The origins of InSynch Sustainable Technologies are to be found in this project.
The Armstrong family designed and built a natural home for the family in Lanseria, Jhb in the Rhenosterspruit Nature Conservancy.
The design being derived from the family needs neatly married with the design principles of Passive Design (natural heating & Cooling).
Most materials (75%) were sourced on site and incorporated into a number of Natural Construction methodologies including: Cob (clay, mud & straw), Adobe, Straw Bale, Rammed Earth, natural floors and paint & plaster.
The home is designed to operate completely Off-Grid by using various sources of renewable energy including: Solar PV panels, Wind Turbine and a Bio-Gas Digester.
Other technologies incorporated include: Branched Drain Grey Water, Constructed Wetlands for grey and black water recycling, Rain Water Harvesting and permaculture gardens.
If One builds with an "alternative" method, how does one get around registering it with the NHBRC?
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