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Michael Mobbs' Sustainable House

Home
My House
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Electricity
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Wastewater
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Tours
General Public Tours
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Model of my house at the Powerhouse Museum
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Leaky drains and kerbside gardens
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21 June 2019
Michael Mobbs
Make a more natural nature strip

Here’s a simple, low cost , low tech design which keeps rain water where it falls to make a self-watering nature strip.

Let’s put nature into the ‘nature’ strips of our cities. It’s easy.

Make a more natural nature strip
2 April 2019
Michael Mobbs
23 years off grid for water in the centre of ...

What does the data tell us about living off-grid for water in the heart of Sydney?

Analysis of water quantity by an American intern in Sydney, Jillian Meehan.

23 years off grid for water in the centre of Sydney - what the data says
6 February 2019
Michael Mobbs
Aircon for on and off-grid houses

Here’s how to have aircon and be on or offgrid for electricity. Cool!

Aircon for on and off-grid houses
Michael Mobbs
27 April 2016

Bulk solar purchase pays off for off-grid house in rural NSW

Michael Mobbs
27 April 2016
Bulk solar purchase pays off for off-grid house in rural NSW

Group purchase pays off for off-grid project

Tagged: Green energy, Off-grid products, Costs

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Michael Mobbs
12 April 2016

Roads increase household electricity bills

Michael Mobbs
12 April 2016
Roads increase household electricity bills

New research into household electricity use shows black roads, no trees and dark roofs drive up household electricity bills.

Tagged: Urban Heat Island, Streetgarden

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Michael Mobbs
12 April 2016

Children give an ecoPOPs to their mum for Xmas and her birthday

Michael Mobbs
12 April 2016
Children give an ecoPOPs to their mum for Xmas and her birthday

In Sydney’s west, Lorna Anderson’s children have given her an ecoPOPs for her birthday and Xmas present.

Tagged: ecoPOPs

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Michael Mobbs
12 April 2016

IPRT reduces stormwater charges for properties with water detention

Michael Mobbs
12 April 2016

For the first time since it began setting water prices NSW’s pricing tribunal (Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal) has proposed more than halving stormwater charges by Sydney Water for properties with rain tanks or significant water detention.

Tagged: Efficiency, Stormwater

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Michael Mobbs
4 April 2016

How to insulate a bathroom

Michael Mobbs
4 April 2016

To make a bathroom warm in winter and cool in summer we can insulate the floor, wall and ceiling.

Tagged: Off-grid products, Energy

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    So far today police in Australia would have dealt with, on average, 516 domestic violence matters. https://t.co/y59UlI7Qbv via @ABCNews
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