BOOKS VIDEOS/DVDs
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EBANZ has a number of earthbuilding videos for hire.
Video hire to EBANZ members only
No hirage out of NZ Videos to be returned within a month.
Please Contact The Earth building Association to confirm pricing and availability of all videos listed here before sending in your orders.
$10.00 hirage fee plus $5.00 post & packaging. Plus $10 deposit refundable on return of video. Total costs $25, NZ only.
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.
VIDEOS/DVD's
Passive Solar Design of Buildings - DVD.
Produced by CFM Perth for the Candlelight Trust.
Twenty three minute duration.
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.
Produced by CFM Perth for the Candlelight Trust.
Twenty eight minute duration.
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" Produced by the Building Industry Authority
25min long
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.
"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) 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.
BOOKS
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
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
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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.
email mabridge@ihug.co.nz.
Post to: M.Bridge, 56, Gt. Barrier Rd, Waiheke Island,
New Zealand. |
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The
Rammed Earth House
David Easton, Chelsea Green
ISBN:930031792
1996
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Adobe
and Rammed Earth Construction
P McHenry 1984 ISBN:816511241
Adobe, Build it Yourself
P McHenry ISBN:816509484
1984 |
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Buildings of Earth & Straw - Structural Design for Rammed Earth and
Strawbale Architecture
Bruce King ISBN:964471817
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Building with Earth, A Handbook
J Norton ISBN:1853393371
IT Publishers 1997
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The Cob Builders Handbook Becky Bee 965908208
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The Cobbers Companion
M Smith
Cob Cottage Company |
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Earth Construction, a Comprehensive Guide
Houben & Guillaud
IT Publishers 1994
ISBN:185339193
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Mudbrick Notes
Brian Woodward
Earthways NSW Aust. |
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Out of the Ground
Miles Allen
Dunmore Press 1997
ISBN:864692900 |
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The Passive Solar Energy Book Edward Mazria Rodale Press, Emmaus,
Pa. 1979 0878572600 |
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A Pattern Language Christopher Alexander etal. Oxford University Press
1977 |
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