Update: March 2010 - New website design for the web address! Registered ecohaustas as a business, with Graham completing his Resident Building Certificate and pursuing building design and drafting work. We installed solar panels and added a bedroom extension on the 'shed', with a small deck in front of the windows and a enclosure of one carport soon. Notice our DIGG panel with interesting article links relating to sustainability and green building design - the topics vary, but it's more about learning about different ideas and keeping up on new ideas and innovations! Enjoy. Summer was great – now Autumn begins!

G'day! Welcome to ecohaus.tasmania
Welcome to our website journaling the building of our eco-friendly and sustainable property in Franklin, Tasmania, Australia (click for a quick trip). The goals are to build a "zero -energy" residence, develop sustainable living systems, gather and share green building technologies and just have some fun along the journey. After spending 2 years volunteering on various straw bale projects (Airstream Travels) in the USA, Graham and Troy decided to make roots in Franklin, Tasmania and practice lessons we learned through our travels. Please enjoy our website!

The Story of Stuff: This is a great website and a short 20 minute movie that will change the way we think of the planet earth and how we live...
www.storyofstuff.com

Straw Bale 2.0 - I read this great short article on straw bale bricks. We think it's an very innovative idea! Wish we had worked with a product like this - seems it could make building a straw bale structure much faster and less labor intensive. Check out Oryzatech, the company that produces them.

Innovative design - I found this interesting home designed in Chile, I believe, with straw bale construction with a twist! It seems to be built with sandwiched "laser-lite" or polyurethane corrugated sheets. The website in spanish I think... Something to think about. AATA Architects