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- Family Renovation Gets a Green Light
- 4/16/2009
Melbourne, Australia - When Mariette and Simon Tuohey renovated their late '50's red brick Astiburton home, they took it one step further and retained the "embodied energy".
"We wanted to reuse existing materials and keep the floor and walls where possible," says Mrs. Tuohey, a permaculture designer, energy rater and sustainability consultant with a business, Sense & Sustainability. "It takes energy to make bricks, for example, so if you discard them you make a bigger imprint ont he environment. more...
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