Today I’m joined by Ben, a sustainable living enthusiast from South Australia who lives completely off-grid with his wife and children.

Ben's a member of the Aussie FIRE Discussion Facebook Group who posted about his self-sufficient home last year which really struck a chord with the community (it's still one of the most popular submissions to date). Ben has been kind enough to share his story of building an off-grid house and living sustainably in South Australia.

Some of the topics in today’s episode include:

• How Ben and his wife designed and built a completely off-grid home.
• Their journey towards the dream of sustainable living.
• The primary driver of going off-grid and building this house.
• Utilising a solar energy system to completely power a family home.
• How much does it really cost and how long will it last?
• How to deal with heating and cooling when you’re not connected to the grid.
• Running water and the challenge of sustainable water usage when rain is your only supply.
• How to create a domestic system that generates zero wastewater.
• The bottom line - what was the total cost of the project? 

Links

• Aussie FIRE Discussion Group
• Lithium-Ion Battery Test Centre
• CSRIO Solar PV for your home: testing what’s Watt

www.aussiefirebug.com/podcast