SHIFT THE PARADIGM
ENJOY LIVING OFF THE GRID
IN AN ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME
REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
HAVE NO MORE ELECTRICITY OR WATER BILLS
USE THE RENEWABLE RESOURCES GIVEN BY NATURE
WHY WAIT FOR THE GOVERNMENT? BECOME THE CHANGE
This e-book describes our story of how we designed & built an
energy efficient, 99% chemical free, passive solar home in Northern
NSW, Australia. With plenty of photos, diagrams and a floor plan
this book gives a detail step-by-step guide so that you too could build
your own home. Bathe your home in the winter sun and keep it cool
in summer with natural free air-con. See how you can build a house
from recycled and natural materials. There is plenty of information
on how we live off the grid using renewable energy - solar power,
solar hot water and rainwater. Also read about our ‘no flush’
composting toilet system.
This concise and informative e-book is written for beginners, owner
home builders and all who wish to incorporate energy efficiency
into designing and building, with many ideas on how to decrease our
carbon footprint and live a more sustainable life.
Featured In Owner Builder Magazine (June/July 2009)
Here is part of the introduction to our e-book
“In 1997, we moved to Northern NSW, Australia near the Border
Ranges and purchased a 5 acre bush block. Neither of us had had
any experience in building or using power tools. We were in fact
complete novices. Nevertheless, we chose to live a pioneering
existence whilst we took on the task of designing and building our
own energy efficient home.
For us an energy efficient home is one that incorporates the
renewable energies of nature to sustain our life. We wanted to use
the sun’s power to provide us with electricity, heat our water and to
passively heat the house in the colder months. We wanted to
incorporate the natural flow of breezes to passively cool our house
during the hotter months. It is important for us to collect and filter
the rainwater and to harvest our own firewood. Being able to use
these renewable aspects of nature meant we could live off the grid
and not place any burden on the ‘system’ that employs
unsustainable environmental practices to bring us electricity,
water and to remove and treat our effluent….”
Want to read more
Here is the first 5 pages of the e-book
“Design and Build A Sustainable,
Energy Efficient House"
ISBN: 978-0-646-50876-4
is available to you as a PDF file (46 A4 Pages)
A paper free Eco-Friendly product
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