Building permits received from Council

GOOD STUFF!
We have now got our building permit from Council and found a person to help build our extension. Andy is an alternative house builder who thinks like we do.
Andy will start with the porch out the front and then move onto the Dining room. I am now in the process of listing all the [...]

Renovating the Living Room

 

lounge room when we looked to buy

 About six weeks or so before Sustainable House Day we decided to renovate the Living Room. This is to be our living room for a while and then will eventually become the master bedroom.

The thing was, as is the same in the rest of the house, NO STORAGE! so [...]

Sustainable House Day Wrap Up

WOW !!! What can we say.
At 10.00am on Sunday 13th September we opened our house up for Sustainable House Day. Five other houses in the Meander Valley in Northern Tasmania also opened their doors. All very different in style and with many areas of sustainablity from stand alone solar power to natural paints and finishes, [...]

Where do you find the products and the information???

That is a good question. You could also add:

Are the products environmentally friendly?
How do I know they are environmentally friendly?
Can I source them locally?
Are they Australian made?
How many miles/kilometers do they haveto travel to get here?
Can they be recycled at the end of their life?
Does the company have a “Cradle to Grave” policy
Do I really [...]