Yesterday was Sustainable House Day, and what a day! As I’ve said before, this year I was able to join the Solar Dwellings Sustainable House Day Bus Tour. It was a long day, but well organised and worth the effort. Well done to Griff, Jodi, Leanne, and all the others …
Sustainable House Day Perth 2015 isn’t too far around the corner. This year it’s on 13th September 2015 – a bit more convenient than last year’s father’s day clash. This year, I’m determined to be part of the Solar Dwellings bus tour, and have already RSVP’d – go me! This …
You may remember my post from late last year, which summarized the ATA report “Are we still cooking with Gas?“ I sent them some feedback expressing my disappointment at WA not being included in the report. Lo and behold, they have now produced a complementary report on the WA gas …
Something that we have been hanging out for is the energy report. This is why we engaged the architect in the first place. Our block has a difficult orientation and none of the off the shelf plans were even remotely suitable. Our architect told us that our design should perform as …
A few months ago I decided to become a member of the Alternative Technology Association (ATA). I did this mainly for the Renew and Sanctuary magazines, which feature articles ranging from sustainable energy options through to walkthroughs of new sustainably built houses. That all sounds quite noble, but really I …
Amidst all the hassles of building, it’s sometimes easy to forget the good stuff that gets me motivated. Such as Sustainable House Day. Sustainable House Day is on the 7th and 14th September this year. It’s a program where people who have built sustainable houses volunteer to open their doors …
Although I’ve put the greywater system on the “do later” list as it’s eminently retrofittable, it’s something that we will probably want to do before the landscaping is completed. For the simple reason that the greywater will be used for irrigation. This is what our greywater plan looks like: Here, …
As you’re probably all aware, we had a mother of a heatwave the other week, and we’re still feeling the effects. We don’t have air conditioning in our current residence (or the old one) and boy did we feel the heat! A few weeks ago I posted about Josh’s House. …
Over the weekend, we watched the videos of Josh Byrnes’ sustainable house being built. They were short (less than 10 mins each) but quite interesting. Most of the stuff we were already familiar with, as we’d done quite a bit of reading around and we’re using the same architect, but there …
Eco Home Style is a blog about building a sustainable and stylish passive solar house in the inner city fringe of Perth, Western Australia.
It's my hope that by sharing this experience, you have some insight into the building process. As the build comes to an end, my focus will shift to what it's like to live in a passive solar house.
