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Natural Building Australia: Building For A Sustainable Future

Something exciting is happening for the natural building industry around Australia.

Kel Buckley
March 22, 2023

As overconsumption continues to drive the climate crisis, one Tasmanian building designer Jane Hilliard is quietly trumpeting the idea that less is actually more.

Podcasts

Pip Podcast #40: Jane Hilliard

As overconsumption continues to drive the climate crisis, Tasmanian building designer, Jane Hilliard, is quietly trumpeting the idea that less is actually more.

Sarah Aitken
February 9, 2023

Sustainable timber is a renewable material that absorbs carbon from the atmosphere while growing, and stores it for the life of the building.Australia has many native hardwoods that are great for building.

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7 Natural Building Materials For A Sustainable Home

Strawbale? Hempcrete? Light earth? Rammed earth? Here are our top picks of natural building materials and a little run down on each.

Adam Hickman
September 6, 2021
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Earthbag Construction: How To Build an Earthbag Structure

Along with being cheap and simple, earthbag construction produces a structure that is also tough, flexible and provides good thermal mass – enough reasons for us to give it a go!