Opal miners in remote areas of Australia have long chosen to live underground, and now urban Australians can make the same choice. A Sydney civil engineering, contracting and building company, Jewan Constructions, has just opened an underground house for inspec-
tion at suburban Woodbine. The house is presented as a demonstration of the concept of underground living. The company’s managing director, Mr Prem Misra, shown entering the house, says its energy efficiency saved between 70 and 90 per cent in heating and cooling costs.
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Press, 30 June 1982, Page 15
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84Opal miners in remote areas of Australia have long chosen to live underground, and now urban Australians can make the same choice. A Sydney civil engineering, contracting and building company, Jewan Constructions, has just opened an underground house for inspec- tion at suburban Woodbine. The house is presented as a demonstration of the concept of underground living. The company’s managing director, Mr Prem Misra, shown entering the house, says its energy efficiency saved between 70 and 90 per cent in heating and cooling costs. Press, 30 June 1982, Page 15
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