Energy Systems
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Design Exercises in Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Courses
Melbourne PDC Design Photo © Craig Mackintosh It is standard format, in the PDC curriculum, that students are given an…
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A Solar Powered Life – Part II
In case you hadn’t realised it, I’m a big fan of renewable energy systems. In the article A Solar Powered…
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Michael Pawlyn: Using Nature’s Genius in Architecture
How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. At TEDSalon in London, Michael Pawlyn…
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A Solar Powered Life – Part I
Photo of the house showing some of the solar panels and solar hot water system I was happy to read…
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Permaculture Design for Horses, People & Habitat
Click for larger view (Designed by N. Huggins & M. van den Berg ©MB Equine Services) Introduction I want to…
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Advanced Solar, and Independence, at PRI’s Zaytuna Farm
Zaytuna Farm, home of the Permaculture Research Institute of Australia, sets up an advanced solar electric system to demonstrate the…
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How We Designed Our Solar Greenhouse
by Rob Avis We live and garden on an urban lot in Calgary, Canada, located on the 51st parallel north…
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Indoor Farm in Tokyo
by Cecilia Macaulay Conference room, Head office, Pasona Group Inc. With all my Japan projects bedded down for the winter,…
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Compost Power Hot Shower Report, Ethiopia
We recently submitted a short report on our hot-fast-composting system, which gave some detail on the theory and practice of…
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Earthships & Permaculture: A Potent Tag-Team
I’ve recently been doing research on Earthships after being formally introduced to them while talking to my friend Paul "Ringo"…
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Saudi Arabian Philippines (with Tropical Desert Possibilities) – Discovering the Cultural Edges
A Filipino garden — in Saudi Arabia! Working in Saudi Arabia on a large project, in this case the Al-Baydha…
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Permaculture for Keeping Cosy
by Cecilia Macaulay If you have been struggling to adopt a ‘more sustainable’ approach to heating your home, it’s time…
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