SATURDAY 10.00am

PANEL HOST: Rachel Goldlust - Natural Building Australia

JOINED BY: David Flanders - Earthsteading

Daryl Taylor - Kinship (earthship)

Martin Freney - Earthship Eco Homes

Alvyn Williams - Softloud Architects

INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL BUILDING, ENGINEERING & PERMITS

Obtaining permits for natural builds has been challenging over the years but there are ways to work with and around the system to get the best results.  

Come to our opening panel session that bring together planners, surveyors and owner builders to discuss the issues and opportunities to work smarter with planning regulations, building codes and performance solutions to achieve your dream home.

SATURDAY 11.00am

Talina Edwards - Envirotecture

INTRODUCING THE HUFF N PUFF HAUS

Join award winning architect Talina Edwards to learn about the latest in sustainable design as she walks us through the elements of this beautiful contemporary, all-electric, biophilic strawbale home. Designed to be off-grid with completely self-sufficient power, water and waste, AND has officially been Certified as Passivhaus Premium!

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Passivhaus Premium Certification means the home generates more renewable energy than it uses – and this is the first strawbale home in Australia that has reached this standard.​

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Could this be one of Australia’s most sustainable homes?  Come along to find out more. 

SATURDAY 12.00pm

Sam Kurikawa - She Bangs ToolSchool

TIPS FOR HIRING TRADIES

Hiring contractors and managing your own renovation or building projects can be stressful. Learning to work with tradespeople can be the key to your project's success.

In this talk Sam will cover:

- which trade does what

- finding & vetting your contractor

- avoiding common pitfalls

- getting the most bang for your buck

Talking the talk, and knowing the lingo (and your rights) is the best defence against rip-offs, disappointments and downright dodgy-ness.

SATURDAY 2.00pm

Rachel Goldlust - Natural Building Australia

Kirstie Wulf - Shelter Building Design

Alvyn Williams - Softloud Architects

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HOW TO DESIGN BETTER HOUSING USING NATURAL MATERIALS

Natural materials can be difficult to design and work with. Join our panel of experienced architects and designers who share a love of working naturally and maximising the benefit of local and natural materials in their projects. The sky is indeed the limit when you begin with passive design principles and a love of nature!

SATURDAY 3.00pm

BankWAW: The Community's Bank

GREEN LOANS

Sometimes the biggest hurled in building your own home or doing a sustainable retrofit is the financing. WAW are a local community credit union who work hard to make sustainable housing as attainable as possible. They're launching a new Green Loans program this year and this is the first opportunity to learn all about it and ask questions. 

SATURDAY 4.00pm

Sam Kurikawa - She Bangs ToolSchool

TOOLSCHOOL: Home HandyWomans Intro to Tools

If you're a woman, you may have traditionally felt excluded from exposure, practice and confidence in using tools. D-I-Y skills support a self sufficient lifestyle, but perhaps you just don't know where to begin! This Basic Intro to Tools workshop will empower and upskill women to handle home handywoman tasks themselves by getting hands-on and armed with info. No such thing as a silly question here! In our hour of power together, I'll provide an overview of the safe and proper use of some key tools for around the home, introduce you to a few more, get you on the tools to have a go, and importantly, set you on your journey towards competence in simple home maintenance tasks. A no-shame, female friendly, small group workshop.

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Price: $70.00

Booking: Book at SheBangs stall

SUNDAY 10.00am

PANEL HOST: Anna Cumming - Managing Editor, Sanctuary magazine at Renew. 

JOINED BY: David Flanders - Earthsteading
Kenny LeMire - Integrated Biotecture
Matthew Turner - Enduring Domain
Fiona Gray - Bioliving by Design
 

AUSTRALIAN SUSTAINABLE BUILDING INDUSTRY - WHERE IS IT AT & WHERE IS IT GOING? 

What is and isn’t ‘sustainable’ when it comes to building? What are the options for people looking to build with better materials, and what does the industry look like in 2024? Join our host Anna Cummings from Sanctuary magazine as she interviews a panel of experts working across the building industry on where the industry is at and where it is going as housing becomes even more expensive and difficult to access. 

SUNDAY 11.00am

Ernest Gavey - Solazone

HOME HEATING WITH SOLAR EVACUATED TUBES

Come and learn more about this amazing evacuated tube solar air heating technology that heats homes and greenhouses in cold, sunny weather with NO running cost.

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• Fresh, preheated dry air is introduced to increase comfort and reduce moisture, condensation, mould, mildew, smells and dampness.

• Solar air heating reduces the need for heating using conventional heaters or closing off part of the house.

• Heat is produced by the sun in the evacuated tubes, and introduced by a solar-powered fan.

• The stronger the sunlight, the better it works.

• Thus the solar air heater operates at zero cost and even works in partly overcast weather.

SUNDAY 12.00PM

Hayden Annabelle - Curvatecture / School of Super Adobe

SCHOOL OF SUPER ADOBE:

NEW PLATFORM LAUNCH

We have been building with and teaching SuperAdobe for over 10 years, and in that time have seen it’s popularity grow throughout the world, alongside the worlds need for cheap, eco-conscious, DIY friendly construction methods.

After running workshops and builds for that time, we now have the desire to share our knowledge as far as possible, with as many people as possible, FOR FREE.

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We believe education and knowledge should be free, and we want more and more people to experience the joys of working with such a unique and interesting building technology.

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Come along and learn about this amazing building method and our great new School of Super Adobe. 

SUNDAY 2.00 - 3.30pm

Rachel Goldlust - Natural Building Australia

FEATURED WORKSHOP:

PLANNING AND DESIGNING YOUR

OFF-GRID LIFE

Booking required for this one.

Dreaming of your own off-grid property? Don't know what kind of land to find, or what you'll need to get going? This is the workshop for you! Good projects start with great planning and learning from those who have done it before and can offer lived experience! 

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This workshop gives you a solid foundation and will delve into your ideas and dreams about off-grid living and how to make it a reality. It will cover planning and building steps, site selection and design, natural building ideas and alternative technology systems you could incorporate! 

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It will also be investigating a range of issues, hurdles and elements in practice, with real life examples and plenty of fantastic advice to help you on your journey. 

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Price: $45.00

BOOK WORKSHOP TICKETS - HERE

SUNDAY 4.00pm

Sam Kurikawa - She Bangs ToolSchool

TOOLSCHOOL: Home HandyWomans Intro to Tools

If you're a woman, you may have traditionally felt excluded from exposure, practice and confidence in using tools. D-I-Y skills support a self sufficient lifestyle, but perhaps you just don't know where to begin! This Basic Intro to Tools workshop will empower and upskill women to handle home handywoman tasks themselves by getting hands-on and armed with info. No such thing as a silly question here! In our hour of power together, I'll provide an overview of the safe and proper use of some key tools for around the home, introduce you to a few more, get you on the tools to have a go, and importantly, set you on your journey towards competence in simple home maintenance tasks. A no-shame, female friendly, small group workshop.

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Price: $70.00

Booking: Book at SheBangs stall