Forum: Ecobob Cafe

Inspiring clip on living sustainably

Check out this very inspiring video on living sustainably in a city. more

The Yes Men Fix The World

THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing ... more

How to dispose of Helen's bulb's in Wellington?

After orders from Helen, I duly went off and spent many many dollars on CFL lamps. I've now got a st... more

Eco market in New Brighton

Hello Folks Most of you will probably remember me: I used to write the newsletter (and absolutely... more

Coming soon: Weekly Eco Market in New Brighton (Christchurch)

New Brighton Project is currently working on establishing NZ’s first weekly Eco Market in New Bright... more

Urban Sustainable House open day

As promised ebode, is having an open day on Aug 28th at the Westmere Urban Sustainable House (yes th... more

Why?

Why isn't wasted still on? more

IDEAS PLEASE

Hi all. Steve from Timbercrete, Rotorua. We are looking at leasing a vacant car sales yard on Fairy ... more

External wall insulation

Interesting discussion on this site - some here could be heading for leaking buildings of another ki... more

Grid Tied Hybrid System

Is there anyone out there who has installed a grid tied hybrid (wind and solar) in Waimakariri. Went... more

Off the Grid!!!!

Hi to you all. Have just rejoined this fantastic website. We are going to be building OFF the grid ... more

Wet back and mains pressure water system

Am I correct in understanding that a wet back is only suitable for use with a low pressure water sys... more

Ecobob Outage

Sorry everyone for the recent outage on Ecobob. We're having our server upgraded and this is causing... more

Consumer spend- timber frames vs steel frames

I would like some help on what is the trend for consumers.What are they spending on the two frames a... more

Superior Energy

What makes the renewable sources of energy superior to the fossil fuel energy? There are many pluses... more

Spanish throwback jerseys

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SHOW the UGG fashion

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Shifting the House Safely

When it is time to move on, we need a variety of help from all directions. Moving companies aid in a... more

Stainless Steel Bottles

In place of regularly purchasing throw-away plastic water bottles which leach BPA and other chemical... more

Any intelivent users...

Hi, looking for intelivent users to get comment on how they find the system. Does it work well for t... more

Popular Mechanics Writer Searching for Sustainable Sheds

Hi everyone, I'm covering a story on sheds for an upcoming magazine article. I'm looking for sheds t... more

Solar Collector Venting Rumbling Noise??

HI folks - this is for those who know a bit about solar systems. We've had our 30-tube/400L system i... more

Underfloor heating and wetbacks

We've found out that our house has underfloor heating pipes that were disconnected a couple of years... more

Oil Spill Video - Please watch!

Please take 20min to watch this insightful video on the BP oilspill... in my opinion it is requried ... more

Using Frost to Detect Heat Loss

I have seen a few vans running around advertising thermal imaging for heat loss etc. Growing up in a... more