Energy - The Greeny Flat Experience

Sept 15, 2017: Sustainable House Day This Sunday.

For the fourth year in a row, the Greeny Flat will be open once again for Sustainable House Day on Sunday, September 17th from 10am to 4pm. Since I’m still in Montana, I won’t be able to help but three of my wonderful family have volunteered to be there to show people around and […]

Sept 8, 2017: Project Progress, Yellowstone, Etc

Hello again from smokey Missoula, Montana. My dear Cintia left yesterday to return to Mittagong for the firing of the Anagama wood kiln at Sturt Pottery. The day before she left, on the spur of the moment we decided to visit Yellowstone National Park which is about four hours drive east of here. It was […]

August 31, 2017: Day Tripping in Montana

This week I’d like to share some photos from a wonderful day trip that Cintia and I took around parts of Western Montana a few days ago. But first here’s some…

Reader Feedback – another one’s got the phever!

In response to our continuing updates about living with a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle we got […]

August 25, 2016: Electric Vehicle Update

Five minutes ago I was driving past the University of Montana (UM) and I saw this!

This is the University of Montana’s new Electric Bus!

They were in the process of training a new driver so I was able to briefly chat with the trainer. Apparently UM now has two of these electric […]

August 11, 2017: Cool Stuff

This will be a very quick Newsletter for this week. Cintia and I are currently sitting in one of the many micro-breweries in this part of the world, drinking a Rye Ale and using their free wifi. This particular establishment is in Helena, Montana and is called the Ten Mile Creek Brewery but it’s just […]

July 28, 2017: Episode 13 – West Side Shade Awning and Deck

It’s been a while since we made our last video about the ongoing Energy Retrofit of the old fibro cottage next to the Greeny Flat. I’ve had quite a few readers send messages saying they miss seeing the progress of the project. But don’t worry, I haven’t forgotten, I just wanted to get to a […]

July 21, 2017: Now That’s True Sustainability!

We hear the words ‘Sustainable’ and ‘Sustainability’ bandied about by politicians and businessmen so often they have come to mean little more than ‘Profitable’. Even in the worlds of Green Building, Environmental Activism and Energy Efficiency, ‘Sustainable’ has been used to describe many, many things that are blatantly and clearly NOT sustainable. And I’ll be […]

July 14, 2017: How To Choose The Best Electricity Retailer

Am I getting the best deal for electricity?… Who knows?

If you’re like me you find it difficult and frustrating to compare one electricity retailer with another. Some offer a discount if you pay on time, some if you use a certain amount of electricity. Some have one price for the first so […]

July 7, 2017: A Year of PHEVing It.

Electric Vehicle Running Costs

As many of our readers will know only too well, June 30th is the end of the financial year here in Australia which means… it’s TAX TIME! Yay! Being self-employed means that part of my tax fun is figuring out what my vehicle expenses have been for the past year and […]

June 30, 2017: Case Study – Holiday House Energy Upgrade

I recently had the pleasure of being invited to perform an energy audit on a holiday house in one of the many gorgeous villages on the south coast of NSW. The house in question is owned by a family from Canberra. The children are all adults now and the ten-year goal of the owners is […]

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