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Anyone out there get a Biotop Pool?
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Iain Davison
December 29, 2020
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Electric Water Heaters
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Nancy Pham
November 28, 2020
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December 14, 2020
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Got solar? who did you go with and why?
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December 10, 2020
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Resilient Buildings for Global Warming
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November 4, 2020
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Replacing windows for minimising heat and sunlight
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lmage
October 21, 2020
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October 26, 2020
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Would you feel comfortable living this close to the train line?
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wearedoingoirbest
September 21, 2020
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September 21, 2020
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Do I install Whirlybird or something else???? - I have no idea? Help!
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Creativelychallenged
August 31, 2020
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September 1, 2020
Design for solar passive
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Kate
December 4, 2018
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July 26, 2020
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Build an apartment
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July 23, 2020
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About to start on a stand alone solar, hempcrete home Mt. Vic.
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July 5, 2018
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July 2, 2020
Will double-glazed windows help warm our space?
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April 19, 2020
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April 20, 2020
Electric Vehicle, Renewable Energy, CLT passive house buidings
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April 6, 2020
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Resilience in response to a pandemic and it’s impacts
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April 4, 2020
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Solar powered gate
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March 16, 2020
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Modular Housing designs
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March 3, 2020
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March 8, 2020
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Has the time come to increase the ceiling joists to fit Insulation?
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March 4, 2020
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March 5, 2020
Passive Solar Design advice for an existing house in Perth metro area.
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February 5, 2020
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February 6, 2020
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Structural Insulated Panels, triple glazed windows
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Lisa Fuzz
January 13, 2020
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February 2, 2020
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Best way to insulate a concrete slab.
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Lisa Fuzz
December 14, 2019
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December 17, 2019
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Feedback on 'simple', rural eco house floor plan, with views.
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Lisa Fuzz
December 14, 2019
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December 16, 2019
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Plans to try and meet some 'not-so-easy' criteria
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houston334
November 17, 2019
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November 24, 2019
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Anderson Architecture - Winners at the Sustainability Awards
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anderson architecture
November 17, 2019
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November 17, 2019
Who else is retrofitting an existing home for sustainable living?
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Lynette Ludbrook
January 7, 2019
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November 5, 2019
new home in country setting
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October 5, 2019
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Underfloor heating or ducted reverse cycle?
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Taryn Mildenhall
June 26, 2019
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July 2, 2019
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Single-glazed laminate or double glazed for a large sliding door?
Posted by
southaussie
June 23, 2019
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June 23, 2019
Variable speed pool pump & solar electricity.Do you really save money?
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watchedpoppy
April 26, 2019
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May 23, 2019
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Swimming Pool Costs
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March 17, 2019
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May 23, 2019
Heating options for 1930s art deco apt
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maggie4445
February 12, 2019
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May 23, 2019
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UPVC windows and doors
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Taryn Mildenhall
March 30, 2019
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March 31, 2019
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