08/01/2024
Forming part of the National Sustainable Living Festival coming up in February 2024, Natural Building Australia has launched a 4-session webinar series devoted to all things […]
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05/12/2023
It’s becoming clearer that individual actions, particularly across the housing and building sectors, can have marked impacts on the embodied carbon of our lifestyles and the […]
16/11/2023
When we think about passive cooling what do we mean? In our previous blog we highlighted the principles of passive design which include orientation, insulation, shading, […]
09/11/2023
Most people have heard of the term ‘mud-brick’ houses, in fact they are one of the most famous in the southern states of Australia. It’s true, […]
21/09/2023
Rammed earth is an ancient form of building whereby a damp mix of aggregates—commonly gravel, sand, silt and clay—are rammed into removable frames (formwork) to create […]
13/09/2023
Join in an exciting new women-led natural building investment opportunity that will help see the industry develop and grow. Following an exciting life traveling and working […]
13/08/2023
Passive House design You may have started to hear the term Passive House turn up on television and in architectural design articles and be wondering what’s […]
01/08/2023
Strawbale pre-fabrication Building homes out of straw stacked on-top of each other has a long tradition, largely in the United States. The drawbacks are the rough […]
05/07/2023
Building material of the month: Strawbale Strawbales have been a popular and favoured exterior wall choice for many natural builders since the 1990s. They can be […]
15/05/2023
Book Review: The Hand-Sculpted House To get the resources discussion started it’s worth doing a mini-review of the North American-based but still highly valuable “The Hand […]
14/04/2023
Natural Building is many things. Broadly speaking, it is use of natural and renewable materials to create shelter for ourselves: something humans have been doing for […]