2012 increasing Our House Sustainability - Plans.
- more water tanks/barrels. Current: 950Litres with a view to increase
- fruit trees. Current: 24 trees with the rest to be in by the end of the year/early next
- fruit and veg beds: current 5 + pots, with hopefully the rest to be in by 2011/2012
- teeth: all defects remedied. Decreasing chance for recurrence.
- solar oven: would love to make one. Not sure if I can make one to a high enough heat/standard. Can't afford to buy one, really.
- pizza oven: query sustainability of fueling it, where would the 'fuel' (wood) come from?
- house heating/cooling: address the skylight in the kitchen with a view to home-modifying it to be a 'roof window' [add link]. We don't have a/c or heating, but we do have ceiling fans. Investigate other non-powered options/ways to reduce hot/cold
- the shed: transform to a workshop instead of the confused mess that it currently is.
- Seed System: refine my seed saving, do it more, and better organise current seeds (saved and/or purchased)
- drainage. Issues under the patio - install the 'floor gutter' and direct run-off to be productive.
- maintenance: gutters, patio supports, unfinished projects.
1 comment:
Always a great read, Kristy. We have similar goals. Water tanks & fruit tress and making the house work for us. Our back rooms got NO light or sun in the darker months & were stifling hot in the Summer. So we have shorten the patio to let in more light & it helped with the solar panels too, & redid the the smaller roof area with panels that let in light but reduced the UV rays etc. Block out curtains will keep it cooler in the Summer & the shorter patio will let in more warmth in the Winter.
Always the cogs are turning.
Niki
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