in March 2011
Wow, quite some time since I've posted here. The best place to go is my personal blog: http://theruss.com/blog. We;ve been int he house about 9 months and are really happy here.
Lots of space and fantastic views around us, lots to do (Solar PV install, more networking mini-projects etc)
We've had a number of teething problems that has required the return of some tradesmen to get the central heating working properly, ensure the water filter doesn't leak (Search for 'rainline' on ecobob you'll see the issue detailed there) and fix leaks in pipes hidden in the wall.
That's all done now and there's just a bit of painting to do which we can do in our own time.
There are always mini-projects going on in the background, at the moment: Chook house (Complete, just add chooks), 49m2 No-Dig veggie garden, retaining walls, garage build, blah blah as well as my starting small with a self/micro-gen setup.
It's all good fun, and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else!
in January 2009
Yup we're still here and still planning our Lo Grid home. Note that the Solar PV, wind generator, inverter etc will only come on board once the house itself is completed. The solar thermal heating and woodburner system will be built-in at the outset, as will a solid fuel, wood burning stove ala Aga, Rayburn or one of the newer manufacturers we've seen around.
We'll not be doing anything more than further research however until we finish the renovations on our current place in Brooklyn, which we'll be putting up for sale in March '09. Have a squiz at: http://www.25harland.co.nz.
Keep yer eyes peeled though, cos 2009 is the year :-)
in July 2008
Like I say, I don't updated here any longer (A historical fact regarding how the Celsias Project site *used* to look and function like)
So rather than maintain two "blogs" or updates if you will there is only one: http://www.theruss.com/blog. Last update was July 28, 2008.
Later :-)
in May 2008
We now have 1.4ha of land, a builder in mind and a list of proposed active and passive systems for the new build. However, this space lacks the features we'd like in a list of updates: Please see this project's own Wiki: http://kapiti-off-grid.pbwiki.com and blog at: http://www.theruss.com/blog/ instead.
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