Straw bale, adobe - heck, even car tires can be used to construct a solid, earth friendly, energy efficient house! Share your alternative building experiences and ask for advice here
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- Earthships - houses made from tires
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- Garage door insulation
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- D.I.Y. Double glazing.
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- Rebuilding Energy Wise after The 2009 Gippsland Bushfires
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- Wood Heaters – Radiant or Convection?
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- wood fired hotwater
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- My complete "off the grid", transportable home plans.
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- Strawbale Construction
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- Under floor insulation
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- Skylights....any that pass Visible without IR?
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- Roof Ventilation or Whirly Birds - Do They Work?
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- Roof Colour and reflective finishes
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- How I (Almost) Saved the Earth
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- Heat Reflective Roof Paint
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- bubble wrap insulation
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- Cool earth pipes
by Carl » Tue May 04, 2010 3:54 pm
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- Ex school portables as housing
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- Phase change materials?
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- Beware the valuer and the financier
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- natural air flow through building
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- Reverse brick veneer
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- Coolwall
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