by Peter McIntosh | Feb 1, 2022 | Natural schools, Projects
Just like it takes a village to raise a child, it took a team of dedicated, talented & passionate humans to pull off a project like Ulwazi Educare.
by Peter McIntosh | Jul 8, 2018 | Early Childhood Development centre, Green school, Projects, Sustainable building
The Training Centre is a passive solar, earth sheltered building out of tyres, cob, compressed earth bricks, ecobricks and glass bottles at the Delft Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre. The goal of the Training centre is to provide a space in which ECD practitioners and caregivers are trained to fulfil the developmental needs of the child.
by Peter McIntosh | Aug 9, 2016 | Alternative energy, Cob, Interview, Living Sustainably, Local materials, Natural building, Permaculture, Q&A, Sustainable building, Uncategorized, Wattle and Daub
In the first of our series of Q&As with pioneers of natural and sustainable building in South Africa and beyond, we caught up with Jill Hogan in honour of Women’s day in South Africa. How did you first get involved in natural building? In the early...
by Peter McIntosh | Feb 29, 2016 | Alternative building, Anita Venter, Guest post, Living Sustainably, Local materials, Natural building, Permaculture, Peter McIntosh, Qala Phelang Tala, Reclaimed materials, Shack replacement, Start Living Green, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements, Uncategorized
Do we as ethical natural builders have a right to deny someone a home simply based on the argument of its purity? Surely it’s about having the humility to acknowledge that sustainability is about economy and social justice as much as it is about ecology. Scott...
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...
