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ARCHITECTS/DESIGNERS
Peter Lees - efficient eco-friendly design for straw bale, earth, masonry and timber
John Barton - environmentally sensitive solar design
Green Point Design - solar architecture
Jack Metcalf - specialising in practical, frugal, individual, environmental design
Graeme North (NZ) - earth, solar and environmental building design
Adobe South (NZ) - earth and straw bale building
Bohdan Dorniak & Co. - environmentally sustainable, energy efficient design
John Koch Pole Frame - specialising in pole frame and earth wall construction
Bill Adams - specialising in pole frame and earth masonry
Design For Seasons - specialising in passive solar and environmentally sustainable design
Earthbound Design+Construct - Eco-sustainable design and building
FrogHollow Design - low cost, easy to build, environmentally concious designs
JM Design & Drafting - specialising in residential building plans and specifications
Belgraphik Building Design - alternative design specialists
Earthform: Solutions - design unique, creative and natural habitats

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EARTH BUILDING
Make It Mudbricks - superb quality puddled mudbricks
EBAA - Earth Building Association of Australia
EBANZ - Earth Builing Association of New Zealand
The Mud Brick Circus - Strong, durable, handmade mud bricks
Earth Tec Builders - Rammed earth construction
AMCER Earth Building Technology - Earth bricks, technical support and consultancy, workshops

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BUILDING PRODUCTS
NASH - National Association of Steel-Framed Housing Inc.
Formblock - modular system for casting loadbearing walls in-situ

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STRAW BALE
Huff 'n' Puff Constructions - construction and workshops
AUSBALE - the Australasian Straw Bale Building Association
Professional Strawbale - strawbale building and consulting specialists

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TIMBER
Bowerbird - salvaged non-forestry timbers
Urban Salvage - recycled timber
Lyrebird Ridge Frames - heavy section mortice and tenon timber framing
Timber Frames of Australia - wooden mortice and tenon frames
Lucas Mill - portable sawmills
LBANZ - Log Builders' Association of New Zealand
The Green Mill - recycled timber and hardwood flooring
Golden Cypress - salvaged timber that's ethical, affordable and durable
Timbersearch - locating, milling & trading timber

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FITTING & FINISHING
Select Salvage - recycled doors and windows
Castworks - wood stoves
Clivus Multrum - waterless toilets
A&A Wormfarm Waste System - the environmentally friendly way to process household waste
DP Refrigeration - L.P.Gas refrigerators and freezers
Solomit - strawboard and brush panels
Livos - Ecological paints and oils
Composting Toilet Systems WA - waterless composting toilets
Overwrought Metalwork and Design - custom made doors, gates and other items
Tech-Dry - earth building protection products
Grimes & Sons - natural paints, coatings and renders
G&G Gutter Brackets - gutter brackets for roof iron sheeting
Natural Paint - Environmentally friendly, non toxic paint products
Bio Products - Natural and non toxic paint products
PaverMaker - unique DIY paving

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RENEWABLE ENERGY
ATA - Alternative Technology Association
Rainbow Power Company - Renewable Energy Systems

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WORKSHOPS & COURSES
Living Architecture - Australian Tour 2008-2009
Cob Cottage - Australian workshops 2008-2009
ACS Distance Education - 400+ high quality courses
Southern Cross Permaculture Institute - permaculture design courses

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OTHER
Build Your Own House - ultimate website for owner builders
The Last Straw - international journal of straw bale and natural building
EcoVoice - Australia's Environmental Newspaper
The Green Directory - online guide to green products & services
Building Green - publisher of building research information (USA)
Trades Essentials - owner builder insurance
Taonga Garden Art - hand crafted garden sculptures made from recycled timbers

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Direct Sales
The Owner Builder is available from newsagents nationwide AND the following outlets:

Natural Technology Systems, Prospect SA
Organic Feast, East Maitland NSW
Going Solar, Carlton Vic
Wellington Way IGA, Wellington Street, Strathfieldsay Vic
The Environment Shop, Thornbury Vic
The Organic Market & Cafe, Stirling SA
Rainbow Power Company, Nimbin NSW
ecolateral, Adelaide SA
Grassroots Eco-Store, Armidale NSW
Gecoz, Bellingen NSW
Paterson Post Office, Paterson NSW
Medowie Harware, Medowie NSW

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