Building materials
Hemp, hemp masonry and hempcrete
Why hemp is gaining recognition as a high-performance, low-impact and contemporary building product. Dick Clarke explains why.
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Ideas & Advice
Perennial challenge
The Aboriginal-owned Merian Munjie Food Company is cultivating indigenous staple crops with the goal of achieving commercial-scale production. However, without sufficient agricultural land the company faces an uphill battle.
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Sustainable Design
Choosing an architect
How a good architect can work with you to create a great design that is inspiring, meets your needs and is mindful of your budget.
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Energy & appliances
Solar sizing latest: ‘Go big’ with your PV system
Wondering what size solar photovoltaic system to install? The latest ATA modelling shows that bigger is better, even if you don’t use much electricity.
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Energy & appliances
Case study: Energy renovation
Retrofitting a 0.8 Star brick veneer unit to achieve an 8.4 Star rating proved to be a savvy investment in energy efficiency and better health.
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Ideas & Advice
When do investments in energy efficiency pay off?
Energy efficiency can improve health and comfort and can be good for the hip pocket too. But at what point do retrofits start to pay off? We ask energy efficient housing experts Trivess Moore and David Whaley to find out.
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Ideas & Advice
Gas versus electric for heating, cooking and hot water
Should you select gas or electric to fuel your new cooktop, heating or hot water system? Renew energy analysts Keiran Price and Dean Lombard present the latest economic and environmental findings to help guide your decisions.
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Ideas & Advice
Hike in quality
Tasmania now has a wide network of public and privately run huts in its national parks and wild places, widely varied in terms of amenity, comfort and safety.
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Outdoors
Treat your site right
If you protect, rather than neglect, your soil and vegetation you’ll reap the rewards in your new garden, writes landscape designer Michael Tanner.
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Sustainable Design
The rise of the courtyard
As courtyards replace backyards as the primary outdoor space, architect Marie Carrel explains how they are best designed to maintain liveability.
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Multi-residential
Refining the model: Nightingale
Nightingale Housing skips over the traditional, profit-driven property development model to instead deliver affordable and beautiful apartment communities that people are clamouring to live in.
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