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For those able and willing to financially support this and other research and development work that is done by Holmgren Design Services, a donation would be appreciated. For those burnt out and looking to rebuild, this information is a small contribution to the cause of rural and urban fringe self reliance.
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The Flywire House:
A case study in
design against bushfire
Originally published in 1991, this classic book has been reissued as a free download as a contribution to the rebuilding of communities devastated by the 'Black Saturday' bushfires (Feb 7th 2009) in Victoria, Australia.
In 1983 permaculture co-originator David Holmgren responded to the tragic Ash Wednesday fires with a project called the Flywire House. The case study design property had been burnt out in the catastrophic fires in the Dandenong Ranges of Victoria. The ideas are applicable to all fire prone regions.
It was an opportunity to showcase permaculture as a wholistic, integrated approach that went well beyond simple house design and construction. Teaming up with architect Maggie Fooke, the book covers; Fire Behaviour, How A House Burns, Choosing The Site, Site Layout, Broadscale Plantings, Water & Fire, Plantings & Services, House Design, Construction and Management.
It was used by the Department of Planning in a travelling display of information that toured the bushfire affected regions of Victoria. The design also informed much of David Holmgren's design work including his own property Melliodora, documented in an extensive case study.
This eBook is based on simple scans of the original book pages but includes a new foreword, basic navigation and enlargements (when viewed in Acrobat Reader) similar to our other commercially available eBooks. While there has been a great deal of research and publications on this subject in the years since 1983, the Flywire House is still compatible with latest understandings and provides a unique case study approach.
Free eBook download (23MB pdf)
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