Update: Winter 2010

Winter equinox has passed, bring on longer days! New road, new dam and new design for the main house! Registered ecohaustas as a business. Graham completed his Resident Building Design Certificate and is pursuing building design and drafting work. We installed solar panels and added a bedroom extension in the 'shed', with a small deck in front of the windows and a enclosure of one carport soon.

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... straw bale construction with a twist! It seems to be un-rendered straw bale clad with "laser-lite" or polyurethane corrugated sheets on battens. The Spanish website is at AATA Architects.

Transition Towns is a worldwide movement of ordinary people finding ways of being sustainable and resilient for the health and wellbeing of our children, ourselves and our planet.  It can be applied to whatever kind of community you live in: suburb, city, town, village or even an island. Transition Towns Australia and Transition Network

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). Our 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 learnt through our travels. Please enjoy our website!