Well I hate to contradict myself, but my previous post may have been a tad optimistic. I went to hear a talk by the guys from GeoExchange last night.…

Of course if you have a swimming pool, use that for heat exchange.
Alternatively, an underground concrete tank can be used as described in this article:
http://mtbest.net/heat_pump.html
They dug a nice big…

I like the Lanbhorgini boiler from Hurlcon. Reasonable price too.

I forgot to include the fellows website - here it is : http://www.hempcrete.com.au

OK, due to popular demand, here are the photos:
The first shows whats left of the tap after i twisted it off.
The second shows the plumber having a laugh at my…

I am building soon, and was thinking of using mudbricks. I came across some articles from the UK talking about Hempcrete. Interesting stuff. I tracked down a…

Bit of a correction . A previous poster said "as with all PVC products". i am pretty sure that the plastic tubing used for potable water supplies is…

Thanks for the info, I will try to find out more on these guys.
Ive been holding out for Mike Dennis to come up with the goods -

if you are the DIY type, you may be tempted to change a tap yourself. How hard can it be? just screw the old one off and screw…

Here my opinion: Go for the same theme throughout. It will look like a hodge-podge otherwise, but of course, its a subjective thing. We like white but…

I live in the ACT. Until now, the ACT feed-in tariff was restricted to owner-occupiers. With Stage 2 announced to start in 2 months time or so, anyone…

Dynomite69 says "There is no point in doing solar hydronic if you already have good solar access." True enough in general, but there are plenty of exceptions. Not…