical exercises in the principles of solar passive design including the building design guidelines used in her every day Read More 426 0
New Forum Now Active 16 June 2011, 00.00 Administrator Latest Our discussion forum has been upgraded to help combat the high number of spam entries being received on our previous forum.  Our new forum is now ready to go!  Existing articles will be migrated over to the new forum over the Read More 628 0	Chemical Free Swiming Pool 21 May 2011, 14.52 Administrator Latest Would you like to build your own swimming pool for less than $2,000?  Natural swimming pools are chemical free and beautiful to look at too.  I found a website which shows how to build your own natural pool. Click here to see Read More 1088 0
Reed Bed Wastwater Treatment 18 May 2011, 15.12 Administrator Latest Reed beds are an effective waste water treatment method and can be used in Australia when combined with a first stage septic tank.  The grey or black water is contained in the first stage septic tank, or sump, from where it Read More 801 0	Composting Toilets 21 March 2011, 13.43 Administrator Latest Have you heard of the Humanure Handbook?  It's a great book which shows how to build a really good little composting toilet using materials which are very easy to find.  You can download the book for free!  The Humanure Read More 895 0
Rammed Earth Building Course - WA 15 January 2011, 00.00 Administrator Natural Building Materials There was another exciting weekend rammed earth building course held in Western Australia on the weekend of May 14th/15th 2011 by local rammed earth builder Jens Jacobsen of Rammed Earth Alternatives.  Participants learned Read More 1394 0	Build a Solar Oven 16 December 2010, 02.42 Administrator Natural Building Materials We have found a great book which shows how to make a great solar oven using materials which are readily available.  The solar oven design is based on the great design from solar oven pioneer Barbara Kerr (pictured).  There Read More 1060 0

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