Comments for The Eco Timber Project | Aotearoa / New Zealand http://www.ecotimber.org.nz A resource of ecological and sustainable building materials and methods for those looking for alternatives in Aotearoa/New Zealand Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 Comment on Energy What’s it all about? by Simon Cope http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/22/energy-whats-it-all-about/#comment-18319 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:49:37 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/22/energy-whats-it-all-about/#comment-18319 Some great info here on about solar. My house in Meadowbank Auckland is 100% solar powered for both electrity and hotwater. We were the first in New Zealand to grid-intertie - lots of stuff on site to read and see if you are interested... Warm regards Simon Cope www.SolarEnergyHouse.co.nz Some great info here on about solar. My house in Meadowbank Auckland is 100% solar powered for both electrity and hotwater. We were the first in New Zealand to grid-intertie - lots of stuff on site to read and see if you are interested… Warm regards Simon Cope www.SolarEnergyHouse.co.nz

]]> Comment on Touching base by naisioxerloro http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/06/09/touching-base/#comment-17997 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:15:01 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/06/09/touching-base/#comment-17997 Hi. Good design, who make it? Hi.
Good design, who make it?

]]> Comment on Energy What’s it all about? by Sol Morgan http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/22/energy-whats-it-all-about/#comment-14717 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:50:22 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/22/energy-whats-it-all-about/#comment-14717 Nathan above said what i was going to say. Also good house design and positioning in realtion to the sun of course provides significant energy gains/ savings. The house were in has a simple design with rooms placed to capture the sun as we like it. Nathan above said what i was going to say. Also good house design and positioning in realtion to the sun of course provides significant energy gains/ savings. The house were in has a simple design with rooms placed to capture the sun as we like it.

]]> Comment on Energy What’s it all about? by Nathan - How To Help Prevent Global Warming By Reducing Your Carbon Footprint http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/22/energy-whats-it-all-about/#comment-13607 Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:12:44 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/22/energy-whats-it-all-about/#comment-13607 When it comes to being more energy-efficient, a passive-solar house and/or straw bale building can do wonders--- 18" of strawbale insulation will keep you sitting pretty most of the year! When it comes to being more energy-efficient, a passive-solar house and/or straw bale building can do wonders— 18″ of strawbale insulation will keep you sitting pretty most of the year!

]]> Comment on NZ to axe illegal wood products by Nathan - Science Study Reveals Global Warming Is The Top Current Environmental Issue http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/12/11/nz-to-axe-illegal-wood-products/#comment-9627 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:06:56 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/12/11/nz-to-axe-illegal-wood-products/#comment-9627 I'm excited to see that people within the wood industry are taking the issue of illegal logging seriously! The more that businesses can see that environmental sustainability is important to their bottom line, I think the easier it will be for our society to move towards more environmentally friendly ways of living. Nathan I’m excited to see that people within the wood industry are taking the issue of illegal logging seriously!

The more that businesses can see that environmental sustainability is important to their bottom line, I think the easier it will be for our society to move towards more environmentally friendly ways of living.

Nathan

]]> Comment on Touching base by piero http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/06/09/touching-base/#comment-3307 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:05:07 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/06/09/touching-base/#comment-3307 nice site, good layout. nice site, good layout.

]]> Comment on Chemical-Free Water Purification in New Zealand by larry couture, ceo http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/01/18/chemical-free_water_purification/#comment-523 Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:39:43 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/01/18/chemical-free_water_purification/#comment-523 Brad=Thanks for your efforts to bring the best non-salt, non-chemical water technolgy to your area. Forums like this are the best way to get information out in a chemically dominated world. Brad=Thanks for your efforts to bring the best non-salt, non-chemical water technolgy to your area. Forums like this are the best way to get information out in a chemically dominated world.

]]> Comment on Choosing Insulation Materials with Health in Mind by Galen http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/choosing-insulation-materials-with-health-in-mind/#comment-413 Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:23:53 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/choosing-insulation-materials-with-health-in-mind/#comment-413 I just received the following reply from Graeme Marshall of Latitude - Natural Wool Insulation (http://www.latitudeinsulation.com/): "Thanks for your interest in our product. I am not aware that our product “outgases” in fact the reverse has been shown to be true. WoolBloc was tested at Tokyo University and was found to absorb the toxic gas, formaldehyde." I just received the following reply from Graeme Marshall of Latitude - Natural Wool Insulation (http://www.latitudeinsulation.com/):

“Thanks for your interest in our product. I am not aware that our product “outgases” in fact the reverse has been shown to be true. WoolBloc was tested at Tokyo University and was found to absorb the toxic gas, formaldehyde.”

]]> Comment on Choosing Insulation Materials with Health in Mind by Galen http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/choosing-insulation-materials-with-health-in-mind/#comment-395 Sun, 12 Nov 2006 21:22:46 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/choosing-insulation-materials-with-health-in-mind/#comment-395 Hi Spencer, That's a good point. I have put your question to Wool Bloc and ICANZ and will hopefully receive a response that clarifies this. Hi Spencer,

That’s a good point. I have put your question to Wool Bloc and ICANZ and will hopefully receive a response that clarifies this.

]]> Comment on Choosing Insulation Materials with Health in Mind by Spencer http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/choosing-insulation-materials-with-health-in-mind/#comment-385 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:34:31 +0000 http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/choosing-insulation-materials-with-health-in-mind/#comment-385 My understanding is that the wool insultation available in NZ is treated with chemicals and there is no guarantee of it's outgasing liability? My understanding is that the wool insultation available in NZ is treated with chemicals and there is no guarantee of it’s outgasing liability?

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