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What a pleasure it was to be invited to speak on the morning show with Chris Ferreira, James Lush and the 720 ABC radio team, who were doing a live to air broadcast from Chris's backyard on Saturday 23rd March. Speaking on radio I felt a whole range of emotions, nervous, excited yet also very relaxed, a credit to James' calm and professional approach.
ARCACTIVE was asked to assist and was well represented over the weekend with four of the team doing morning and afternoon shifts. Chris often called on one of the team to talk about ARCACTIVE and to answer some specific questions. Our 'Sustainable Living Reference Guide' was very popular and we are now following up with the many inquiries, great to see.
On another positive note talking about the media, ARCshelter featured in a double page spread in the new homes lift out in the Weekend West. (see copy of article)
This month I also attended my friend's furniture showroom opening at The Design Collective. I met some amazing national and international manufacturers of office designer furniture and was blown away with how sustainable this section of the industry is. We'll be featuring more on this exciting initiative in a future ARC newsletter.
Thanks to all of you that provide wonderful stories, keep them rolling in.
Till next month,
The ARC Team
A collaborative project between EME Design and Greensphere Consulting, the design includes 16 residential apartments with consolidated gardens, a food forest, orchards and vegetable gardens.
Combining detailed analysis, clever design, cutting edge insulation and cladding technologies enabled a Melbourne-based team to design a 10 star residential apartment development.
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(Article Courtesy of Building Product News, Photo courtesy of EME Design)
and thanks to Derek for sharing.
Month 9: The Dust Settles
It's nice to be enjoying the house and it's interesting to start adapting how I use the house as the seasons change. It reminds me that it is as much about the embodied design principles as the operational principles, both combined equal a sustainable lifestyle.
This month's projects have seen the completion of the internal green wall planting and the external water pond/cooling unit to the western side of the house. Probably one of the greatest pleasures of the month has been harvesting and enjoying my first food production, eggs for breakfast by Ruth the chook and wonderful greens for lunch and dinner
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Cityforest Modular Greenwalls
There are many varieties of Greenwalls on the market, many of them showcasing beautiful tropical plants, but if you live in Perth, our hot, dry climate can turn them into water guzzlers.
The Cityforest Modular Greenwall system is a low water use solution to achieve quick, long lasting and affordable vertical gardens to any area. A well planned greenwall can suit most environmental conditions with the right combination of plants and growing media. Cityforest modular greenwall panels are available in kit form for quick, easy and affordable installation.
Some of the key benefits are:
Air and noise filtration
Providing fencing and screening
Improving thermal insulation
Strong design with long life span.
Providing food production - herb and vegetable gardens
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Available from Water Garden Warehouse in Osborne Park, stop in and see Matt and Anna to find out more.
Bruce Abbott, Balga Marmon / Blackboy Man
Bruce Abbott established 'Replants.com' in 2000, an award winning Fremantle enviro-business rescuing native plants and animals from developments where bushland is being cleared. As a leading grass-tree supplier - to date, Bruce and his team have successfully relocated more than 20,000 grass trees.
Replants promotes greater connection and understanding of culture and environment within the community. Replants.com's headquarters on Wray Avenue comprises an impressive grass tree garden and a community & cultural space, where Bruce is actively involved in and facilitates community environmental advocacy, education, discussion and action.
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