Planning Your House
The Energy Efficient Home
This page discusses the energy consumption of a 'normal' home and environmentally/economically sound ways of providing it.We use the ... more »
Photovoltaic System
The system for the production of green electric power at The Food Forest comprises 30 thin-film amorphous silicon photovoltaic panels arrayed on the roof of the... more »
Composting Toilet & Reedbed Systems
In the driest state in the Worlds driest continent the average family sends more than 500 litres of water down the drain each day, half of... more »
Designing a Reedbed
The following submission to the SA Health Commission (now Dept Health) demonstrates the principles involved in designing a reedbed system. Chas Martin, one of the designers,... more »
