Retrofitting
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First Earth – A Cob Building Film for Inspiration
by Øyvind Holmstad First Earth: Uncompromising Ecological Architecture by David Sheen is meant as an inspirational film about earthen buildings,…
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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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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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Integrated Design
Photo © Craig Mackintosh Could it be useful sometimes to replace the name permaculture with something else, because some people…
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How to Make an Egg Mobile
So, we wanted to make an egg mobile for egg laying chickens to follow behind our dairy cows and fertilise…
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Decoding Pattern
by Adrian Buckley The modern-day education system is almost entirely bent on creating an army of university professors and other…
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The Transformation of Our Urban Home
by Rob Avis In August 2008, my wife Michelle and I returned to Calgary, Canada, after spending one year traveling…
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Letters from Chile – the Adobe House and Potty Training
Editor’s Note: This is Part IV of a series. Be sure to catch Part I, Part II, and Part III.…
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Letters from Chile: Visiting Dichato – the Town That Was
Editor’s Note: This is Part II of a series. Read Part I here. A former beautiful, bustling and touristy coastal…
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Life at Zaytuna – Permaculture Ag Bicycle 1.0
by Patrick Blampied, who is currently interning with the Permaculture Research Institute Since the main shed was moved up to…
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Urban Design Patterns in Melbourne
by Dan Palmer, Very Edible Gardens As more and more people become aware of the many reasons to provide for…
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