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25.01.2022 Many beautiful mudbrick buildings in our region

23.01.2022 We love designing self-sufficient gardens at Urban Farm+House. Here’s the first sample of our own Asparagus in its second year. Hopefully the first of many productive seasons. #permaculture #sustainability #ediblegardening #homegrown #perennialgarden #covidsafe #contactless #diy

22.01.2022 Great to see some high profile commitments to renewable energy.

21.01.2022 Colour and texture are important in creating successful landscape design. A diverse plant palette provides visual interest, as well as aiding in the overall health of your garden ecosystem. #useandvaluediversity

21.01.2022 For seven years, The Sustainable Hour have broadcasted weekly on the Geelong-based community radio station The Pulse - 94.7, a live internet stream, and podcast. They have focussed in particular on the climate emergency and solutions to combat the situation. Listen in to hear Saimon chat with Tony, Mik, and Colin on The Sustainable Hour this Wednesday 25th November. www.climatesafety.info/thesustainablehour

20.01.2022 Interesting thought: https://www.archdaily.com//is-it-possible-to-turn-plastic-

20.01.2022 Strawbale is one of our favourite building materials. It has amazing insulation properties (around 4 times more effective than a conventionally built brick veneer wall with R2.5 insulation batts), has a 'massiveness' and 'sturdiness' to it that conventional 'stick' builds lack (visually it is far more substantial than brick or stone), and it is made from a waste by-product from crop farming. #sustainabledesign #renewableresources #affordablebuilding #recycle

19.01.2022 Is your place feeling a little cramped at present? Need more space or a new layout? We’re able to provide all our design services remotely. We’ll guide you through the process of providing any photos/videos of your place that we’ll need to kickstart your extension, alteration, new house or garden.

19.01.2022 Thanks Mik, Colin, and Tony for all your efforts producing The Sustainable Hour podcast. It was a privilege to be on your show.

17.01.2022 Thanks to all the clients and consultants of Urban Farm and House. Wishing you a great 2021. We made it! - https://mailchi.mp/8031f4e690b8/we-made-it

16.01.2022 Fascinating read. I wonder if, with this knowledge we'll be able to design a more connected society through our architecture. Will the echoes of modernism continue to reappear and provide social disconnection, or now that we have a century between us and it, would it be just another historical reference that connects us specifically to that time period? Or perhaps, given the archaic wiring of our brains, future architecture needs to more closely resemble buildings that made o...ur ancestors safe and comfortable. We don't need another reason to promote traditional, natural and sustainable building methods and materials, but if that's what it takes to convince you to avoid the clinical, highly processed and impersonal materials such as steel, concrete and excessive amounts of glass, then that's great - we'll all be better off for it. https://www.archdaily.com//what-neuroscience-says-about-mo

16.01.2022 an alternative option to concrete footing systems:

15.01.2022 This week we are trialling a Tern GSD e-bike - a sustainable and healthy alternative to the motor car for trips around town for school drop-off, shopping, and trips to the park. #sustainabletransport #ebikes #spokes_abbotsford #sustainability #onelesscar

14.01.2022 At Urban Farm and House we can provide you with sustainable design solutions for housing and landscapes. We have over 18 years design experience in the building industry and specialise in retrofits, renovations, alterations, additions, new houses, and multi-unit developments. We can design your project in conjunction with the landscape so that a far more holistic and complete solution is generated. The siting of your house in the landscape plays a huge role in determining how effective it is as a home. Whether it be a garden that improves food security, or one that just makes you feel great, if it is integrated with the house, then the whole property can give you a true home that can sustain you long into the future.

13.01.2022 Work has started. Despite not being to the latest technological standards, recycled windows used in conjunction with strawbale is a compromise that has a good energy rating and saves materials from landfill. #sustainabledesign #recycle #buildingmaterials

13.01.2022 Every house could have a greenhouse for year round food production and moderating winter temperatures. #integrateratherthansegregate #permaculture #principle8

12.01.2022 Interesting read published by ArchDaily, and we agree that there is a lot of air time dedicated to the topic of tiny houses at present. In time mainstream television and media will move on once the ratings show signs of a plateau or decline, but we believe the interest in downsizing, re-connecting with nature, and eliminating material superfluities will remain with many homemakers long after the waves of commercial fads have receded. The reality is that many occupants who are... taking up the challenge of downsizing to a tiny home have an innate desire to do so. Whether the tiny home in its current form is able to achieve that is another story, and as with all architectural typologies it will morph through time as its inadequacies are ironed out, and stories are heard of both success and failure. As our planet heads towards a population and resource limit, accomodating people in smaller spaces using less resources will become an increasing priority, and the tiny house movement (as opposed to trend), has established a great launching pad to develop a bigger and better small-scale residential typology.

11.01.2022 First stop on our test ride of the Tern GSD - the Magpies home at Collingwood. Would be a quick trip down the wing with this beast of a bike. Thanks to Sean @spokes_abbotsford for organising our trial. #victoriapark #collingwoodfc #collingwood #spokes_abbotsford #terngsd

08.01.2022 To our lovely clients, we’d like to hear how we’re doing. If you have the time, there’s a google link below. Thanks heaps.

08.01.2022 **update: all books taken** Design books - free to a new home. Send us a PM if you’re interested

07.01.2022 Another shot of our Faraday extension nestled in behind the old cottage with its wisteria covered verandah. #extensions #extensionspecialist #renovation #alterations #alterationspecialist #oldandnew #countryliving #buildingdesign #victoria #castlemaine #mtalexandershire

06.01.2022 We're proud to be a part of Geelong Sustainability's 'Speed Date an Expert' on October 31. It's a great way to have an inexpensive consultation about a project that you have dreamed of, but thought that it may be out of your reach. https://www.geelongsustainability.org.au/speed-date-an-exp/

05.01.2022 Careful selection of building materials is vital to ensure minimal impact on the environment

04.01.2022 Day 4 #gsdweek - visited the good folk @greenhills_neighbourhood_house for a cuppa and loaded up some goodies for the pantry courtesy of @secondbiteorg. Thanks to @spokes_abbotsford for the smooth ride & no cracked eggs! #onelesscar #ebikelife

02.01.2022 Excited to see our first Ad in print! The Owner Builder magazine issue 219 just happens to focus on strawbale construction!! What are the chances!

01.01.2022 Obtaining a mortgage for an owner builder project may be difficult but it is possible. Intellichoice offer a broker service to assist, and in this blog post they detail the process involved. https://www.facebook.com/Owner-Builder-Home-Loans-1868935189792526/