Rammed Earth 'As Our Ancestors Did It!'

Architects 'Nicholas Whitcutt Architects' contracted InSynch to construct the Rammed Earth walls at the demonstration Centre on Sustainable Living at the Green House Project in Joubert Park, City Centre Johannesburg.

This is TRUE RAMMED EARTH.....  no stabiliser needed, the binder is the clay content of the soil, the soil is from site as per the original rammed earth technology dating back nearly 10 000 years.

The walls, as expected have turned out to be rather beautiful, all a single colour but the stratification being very visible, making up classic Rammed Earth.

Alastair & Charles from InSynch in front of one of the walls.

These walls have been built for YOU to see... go and visit the project!!

Either contact InSynch to arrange the visit for you or contact the Green House Project directly..

Green House Project:

1. http://inhabitat.com/the-greenhouse-project-sustainable-living-in-johannesburg/ 
2. http://www.urbansprout.co.za/the_greenhouse_project

PV & Wind Grid-Tie - Northcliff JHB

Design and installed a small grid-tied alternative energy system for a client in Northcliff Johannesburg.
The client lives on the North-Eastern slope of Nortcliff Hill, thereby getting a fair quantity of year-through wind, sufficient for the wind turbine, combined with the scalable Photovoltaic (PV) panels to generate an Alternative Power supply into the house supply (DB Board).
The system is designed to out supply the daily load, thereby reducing the overall electricity usage and cost.
The system also makes use on a small battery bank to supply backup power to key loads to the house if there is an ESKOM power failure.

Marlec Wind Turbine & Tower

SolarWorld 80W PV panels and SMA SunnyBoy PV Inverter