Earth Building New Zealand

Please Contact The Earth building Association to confirm pricing and availability of all videos listed here before sending in your orders.

Contact Details at the top of the page

EBANZ has a number of earthbuilding videos for hire.
Video hire to members only
No hirage out of NZ
$10.00 hirage fee plus $5.00 post & packaging. Plus $10 deposit refundable on return of video. Total costs $25, NZ only.
Videos to be returned within a month.

To hire a video Send your order and cheque to the EBANZ address (Return packing and postage has to be paid for by the hirer.) Hire period: 2 (two) weeks.
The following is a list of tapes and a brief description of their contents.

Passive Solar Design of Buildings - DVD.

Twenty three minute duration, Produced by CFM Perth for the Candlelight Trust.

The sun's energy is free. The design of a passive solar home utilises the sun's energy to provide free winter heating and reduced heat absorption in summer. Passive solar means that the sun's energy can be used to heat and cool a house without the need for pumps and fans to keep us warm or cool. What's more, a climate sensible home saves you money, saves the environment and reduces the production of carbon dioxide and other gases which contribute to the greenhouse effect.

The message of Passive Solar Design of Buildings is simple "We can reduce our consumption of fossil fuels, the production of greenhouse gases and the depletion of our precious resources. We can make a difference". Through computer animations, interviews and actual footage of passive solar houses, the principles of energy efficient building design are thoroughly discussed and illustrated.

RAPS - A video introducing Remote Area Power Supply.
Twenty eight minute duration, Produced by CFM Perth for the Candlelight Trust.

This video explores the use of renewable energy to produce electricity for rural areas and remote communities; it discusses options for low operating cost, low maintenance and environmentally friendly energy solutions that meet both your requirements and lifestyle.
The video is in three sections:

Energy Production: photovoltaic modules, wind generators, micro-hydro, hybrid systems.
Energy Storage: batteries (wet cell, gel cell, and NiCad).
Energy Conversion and Control: DC and AC systems, invertors, regulations and monitoring equipment.

The message is simple "We can reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, the production of green house gases and the depletion of our precious resources. We can make a difference".

"Hydraulic Adobe Machine" ( Aust.) by Mud Brick Machine Co. Time 21 minutes total. About 1/3 of which is on bricklaying and a finished home, the remaining time on details of the brickmaking machine.

"Eco Mud - Brick Machine" (Aust.) by Mud Brick Machine Co. Time 18 minutes total. About ·13 minutes of pressed brick making, laying and shots of the finished earth house. 5 minutes on machine derails.

“Claymates” A new Rammed Earth video "which is well worth a look"
25min long Produced by the Building Industry Authority
Meet owner builders Maureen, Dean, their family and their other building assistant’s friends and enjoy an introduction to rammed earth construction. "Claymates" shows practical hands on approach to the construction of their family home.
It shows an overview of the Building Consent process, a brief history of rammed earth in New Zealand, their engineer’s comments and a comprehensive section on erecting the formwork, the mix preparation and ramming process.
"Clay mates" is a 25min video produced by the Building Industry Authority.
This video is one of the better in our collection and is available for hire from EBANZ.

"Mudbricks Without Tears" (Aust.) by Pam and Jo Hovel in conjunction with Owner-Builder Magazine, Bendigo. 25 minutes showing the easy-on-your-back way of making adobe and building with them right through to the finished house.
can be purchased direct from Australia as follows( Mudbricks Without Tears) Aust $37.00 per copy airmailed from: Hohenhaus Productions c/o P0 Box 974, Bendigo 355Q Victoria, Australia

"Back To Earth" (USA) by David Easton. A video about rammed earth.

Note: Both N.Z. and Australian specifications, prices etc are subject to change without notice.

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BOOKS

EARTH BUILDING ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND

RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST

EBANZ does not sell books, this is a list of recommended books, books people have enjoyed reading and learning from

New Zealand Earth Building Standards
available from
http://www.standards.co.nz/default.htm

Look for

NZS 4297 The Engineering Design of Earth Walled Buildings
(Specific Design)

NZS 4298 Materials & Workmanship for Earth Buildings Standards

NZS 4299 Earth Buildings Not Requiring Specific Design Standards

Passion for Earth - Earth Houses in New Zealand.
by Marion Bridge and Graeme North
Photography by Jackie O'Brien.
Published by David Ling Publishing Ltd.
Printed 2000, reprinted 2003.
Available for $39.95 at bookshops or email plus $5 p&p to
mabridge@ihug.co.nz.
Post to: M.Bridge, 56, Gt. Barrier Rd, Waiheke Island,
New Zealand.