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EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION. A SUSTAINABLE RENOVATION OF A 1950'S WEATHERBOARD HOME. EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION. Sean & Mandy Manners Live in Westbury Hate MacMansions Website: www.greentasreno.wordpress.com. EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION. Lateral Thinking. Cradle to Cradle. Local.
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EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION A SUSTAINABLE RENOVATION OF A 1950'S WEATHERBOARD HOME
EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION • Sean & Mandy Manners • Live in Westbury • Hate MacMansions • Website: www.greentasreno.wordpress.com
EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION Lateral Thinking Cradle to Cradle Local Sustainability Compromise Recyclable Research & Compare
EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION Lateral Thinking Cradle to Cradle Local Sustainability Compromise Recyclable Research & Compare Summary
Sustainability Wikipedia definition of Sustainability: • In a broad sense, it is the capacity to endure. • In ecology, the word describes how biological systems remain diverse and productive over time. • For humans it is the potential for long-term maintenance of wellbeing, which in turn depends on the wellbeing of the natural world and the responsible use of natural resources
Sustainability • Are the products easily recycled
Sustainability • New uses for materials
Compromise • Not a local product
Compromise • Not a natural product
Research & Compare • The internet • Fairs and expo's • Various magazines and publications
Research & Compare A Swedish Stripper from New Zealand!!
Local • Less transport miles • less fuel • less carbon emissions • More local jobs • Money is kept within local community • Local companies sustained • More local knowledge
Lateral Thinking • Different ways to use what you already have
Lateral Thinking • Different ways to use what you already have
Summary • Research • and • compare Think Laterally Network The Journey
Summary • Take your time • Smell the roses
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