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Why are pets an issue for renters interested in sustainability?
What do pets have to do with green renting? Well, pets are a big part of the family for many Australians. Two-thirds of...
These great looking door snakes are made to fit under internal doors to keep warm air in, and draughts out. Unlike single-sided door snakes, they don’t need to be repositioned every time you...
The variety of stand-by energy saving devices has increased rapidly in the past few years as people are becoming more and more aware of the need to avoid wasted power usage on appliances that are...
I hate standby power and have put a lot of energy into reducing it. I started with master-slave power boards, devices which shut off standby power to slave devices when the master is not drawing...
You’ll love these cool Christmas decorations made from recycled circuit boards and recycled CDs, that would otherwise have been thrown away. Suitable adorning a tree, doorway or hanging...
Saving stand-by power is a very important component of household energy efficiency. Products not turned off at the switch can use a significant amount of standby power and nobody likes using power...
When I was 18 I moved into a share house in Carlton, Victoria which was owned by Melbourne University. The mould problem was so bad that there were mushrooms growing in the living room carpet. (...
Storage is often a challenge when you rent. You might be renting a place like ours which has no living room, bathroom or bedroom cupboards. There's often just not enough places to put things. And...
Solar start-up Veranda Solar wants to change the world of solar power the way Apple changed computers. Veranda got a big head-start on financing the start-up when the company was awarded 100,000...
This energy meter can measure the power consumption of any appliance plugged into a standard power outlet (or string of appliances plugged into a power board). Use it to uncover how much each of your...