ReNew
Building a bigger backup
If you have critical systems that need to stay powered in a blackout, you need some sort of battery backup. Lance Turner describes his DIY system for supplying water without mains electricity.
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ReNew
Simple and cheap composting loo
A composting loo lets you save huge amounts of water each year from toilet flushing, and can extend the life of an old septic by removing most of the solid waste load. Spud Murphy describes a popular design used for decades.
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DIY
Bring on the electric ute
Bryce Gaton asks, will 2023 be the Australian ‘Year of the electric light commercial vehicle’?
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DIY
Deleting the genset
If you have the need for the occasional use of a generator, then why not replace it with a much cleaner battery backup system instead? Lance Turner explains how.
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DIY
Aussie women: the solar power pioneers
Sun Source was Australia’s first solar panel retailer, started by a hippy woman nearly 50 years ago. Kassia Klinger uncovers the story.
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DIY
Swings and roundabouts
Rachel Goldlust explores the “potted” history of gas stoves—with an environmental twist.
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DIY
Electric aviation: flight of fancy, or landing soon?
Bryce Gaton gives us the latest on flying electric.
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DIY
Bruce the better motorhome
Dick Clarke tells the story of building his self-sufficient, leave-no-trace motorhome, drawing on renewable materials and energy.
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Transport & travel
The bike doctors
After starting small at a local school, Dr Cranky’s is spreading its bike-fixing, community-building initiative around Australia. Peter Foot finds out what’s needed to get kids riding.
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DIY
Making space for DIY
DIY projects are often a solitary pursuit, but that’s where a makerspace can come in, providing a place to share tools, ideas and expertise. Ralph Johnstone visits one in Melbourne.
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DIY
DIY: Insulating raked ceilings
Raked ceilings with exposed beams may look nice, but they are near-impossible to insulate. James Stapledon explains how he insulated the ceilings in his home to greatly improve thermal performance.
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