2024-07-18
Many of us would be familiar with passive solar design, but what is passive architecture more broadly? Passive architecture encompasses a broader range of passive design […]
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2024-07-15
Embracing Nature: Building an Outdoor Shower with Natural Materials Who doesn’t love showering outdoors? Imagine showering under the open sky, surrounded by the sights and […]
2024-06-26
The Building 4.0 showcase was held last week in Melbourne on June 19th and brought together industry, funders, universities and a range of professionals from across […]
2024-06-07
If you have ever taken a step – especially with bare feet – on an earthen floor, you would probably have felt the difference and […]
2024-05-10
What is a design brief? A brief, or a design brief, is a very common document that many architects, designers and even builders will ask you […]
2024-04-29
We’ve been compiling lists and hard drives for years of valuable resources for all natural building – whether you are looking into strawbale, cob or natural […]
2024-04-19
Over the weekend of the 6-7th of April Natural Building Australia brought together a variety of designers, architects, builders and natural materials professionals in a one-stop-shop […]
2024-03-18
Come and Join In The Natural Building Fun this year at Australia’s Premier Sustainability Festival We’re really excited to present a dedicated weekend devoted to sustainable […]
2024-02-19
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 […]
2024-01-08
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 […]
2023-12-05
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 […]
2023-11-16
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, […]