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Welcome to Strawtec.com.au
Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow Strawbale Construction. Everything you want to know about building with straw bales.

Owner Builder
Owner building is fast becoming the preferred choice when it comes to building a new home or making extensions on existing homes. The advantages are too great to ignore such as the huge savings you can make by becoming an owner builder not to mention the satisfaction of building your own home. In many areas around the country having a builder construct your home is not even an option due to the lack of builders in those areas.

Ecological Homes Home Page
Environmental, Affordable, Energy Efficient and Sustainable Housing, Refits of Existing Homes, Housing Finance, Design, Building and Construction of new, Energy Efficient, ecological homes in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin and other parts of Australia.

GreenSmart Home Page
GreenSmart is a package of practical environmental measures that emphasises environmental and affordability considerations at the same time by focusing on the full cost of constructing, owning and running a home.

The hempbuilder
Learn how to build with Hemp.

Australia & New Zealand

Electronic Blueprint
The Electronic Blueprint is the principal point of reference and knowledgebase for Architects, Engineers and Builders, and the only package that fully integrates regulatory and standards requirements with comprehensive specifications, CAD details and approved industry training. Specifications and CAD details are available free of charge from the website or on CD, and are supported by a Bi-monthly Electronic Update of industry changes and information. Available Distance Learning Packages are listed on the website and cover technical and practical aspects of the building industry including a comprehensive section on sustainability issues.

Plumbing Works
Klaus Walter is a Nimbin plumber licensed in NSW & Queensland for all plumbing and drainage work.

Publications

The Owner Builder, the Australasian home builder's magazine
If you are thinking about buying a plot of land, planning and designing your home or already in the building phase, there will be something of interest for you at this site.

Yahoo Groups

Yahoo! Groups
Alternative Building Australia
To fully participate in these groups, you need to join Yahoo groups. There is no cost to join. You can then view messages online or as emails sent to you