Tag: energy
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243: Efficient Electric Home
Richard Keech lives in a zero-carbon home in Melbourne. After some time in the Royal Australian Air Force and then as a software engineering and consultant in the private sector, Richard now helps people to understand energy. Specifically, renewable energy and energy efficiency. In 2015, Richard published The Energy Freedom Home, a handbook on “how…
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205: From Zero Energy to Revolve Energy
Jo Woods and Shay Brazier have been saving money on power since they moved into their Zero Energy House. At the same time, their home has been drier, healthier and warmer in winter than most New Zealand houses. Seven years on, Shay says there are now even more building products available. Solar panels are much…
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Resilience vs Sustainability
What’s the difference between resilience and sustainability? Is there a place for both? Is it even really that important? The utter darkness while driving around east Auckland early last Sunday reminded me of the similarly eerie calm we experienced while driving around Christchurch on February 23rd, 2011. A 21st century city without electricity is a…
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EcoBuild 2014 Ben Adam-Smith’s Learning from Year 1
Ben Adam-Smith first appeared on Home Style Green back in episode 17, almost a year ago. After this, I was inspired and motivated by what Ben is doing and wanted to stay in touch. So I did. Now he’s back to share his learning from year 1. Ben and I have chatted nearly every week…
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How to make your home solar-ready
This week I was thrilled to be asked some great questions by a subscriber and listener. Among these was a query about how to make your home solar-ready if you can’t afford to install solar straight away. The first premise of this question is one of affordability. It’s not the purpose of this post to…