Hobbit homes to earthships: the NSW village setting a green example for Australia | juliepower
Nestled under a grassy hill near the shire of Gosford, Linda Scott is building a natural house ripped from the pages of Tolkien’sScott has renovated and built homes before. Nothing, though, has been as hard for the 77-year-old as the Hobbit-style house built from bags of earth.Credit:. I have had ups and downs, I’ve run out of money, and people are supporting me to the finish,” said Scott.
In contrast, the average star rating of homes built in Sydney this year was 6.2 stars for new houses and 6.5 for new apartments. New homes and renovations will have to meet a 7-star energy efficiency rating from October 2023. L-R Ruth Bruner, Simon Stassen, Shannon Anima, John Rutten and Trevor Ockenden, at Narara Ecovillage on the Central Coast of NSWBecause of restrictions on subdivision, these arrangements are made via a “co-agreement” contract.
“We are living kind of close to each other because we wanted to keep as much space open for recreation, food production and conservation,” said Parris. “It is a perfect temperature all the time. I don’t have air conditioning or heating,” she said. “My house ranges 17 to 21 degrees Celsius, never higher than 22 or 23,” said Disch.
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