Comments on: Affordable eco-houses http://econews.org.au/affordable-eco-houses/ Environmental news from Eco online, Sunshine Coast and Queensland environmental news, with indepth sections including interviews, sustainable business, eco adventures, green living and wildlife Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:25:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: AlexM http://econews.org.au/affordable-eco-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-113 AlexM Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:31:42 +0000 http://econews.org.au/affordable-eco-houses/#comment-113 Your blog is interesting! Keep up the good work! Your blog is interesting!

Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Your Name Mike Stasse http://econews.org.au/affordable-eco-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Your Name Mike Stasse Thu, 08 May 2008 20:38:10 +0000 http://econews.org.au/affordable-eco-houses/#comment-73 I don't see anything particularly outstanding in any of the photos available with this article. Too many windows, facing all over the place, foil facing inwards instead of out, even ridiculous statements like "insulation batts work on the principle of heat absorption"...... and where's the thermal mass? People, you need REAL advice! I have had first hand experience of steel studs conducting heat in western walls to such a degree you can run your hands along the wall and easily pick out every single one. I would not use it. The loathing of concrete in this sector of the housing industry also has me baffled. To be sure it has a lot of embodied energy, but if properly/cleverly invested, it can completely negate the need for ANY heating and cooling, FOREVER! Our house has 150 tonnes of concrete in it, but it rates 6MJ/m2 and will NEVER need heating/cooling, and is so energy efficient it will repay every single MJ of embodied energy used in its construction in under 50 years. So in the long term, is is very sustainable, our house will actually achieve a ZERO footprint.. I guess that;s why we won a Glossy Award for it. I don't see anything particularly outstanding in any of the photos available with this article. Too many windows, facing all over the place, foil facing inwards instead of out, even ridiculous statements like "insulation batts work on the principle of heat absorption"...... and where's the thermal mass? People, you need REAL advice!

I have had first hand experience of steel studs conducting heat in western walls to such a degree you can run your hands along the wall and easily pick out every single one. I would not use it.

The loathing of concrete in this sector of the housing industry also has me baffled. To be sure it has a lot of embodied energy, but if properly/cleverly invested, it can completely negate the need for ANY heating and cooling, FOREVER! Our house has 150 tonnes of concrete in it, but it rates 6MJ/m2 and will NEVER need heating/cooling, and is so energy efficient it will repay every single MJ of embodied energy used in its construction in under 50 years. So in the long term, is is very sustainable, our house will actually achieve a ZERO footprint.. I guess that;s why we won a Glossy Award for it.

]]> By: » Affordable eco-houses http://econews.org.au/affordable-eco-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-55 » Affordable eco-houses Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:47:39 +0000 http://econews.org.au/affordable-eco-houses/#comment-55 [...] Ann White released a breaking post on Affordable eco-houses. See below for a quick excerpt: [...] [...] Ann White released a breaking post on Affordable eco-houses. See below for a quick excerpt: [...]

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