12/05/2025
Honouring tradition, embracing efficiency, and enhancing sustainability Round houses have been built for thousands of years across continents—from Mongolian gers (yurts) to African rondavels, from Celtic […]
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21/02/2025
Exciting news for the building and construction industry in New South Wales! The state has officially added “Straw Panels” as an approved wall system in BASIX, […]
16/09/2024
So you think you’d like to get more hands on with natural materials? You’re a bit handy, or not, and you’d like to get involved with […]
21/08/2024
Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks (CSEB) are an eco-friendly and sustainable building material made from a mixture of soil, sand, and a stabilizing agent, typically cement or […]
07/06/2024
If you have ever taken a step – especially with bare feet – on an earthen floor, you would probably have felt the difference and […]
19/02/2024
Recently I visited the hemp building project underway in Campbell’s Creek in central Victoria being built by Aman and her husband, and led by experienced hemp […]
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, […]
08/11/2023
Much of our research and experience involves cold climates, but what about passive solar design for warmer or more humid areas? If you dive into most […]
23/10/2023
Check out the latest podcast episode from our friends at @theoffgridtribe talking all things natural building, living, planning and what’s wrong with our housing and development […]
19/10/2023
How to manage water and natural materials In 2012 I was involved in one of the first ‘prototype’ earthship builds in Australia located in the lovely […]
06/10/2023
What is an earthship? An earthship is a variety of off-grid passive solar home—or community of homes— made of natural and recycled materials such as old […]
16/08/2023
Building regulations, insurance and finance for natural builds. How passive solar design and the use of natural materials fits within the National Construction Code is a […]