18/07/2023
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 […]
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17/07/2023
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 […]
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 […]
01/07/2023
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 […]
27/06/2023
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 […]
15/06/2023
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 […]
04/06/2023
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 […]
21/05/2023
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 […]
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
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 […]
14/04/2023
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? […]
14/04/2023
Building using earth (or subsoil) is one of the oldest construction techniques, providing simple shelter using freely available material. Buildings made from soil are found in […]