by Peter McIntosh | Jan 4, 2018 | Adobe, Clay, Cob, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), Earth testing, Earth theory, Events, Insulation, Living off-grid, Living Sustainably, Local materials, Long Way Home, Mud brick, Natural building, Natural building course, Natural building methods, Natural mortar mixes, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Rammed Earth, Sand, Solar energy, Strawbale, Sustainable building, Thermal mass, Thermal performance
Attend our natural building course and take the first step to a sustainable future by learning hands-on natural building skills. Learn a whole range of materials and techniques while exploring questions around sustainable living based in Peter McIntosh’s experience...
by Peter McIntosh | Apr 19, 2015 | Alternative energy, Living off-grid, Living Sustainably, Peter McIntosh, Solar energy, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements
As the cost of power continues to rise and the cost of solar energy continues to drop, going off grid has never been easier. Learn how to calculate your energy requirements, as well as choose an inverter, batteries and solar panels to suit your needs. Please note in...
by Peter McIntosh | Feb 26, 2015 | Alternative energy, Living off-grid, Living Sustainably, Peter McIntosh, Solar energy, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements
Being dependent on a central power source is not very powerful at all, especially as costs of centralized large-generation capacity gets ever more expensive, while the costs of solar energy continues to fall. Recently, in South Africa the centralized electrical grid...
