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	<title>The Eco Timber Project | Aotearoa / New Zealand</title>
	<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz</link>
	<description>A resource of ecological and sustainable building materials and methods for those looking for alternatives in Aotearoa/New Zealand</description>
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		<title>Green oak traditional framing techniques coming to nz….</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2007/07/11/24/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2007/07/11/24/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 21:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Timber</category>
	<category>Building</category>
	<category>Sustainable</category>
	<category>General</category>
	<category>Workshops</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an email I received from Tom. Anyone with thoughts on this, please feel free to contact Tom directly or leave a comment here.
Hi,
My name is Tom Vanstone, and I am a timber framer in the uk, practising techniques hundreds of years old to make truly sustainable buildings that last for centuries.
My daughter was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NZ to axe illegal wood products</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/12/11/nz-to-axe-illegal-wood-products/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/12/11/nz-to-axe-illegal-wood-products/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 23:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Timber</category>
	<category>Building</category>
	<category>Sustainable</category>
	<category>Ecological</category>
	<category>Government</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/12/11/nz-to-axe-illegal-wood-products/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3895529a6160,00.html
Government departments and agencies will have to get timber and wood products sourced from legally harvested forests as part of a new policy announced yesterday. 
Forestry Minister Jim Anderton announced the Labour-Progressive government&#8217;s policy on illegal logging and associated trade.
&#8220;We have a moral and environmental obligation to help address this serious global problem,&#8221; he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hands-on permaculture course coming up at Tui Community</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/08/24/hands-on-permaculture-course-coming-up-at-tui-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/08/24/hands-on-permaculture-course-coming-up-at-tui-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Building</category>
	<category>Organic</category>
	<category>Sustainable</category>
	<category>Ecological</category>
	<category>Permaculture</category>
	<category>Gardening</category>
	<category>Landscaping</category>
	<category>Courses</category>
	<category>Workshops</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/08/24/hands-on-permaculture-course-coming-up-at-tui-community/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[URL: www.tuitrust.org.nz/index.php?PageID=15
&#8216;HANDS-ON PERMACULTURE&#8217; - deepening our land connection &#038; designing for sustainable society
This is a highly practical, spiritually enriching course, where participants put directly into practice in-situ what they learn theoretically.  Teaching style is interactive, reflective, dynamic and fun. Each day includes classroom tutoring, outdoor practical activities, community building and self-directed study. The course [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New look</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/06/26/new-look/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/06/26/new-look/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:27:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Website</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have received an email from someone alerting me to the fact that they couldn&#8217;t leave comments on the website. This has prompted me to redesign the layout and look of the site.
This is a work in progress and your comments and feedback would be much appreciated.


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		<title>Touching base</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/06/09/touching-base/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/06/09/touching-base/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen</dc:creator>
		
	<category>General</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Eco Timber website has been online for a little while now and has been receiving a fair bit of traffic.
I would really like this to develop into a useful resource and am very keen to gather people&#8217;s ideas and feedback on what they would like to see happen here.
For those who haven&#8217;t realised it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing Insulation Materials with Health in Mind</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/choosing-insulation-materials-with-health-in-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/choosing-insulation-materials-with-health-in-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:56:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Building</category>
	<category>Sustainable</category>
	<category>Chemicals</category>
	<category>Ecological</category>
	<category>Insulation</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insulation helps smooth out extremes in temperature between inside and outside and can help in both the winter and the summer months keeping the indoor climate within a healthy and comfortable temperature range with a minimum of added heating or cooling assistance.  It needs to be applied to the whole building envelope to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paints and Finishes for a Natural House</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/paints-and-finishes-for-a-natural-house/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/24/paints-and-finishes-for-a-natural-house/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Building</category>
	<category>Chemicals</category>
	<category>Treatment</category>
	<category>Ecological</category>
	<category>Paint</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The selection of the right paints and finishes for your house when you want it to be as healthy as possible is difficult, and must be made with care. Conventional paint is manufactured with technical and economic performance in mind, often at the expense of health and ecology. Natural paints are generally less robust than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy What’s it all about?</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/22/energy-whats-it-all-about/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/22/energy-whats-it-all-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>baysolar</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Building</category>
	<category>Sustainable</category>
	<category>Solar</category>
	<category>Ecological</category>
	<category>Water</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/02/22/energy-whats-it-all-about/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bay Solar &#038; Electrical Ltd.  &#124; PO Box 236, Takaka, Golden Bay

Global warming may be gathering pace, but forecasters predict a cold winter. So how do we warm ourselves without warming the planet?
It might not be enough in itself to halt climate change, but we can take some of the heat out of global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chemical-Free Water Purification in New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/01/18/chemical-free_water_purification/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/01/18/chemical-free_water_purification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 01:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Chemicals</category>
	<category>Treatment</category>
	<category>Ecological</category>
	<category>Water</category>
	<category>Pools</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/01/18/chemical-free_water_purification/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Takaka, Golden Bay—November 30, 2005—If you ask discerning users what bothers them most about swimming pools and spas, they reply, “Whether they’re clean” and “The chlorine really gets me after a while.”
If you ask discerning pool and spa owners what bothers them most, they tell you about endless maintenance and how much it costs, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Costs blamed for cooling solar uptake</title>
		<link>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/01/16/costs-blamed-for-cooling-solar-uptake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/01/16/costs-blamed-for-cooling-solar-uptake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Galen</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Solar</category>
	<category>Council</category>
	<category>Consent</category>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ecotimber.org.nz/2006/01/16/costs-blamed-for-cooling-solar-uptake/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Councils charging hundreds of dollars for building consents for solar water heating are acting against the industry, says a trade boss.]]></description>
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