Earth Building Association of New Zealand Inc
...Promoting the Art and Science of Earth Building

www.earthbuilding.org.nz     PO Box 1452 Whangarei
 

 

 

LINKS & SERVICES

The  web sites and Services linked from this site, are solely responsible for the operation,serevices and information found on their respective Web sites.
A link from this site does not imply  any endorsement or guarantee from EBANZ for any of the organizations services or information found on their respective Web sites.

These links are listed at the discretion of the EBANZ Committee.

Services:

Engineer

 

T.DRUPSTEEN CONSULTING ENGINEER
Ph: 9-4014737
   Fax:9-4014738
drupstee@igrin.co.nz
Life member, Earth Building Association of NZ, structural designer of earth buildings since 1983.  Also structural design of strawbale houses and
all conventional timber structures.  Small bridges and culverts.Fire safety reports.  Passive residential solar design.  Small commercial buildings

     
     

Architects

 

Graeme North  Registered Architect & Permaculturalist
Ph: 09 425 9305                                 www.ecodesign.co.nz
graeme@ecodesign.co.nz 
Graeme designed his first earth building in 1971.
He was the founding Chairman of EBANZ, and is Chairman of the joint Standards NZ/Standards Australia Technical Committee for Earth Building,which wrote the suite of NZ Earth Building Standards.

     
  Architect - mentor  in eco-sustainable homes
http://adobesouth.co.nz/ 
Eco healthy houses designed  by Adobe South
Non toxic Energy efficient homes

 

Construction / Manufacture

 

Verena Maeder, Earthbuilding Artisan
Carlo Wiegand, Earthbuilding Artisan

 Phone/Fax: 03 548 03 77
 Verena Maeder and Carlo Wiegand run Solid Earth Adobe Buildings in Nelson. Solid Earth is offering cement-free Adobe Bricks, Earthbuilding Construction Work, Earth Plasters, Earthbuilding Design and Workshops. 12 years of experience, European Earthbuilding Background and Degrees in Building Biology, Organic Architecture (Verena) and Environmental Science (Carlo).
     


Courses

 

Dhaj Sumner 
Ph 09 408 5723  dhaj@paradise.net.nz

Guenther Andraschko
 
Ph 09 4085570 
guenther65@yahoo.com  

 

 

Freeform Adobe Sculptural Earthbuilding     
www.dhajs-place.co.nz  

Adobe In-situ is a flexible, sculptural, user friendly, method, that leaves the doors wide open to let your imagination run free. Our Workshops are project oriented. Each installation is a one off, and we leave behind an installation of  value to the hosts property.  So do join us at one of our workshops

     

 

 

 

Licensed Building Practitioners
                                        (Re new Building Code Can oversee owner builders)

   
   

Suppliers

 



 

Terra Lana  Ph: 0800 485 262
Terra Lana products have been designed in conjunction with the Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand (WRONZ) and deliver unique natural benefits. Where applicable, and to meet stringent building codes Terra Lana products are certified by the Building Research Association of New Zealand which qualifies individual Terra Lana products as fit for the purpose intended.
   

 

 Related Organisations, LINKS:

Northland Craft Trust
 
  Natural Building Network.org

http://www.logbuildingnz.org.nz/
The Log Builders' Association of New Zealand (LBANZ)

http://www.cpros.com/~sequoia/
Cob building USA
 

http://ata.org.au
Alternative Technology Association of Australia
Australias leading not-for-profit organisation, promoting sustainable technology and practice

AUSBALE.ORG
the Australasian Straw Bale Building Association

www.dachverband-lehm.de 
German association for building with earth

 

WWW.ADOBEBUILDER.COM
The Adobe builder Magazine

www.ebaa.asn.au.
Earth Building Association of Australia

www.strawbalecentral.com
A Great site with masses of information
 

http://www.ironstraw.org/
A non profit straw builder organisation
http://www.cobincornwall.com

Cob in Cornwall-ecological conscious building

http://www.howtobuildwithcob.co.uk

 

www.timberworksnz.com

Timberworks Ltd - artisans of elegant Crafted Timber Frames

Specialists in exposed structural timber work

 

   
 

BOOKS

www.booksbypost.co.nz. We are a mail order book company specialising in green books.