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-{VE 1..ou ri:d draufug up m cJecrri
elpim foryounc*'homei lf jr's
auythirg likc min: ir looks lilic a
kid's puzle book ud c:einiy had
my e!ecri.ian saatching his head. Io
the aick of tiru I fourd Clipsp* - a
nm seoice from Gl-ipsl for omer-
buiides. lt rs a ro'oluJonery'om2uer progro for
desigring liprtrdng and porvcr circuis fol nov homcs.
Doelopcd for tire housirg Lrdusuli ir is ntrv availablc
to owner.buildcrs and privatc ildividuls.
Dsigned by a Gip*t to, 6e Clipspec scb-based
.ompurcr proSrm provida homc builder widr a
profsioell.v prepred wiring diagm lor 1'ou ala-
ricim rd bui.ldq md a etinrcd cm, all for les
than 5200-
This cmpurcr progm not only drans thc *iring
cirot buq in ral rimq adds Ep drc c6! so 1'@ @ rc
whar ir is all goug ro *tyou back 6na,jally:
Add a Im or pmr point aC drc uing roel
increcq eke me away ad it rcducs Chmgc from
a lcss cxpruivc itcm ro a dciuc vcrsion ud thc pricc
adlm aordingly.
Thr co*ing is bocd m indm4 rac for nadcsm
ud rccomndcd tcail pricc on Oip*l's angc of
produe.
At rhc md oI rbc ssion the ooncr-buildr gets
hadcd a s o( A3 drawings of de ciroit diegram ad
hc rbo hmds th* o his .lctricim
Onginally dacioped for rhc pro(asional yrcja
hooc builders, ir is now ryailablc to tLe public drrough
Clipsl's P*crhousc earc ar Hom Be in Vmbiey-
And thc progrm ho bed sch a suc6s since iE
lawh vo months ago ir is *percdo bc rclled or
b country d4s.
'!/c Mll m up cars whcrocr rhae is a demad,"
eys Hanm Che;hire, busins nruagu for Ciipspcc.
Sh: a)ready has swen consulms in Pcnh. each hao-
Cling 50 clicncs a mone, ad is rcai1'rc keep a<iding
io rhe team s the doud di(+aes.
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lhe €xhibtt is fie brainchnd ofPer$ pyroEchnlcs btEi-
nessman Ken B0yland and his wtfe, Michelle
0n a vislt b China. $e cflple drscovered thatthe Hunan
Dam watsIs ln he provlnc€ are due tD be rEleased in
2009 - and a8 a cons€qu€nce, tre unLEuel b€dlock
dvq shne wlll be budd afi, lost b collscbc.
Ihe Boylands set about acquldng a quenw of chry-
6aflfiBmum sbn€ dec€6 cafl€d by Chinese artsans b
bdng b WA for sale.
ItGh.ffiS!. edm dlmrhc
$or! Irtrfr udm lllot(tbdh?ooFlle
Eglt ldt ahor*! rli s Gts d FdGb.
'Clipui hs a huge :ommimel: :o dris progrm-
she say;.
Clicns sit s,iih a Clipsl-nained comulrmr for a
couplc of hour o; more and ac gudcd through the
plan of rheir home *'irich is displaycd m a compurer
sceen. The;" nmioae rvhcc thcy mr porvcr poine
dotnlighs, sirches, 6ro and cvcn mo-way *itches.
Thn o eier thc sac im from thc CIip*I age
of oroducs ad a photo aod dcmiJs includiag prie arc
disgiayed in a poel s'hoever the mouse is poinred ar
dle icon on rhe map. So a'cgtbhg is dermented on
frc diagm for uour eiecdcie and a list oI itcm €E
then be printeC oul io go with rhc wiring diagao
'It hr bco a huge bencfr for proicc horoc builil
crs,' H@n syr 'We ptkagc all rhe componenc
for cach how along with fie wiriog diagm in ooe
prccl for thc clcqiciru to imll t hr mdc iilc o
much mootha ad casis for chc buildcr.
?:oplc didn't relisc dur a pricc of a prcjea hom
oftcn only allotcd for a caral bayoax light 6dng
ad a singlc pouo point h c<h ron nfu 6nd tha
homemoa gira a cboicq all likc ro upgradc dreir
6tidgs ad now rymd doublc md ocn ucble thc
mout on dreil clctical 6t-out compued ro threc
yds ago befoe wc lauchcd thc Cliprpcc progrm.
"lr alp eke hutm cror rur oI rc qxm ad
speds up drc pm for dc builds."
ihs yu ago dre p;ogro wc tialled with
J-Corp's Pcrceptioro tlc Hm Buildm od Impres.
sions thc Hmc Buildcr divisiore bcfore being ma<ie
avaiiablc rc ali )argc homc buildcre.
Two mooths ago irwc opened up o prire irdi-
viduals rvho iravc cmbraccd it uirh orhuirm. Clipsal
is nm' rvorking on adding to thc vers*iliq of the pro
gra by includurg C-Bus &1d homc e$omtio! iD ir
Ham eys rhe progra4 nirich wo iniriated u !?A
bccae oI tic high lerei ofconsumcr inqiris for
hone auronaiion and C-Bus ligring is now in uc
jnicrmrc and irremadonally'Jroug:lr ire inrmaiional
parent coopanS S:l'.ueider Elcmic.
lirg sbne ls a black and-white rDck made up ot qypsum
clay, dolomite and Iimestone, urith iiltemal crystals sf
calclte, feldspar, c-elestit€ or ardalusiE in DattErns which
can resemble firysanthemum flowers or star bursb.
The pieces brought io WA indude sculpfures, teapots
and fie like.'r,lve are so oxcitBd to be able tD bring fiis
collection toAuslralA' Ken says.'fusfalians are being
otfeEd te chance to eooy an amazing plece 0f hisbry-
Ihese sbnesare larfrom commm and heir hls,tory is
lncrcdible and must b€ teasurBd."
Mlchelle says fiere are about 1 70 piec€s in fie collec-
fin. Abod 70 w{l be on show at any one time.
TARA FIII
Tbc prefcrencc for brick hom* ir WA do playcd a
scong rolc ia pesuzdiog Clip*l ro spad rhe rero of
dromds oi dollan ou producing rhis progrm.
'The buildes ad clcocias wc;c rc busT nith thc
buildiag bom 6ey senr dr& ffiof,crc io Ciipel
to pick whar thc-v mnrcd ia '.heir homg' Hmo
s,vs 'Bur wc did nor havc the epaciry to *n'ice the
publie Ve ac a moufam ad boielly supply
sirole*im p-nd radc. V! rwk the problem to hcad
of6ce and lrom ir am e iebooi. Es*n ir! Cbqilin,
ro hclp prcplc tick offwhai thcl.uanted in a home.
This *'o rhcn daeloped into -Jris inrcraaive computa
progan, Clipspe
'Fir*-homc bu-v<s norv spcnd bcrr-cen 55000 and
58000 on r}lcir cl:oical 6r-our wbilc people *irh uo
rcrcy homcs spcad ben'eo S15,000 aad S20,000
iaclu$ng rirjrrg a slar scn cr C-Bs adJs br*cen
58000 and S10,000 per iooi"
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