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• 6 bedroomed 18^th century home, £15,000 recently spent on improvements, Velux windows, panelling etc.

• Urban terrace, 'eco-retrofit': roof and walls insulated; eco-friendly materials and finishes; 95% of building waste recycled or re-used on site

• Double income

• Mixture of income sources; local LETS

• Large garden, lawn, conifers, herbaceous borders, patio

• Garden used for vegetables and waste treatment

• Gas central heating

• Woodstove using scrap and garden wood

• Service durables: automatic washing machine, fridge-freezer, vacuum cleaner, motor mower etc.

• Temperature kept below 16 degrees C; thermal underwear and heavy sweaters
• No TV, video, CD player, dishwasher, clothes dryer

• Multimedia computer, internet, e-mail etc.

• High-efficiency lamps
• Most clothes and much furniture second-hand

• Scandinavian furniture, plenty of wood

• Vegetarian, largely wholefood diet

• Much food from mainstream supermarket, including frozen and pre-packaged

• Shower instead of bath, low-flow head

• Low-flush WC in house, composting toilet outside

• Advanced design dual-flush ceramic toilet

• Rainwater collected for garden

• Some grey-water and urine collected for garden use

• Hobby durables: cameras, binoculars, telescope, bicycles, piano and other instruments

• 40% of solid waste recycled, 50% composited
• No Car

• Very wide range of toys for children, books, CD ROMs etc.

• Family holidays camping, within 100 miles of home

• Original paintings, sculptures

• Much DIY equipment for routine repairs and improvements

• Leisure activities: opera, theatre, sailing, amateur dramatics, astronomy

• Leisure activities: folk music and dancing, roller blades, bird-watching

• Common medicaments, painkillers, antibiotics

• Use of complementary medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture etc.