Ikea to start offering home solar systems in Australia this year | One Step Off The Grid buff.ly/37JKhfs

On the drawing board: Analysis of a bushfire loss - Sanctuary magazine buff.ly/2wM8epr

Here’s an updated guide to the latest first-home buyers’ benefits in your state, with a word of caution; check your state government’s online fact sheets before you commit to anything – the goalposts are moving all the time. buff.ly/3af1oaC

South Australia, Sonnen offer free home batteries for bushfire victims | One Step Off The Grid buff.ly/3ar3LHo

West Carr & Harvey - Downsizing your home and gaining tax free Super buff.ly/2TQG0Sk

Solar and batteries in demand as Coronavirus encourages shift to "self-reliance" | One Step Off The Grid buff.ly/2WnZ6SG

A lack of affordable housing and a lack of skilled labour are the two most pressing challenges of the construction industry. With prices from $68,538 owning a top quality ecokit home with super low or NO bills to run it, is more affordable than ever. buff.ly/2xelovJ

When your client is a hands on DIYer and an engineer, you might get a surprising message: "How we are trying to understand 3D, just the frame so far...". And a picture of this home made 3D model he created. All home buyers should think about the house purchase with such passion!

Nature has grounded us and as a result it is the best time to think, reconsider and plan ahead. buff.ly/2JsBWTs

With our ecokit system you are not limited to what can fit on the back of a truck. The kit-of-parts arrives flat packed, for efficient transport. And so, you're not limited by anything else but your imagination - and our designers can help with that, too! buff.ly/2RcuO1O

Today is the 19th day since Australia's 5000 pokies venues were shut. Given we lose $38m a day on the pokies, that's a community stimulus worth $722m so far. Retweet this if you reckon suburban pokies rooms should be the very last thing that resumes as the clamps come off.

1600 expected deaths in NZ. No not from that. From excess winter deaths due to poor state of homes. Let’s take that seriously too. 40% of homes are mouldy. Let’s call for a doubling of the insulation programme & add ventilation, safety & drainage. Kiwis deserve healthy homes

Australians installed 22,661 home battery systems in 2019 | One Step Off The Grid buff.ly/2yhUsMg

When the roof over your head is also a solar microgrid: Skagerak Energilab | One Step Off The Grid buff.ly/34HeEDu

Thousands of first-home buyers snapping up homes with First Home Loan Deposit Scheme buff.ly/2xyVsvi

Forget a tree-change: City dwellers make a COVID-change buff.ly/2LmeEjq

Bushfire Recovery Grants Closing Soon buff.ly/2C61CVu

#INSULATION comes in many forms🌡. We went through all of them - great, poor, natural, expensive or cheap. And we made our decision that met most of our requirements. Who's our winner? 🤩🏆 Read about the decision on our blog 👉 ecokit.com.au/INSULATION/ #constructionnews

#FOUNDATIONS are one of the most important elements of a tree as well as a house 🏠🌳. If you’re planning on constructing a house, you will be facing the question of what foundation to choose. But how do you decide what’s best? 👉ecokit.com.au/foundations/ #constructionnews

The compact nature of the ecokit home means it has smaller footprint on the environment. buff.ly/1NYtLvN