Workshops for Sustainable Streets & Communities Plan

Sustainable Chippo Public Meetings Info On Wednesday 16 March at 630 to 8 pm Sydney City Council will hold a public meeting to provide information and hear feedback on the Sustainable Streets and Communities Plan that’s being prepared. Information is in the flier from the Council which you may download above; it’s about 1 MB – if you’re a ChippoIte then do try to get there, ask questions, offer ideas and help us work together to sustain where we live and... Read More

Architect who gave up ‘architecture’ to work with ‘garbage’

In the documentary called, Garbage Warrior, we can see the story, vision and passion of Michael Reynolds who for the last 30 years has been building houses in the US that are self sufficient for energy, water and recycling sewage.  There’s a 3 minute vid here: www.garbagewarrior.com… May the warriors be with us, Michael  Read More

Mayor Moore’s letter about making Chippendale sustainable

Final Letter On January 2011 Mayor Clover Moore MP wrote to let us know in Chippendale about the plan to make the suburb sustainable.  The Mayor’s letter is in this blog, above. May the sustainable streets be with us, Michael  Read More

Stratas going green – web page

There’s a handy web page dedicated to units wishing to go green – here: greenstrata.com… And there’s a case study there of a rooftop garden in some units in Shepherd Street, Chippendale, here: greenstrata.com… To contact the person running the web page, Christine Byrne:  chris@greenstrata.com.au Enjoy, Michael  Read More

Bike wind generator

Xavier and his bike wind generator Xavier rode his bike to garden in the roads today and showed me a wind generator he has on the handlebars of his bike. It stores energy and he plugs a USB into a socket in it and recharges his mobile.  He bought it from Todae in Glebe Point Road, Glebe. V cute engineering.  Read More

Chippo to be a trial demonstration suburb

On Monday night Sydney City Council resolved: RECOMMENDATION It is resolved that: (A) Myrtle Street and the surrounding areas, Chippendale, be used by the City as a demonstration site to showcase sustainable street technologies and programs; (B) a detailed plan for the site be developed over the next six months, for funding consideration in the 2011/12 budget; (C) the Chief Executive Officer negotiate an agreement with Mr Michael Mobbs under which he will provide technical advice,... Read More

Five houses tracking their energy use in Darlington

One of the houses tracking energy use There are five houses tracking daily energy use in Darlington. You can see which ones they are because they have signs on them facing the streets like the one above. This one has come fifth for the last day’s energy use.  See how the sign says it used 38% more energy use? May the low energy bills be with them – and thanks to you five houses, great to see, Michael  Read More

Talk at Devonshire Cottage, Chatswood, Wed 10 Nov

I’m giving a talk called, ‘Tips for Sustainable Home Design’. It’s on Wednesday 10th November 2010 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM at the ‘Devonshire Street Cottage’. The cottage was built in approximately 1920 and has under gone a major green retrofit.  It is a great example of what can be achieved with buildings of that age and on a small budget.  Also there is a fabulous edible community garden out the back to explore. Location: 34 Devonshire Street, Chatswood... Read More

Talk at Mona Vale Library this Wed

On Wednesday this week at Mona Vale library I’ll be talking about what worked and what didn’t at the house, how the solar panels are after 14 years, how the site has kept over 1.5 million litres of sewage here. The aim is to explain how my new book  gives a full account of what’s happened living in a sustainable house in the city for the last 14 years. For a warts n all evening, and to see what may work for your sustainable project, come to the library at 630... Read More

Special tours Sydney’s Sustainable House – Saturday 19 September 2015

Tour Fact Sheet – Sydney’s Sustainable House and Chippendale Road Gardens A house tour in September 2013   Special tours Click here for all Tour enquiries I’m giving a house tour on Saturday 19   September  2015;          cost $15 per person. Start 1130 (arrive by 1125, please), finish 1230.   To celebrate the publication of the second edition of the book, Sustainable House, and my new book, Sustainable Food - and to make the information about... Read More