INFO & MATERIALS FOR YOU
We've put together some important info most clients have asked us, to help you build your dream home.
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For the latest news on sustainable building, getting involved, how to design your own dream home and more, go to our Ecohouse Loungeroom. Check out "Ants Pants" our 3 bedroom design and the "Stepping Stone" our 2 bedroom sustainable house design in the Ecohouse Loungeroom.
Have your say. Write what you want in your dream eco house. Tell your
story. Design your own dream sustainable house made of straw, earth and
timber.
Learn about how to build a sustainable house in the Viva December Newsletter :
- a very unique Christmas card;
- what do you want from a sustainable house have your say;
- tips for building your own eco home;
- being green doesn't mean a loss of lifestyle
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SUPPLIERS
Ausbale - Australian Strawbale Building Association
www.ausbale.org
Lots of info on strawbale building
Richard Berry - Landscape Architect / Designer
Ph: 0429 771 575 or 4754 5771 Jason Dash - Straw and Poured Earth Builder & Workshops
Phone: 0421 649 396
www.beegreen.com.au
Joshua Bacon Design - Architect, Prestige Commercial & Domestic
Phone: 02 9566 4460
www.joshuabacon.com.au Peter Jirgens - Mud Brick Supplier
www.makeitmudbricks.com.au
Frank & Ingrid Thomas - Strawbale builder & render workshops
www.strawtec.com.au M & S Mortgages - Jason Dash, Mortgage Broker in the Blue Mountains
Phone: 0421 649 396 Ray Trappell - Architect, mud brick homes
Ph: 4572 1742
Small Farm Field Days Expo, in Mudgee
www.arec.com.au
AREC are running a strawbale building workshop from Monday 30th November to Friday 4th December 2009. Places are limited, book your spot before they run out! More info:Vince Kelly - Joiner Extraordinaire, Timber Doors, Windows, Kitchens
Ph:
4572 1927
Wealth Concerns - Alex Sperling, Financial Advisor & Mobile Mortgage Broker
Phone: 1300 700 496
www.wealthconcerns.com.au
Contact
us for other suppliers such as architects, landscape architects, straw
bale suppliers, renderers and other environmental builders in your
area.
RECOMMENDED READING to get you started : Your Home Design for Lifestyle and the Future
by Chris Reardon Institute for Sustainable Futures
The Straw Bale House
by Athena and Bill Steen. This is the bible of straw bale building.
Building WIth Straw
by Gernot Minke and Friedemann Mahlky. Great technical and practical info.
Technical Manual: Australia's Guide to environmentally Sustainable Homes
This is a brilliant resource for those of you who squirrel information and love technical specs.
www.yourhome.gov.au
Sanctuary Magazine
This is our favourite, non profit publication at the moment!
www.sanctuarymagazine.org.au
ENVIRONMENTAL / GREEN GROUPS & GOVT ORGANISATIONS
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (Federal)
www.environment.gov.au/energyefficiency
Check out info about government rebates and help in reducing energy and water use Earth Building Assoc of Australia EBAA www.ebaa.asn.au
The Earth Building Association of Australia is an organisation formed to promote the use of unfired earth as a building medium throughout Australia. Earth building includes: mud bricks, poured earth, rammed earth, cobb, earth rendering and lots more! Green Directory
www.greendirectory.com.au
The Green Directory is Australia's resource for environmentally preferable products and services. Find anything you want on green living! House energy
www.house-energy.com
To help calculate your energy usage and help in reducing energy costs
MBA - Master Builders Association NSW
www.mbansw.asn.au
The building industry's association
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