2023-07-24
How to navigate planning and regulations at the Off-Grid Festival 2023 In April this year, myself (Rachel – town planner, researcher and natural building consultant) and […]
2023-07-18
Natural building materials and the National Construction Code (NCC) There has long been tension between the lived experience and knowledge of those who have lived in […]
2023-07-17
Historic Mudbrick Tour Goes Online In March 2023, the Nillumbik Mudbrick Association pivoted to host their first virtual mudbrick house tour to great success. For many […]
2023-07-05
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 […]
2023-07-01
Planning and Permits: an overview for natural builders So you think you want to build naturally, and you’re not sure what you should think or […]
2023-06-27
Natural Building in the City My name is Kyle, and I am the founder of Tierra Projects, a Sydney based Landscape construction company with a […]
2023-06-15
Hempcrete key resources for Australian conditions If you’ve been wondering about this awesome new material that has been taking the building, and natural building, world by […]
2023-06-04
Building material of the month – Hempcrete For years there’s been a growing movement around this fabulous, versatile and eminently sustainable material. As the first feature […]
2023-05-21
HI ! My name is Hayden and I am the brains and energy behind the natural building business Curvatecture. We have been living and breathing earth […]
2023-04-14
For many people, finding the right information has been the biggest barrier to taking on more natural building techniques, and amalgamating it into their future house […]
2023-04-14
Natural building is as old as time, but how do we learn to build homes when the traditions are fading and there’s no real Australian tradition? […]
2023-04-14
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 […]