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Issue Contents:

Issue 149 is hot off the press and full of advice on how to clad your house and reduce waste. As part of our recycling focus, we investigate how industries like construction and hairdressing are aiming for sustainability. This issue also includes a guide to appliance shopping, two multi-year experiments in efficient heating and updates on where Australia is heading with electric vehicles.

Renew 149 has a special focus on recycling and cladding. Inside you’ll find:

Special features: Recycling and cladding

• Cladding buyers guide

  Need to reclad or planning for a new build? Our guide shows you the available options and the features to look for.

• Cladding case studies x 4

  Different homes, different materials, different aesthetics.

• Building without waste

  Sophie Weiner examines the problem of construction site waste and what we can do about it.

• Planning for waste management

  How one green collective has successfully reduced waste on their building projects.

• Solar panel and battery recycling

  What happens to solar energy products when they reach their end of lives?

• Recycling (potted) plants

  Unsaleable plants are often tossed. We check out a rescue nursery that aims to change that.

• Sustainable salons

  Salons produce a lot of waste, but there is a steady move towards recycling.

Other articles

• Appliance buying guide

  When an appliance goes bang there is often an immediate response to go out and buy a replacement. Lance Turner shows you what to consider when looking for a new appliance.

• A tale of three winters

  It’s possible to live without heating, but if you use it, what’s the best option? Jenny Edwards runs a three-year experiment on her own Canberra home to find out.

• Hydronic versus air con

  We look at a Melbourne home that has two heating systems and see which works best.

• Oversizing for off grid

  When sizing an off-grid energy system, which is better: oversizing the solar array or the battery bank? GSES examines this issue and presents some interesting results.

• Offsetting EV energy at home

  A recent Renew study explores to what extent solar PV and energy storage can offset an EV’s grid energy usage and bills.

• Replacing all your fossil miles

  Our regular writer Bryce Gaton explains why he’s just bought his first-ever new car, a Hyundai Kona electric vehicle.

• EV update

  In this latest update we see how quickly things are changing overseas, while Australia still waits for its EV moment.

• DIY insulating raked ceilings

  James Stapledon explains how he insulated the ceilings in his home to greatly improve thermal performance.