Earthship New Zealand

Many thanks to the Zeroplus website for a number of these helpful links:

SOLAR ENERGY

• Sustainable Electricity Association of NZ: www.photovoltaics.org.nz
• Photovoltaic power companies: www.powersmart.co.nz, www.southern-perspectives.co.nz, www.alphatrononline.co.nz
• Up-to-date industry: www.solarbuzz.com
• NZ Solar Industries Association: www.solarindustries.org.nz
• List of Solar water heating suppliers: www.solarsmarter.org.nz

WIND POWER

• NZ Wind Energy Association:www.windenergy.org.nz

PERMACULTURE

• www.permaculture.org.nz

CO HOUSING

• Global Ecovillage Network: www.gen.ecovillage.org
• US Co housing Network: www.cohousing.org
• Earthsong NZ: www.earthsong.co.nz

EARTH BUILDINGS

• ON Earth Buildings: www.ecodesign.co.nz/mudbrickcobandstabilisers.shtml
• EBANZ, The Earth Building Association of NZ Inc: www.earthbuildings.org.nz

STRAWBALE

• www.ecodesign.co.nz/strawbale
• AUSBALE The Australian Strawbale Association: www.ausbale.org

GREEN ROOFS

• Green roofs for healthy cities: www.greenroofs.org
• International Green roof Association: www.igra-world.com/green-roof-guidelines/index.html
• Whole lifecycle costs & living roofs: www.livingroofs.org/livingpages/wholelifecosts.html
• Green roof industry resource portal: www.greenroofs.com

WASTE MINIMISATION / RECYCLING

• Resource efficiency, waste minimisation adn recycling scheme: www.rebri.org.nz and www.ronz.org.nz
• Recycled content toolkit, site waste management: www.wrap.org.uk/construction
• Waste Management Institute of NZ: www.wasteminz.org.nz/wasteexchange
• Working towards zero waste: www.zerowaste.co.nz
• Designing for deconstruction: www.seda2.org
• NZ Demolition Contractors Association: www.nikau.org

SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS

• Sustainability credential of materials: www.greenbuild.co.nz
• Environmental Choice: www.enviro-choice.org.nz

TIMBER

• Forest Stewardship Councils’ forest management certification: www.fsc.org.nz
• Certification schemes: www.rainforest-allliance.org
• Greenpeace, Good Wood Guide and Imported tropical Timber Group Charter of Understanding: www.greenpeace.org.nz
• NZ Forest owner’s forest management standards: www.nzfoa.org.nz
• NZ forestry and Timber issues: www.insights.co.nz
• About illegal logging, including certification schemes: www.maf.govt.nz

BIOMIMICRY

• The Biomimicry Institute: www.biomimicryinstitute.org
• The Biomimicry Guild: www.biomimicryguild.com
• The Ecological Design Institute: www.ecodesign.org

NZ RATING TOOLS

• Green Star NZ Rating Tool: www.nzgbc.org.nz
• EECA HERS – Home Energy Rating Scheme: www.eeca.org.nz/residential/home-energy-rating-scheme/indexnew.html
• Beacon Pathway High Standard of Sustainabillity (HSS): www.beaconpathway.co.nz

SUSTAINABLE LIVING

• www.ecobob.co.nz
• www.ecohouse.co.nz

SIMULATION SOFTWARES

• www.ecotect.com
• www.iesve.com
• Passive House Planning Package PHPP: www.passiv.de/index.html?07_eng/phpp/PHPP2004_F.htm

SUSTAINABLE CONSULTANCY IN NZ

• Right House (Meridian Energy), energy and comfort: www.righthouse.co.nz
• Retrofitting energy efficiency: www.energymad.com/esh
• Passive House: www.passivehouse.org.nz
• NOW Home: www.nowhome.co.nz

RESEARCHERS

• BRANZ: www.level.org.nz
• BRANZ ALF 3.2 software: www.branz.co.nz/main.php?oage=ALF%20software
• Beacon Pathway Ltd: www.beaconpathway.co.nz
• Building Research: www.buildingresearch.org.nz
• Landcare Research: www.landcareresearch.co.nz
• Self Assessment of Soil Indicators (SINDI) sindi.landcare.cri.nz
• National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Reseach Ltd: www.niwa.cri.nz
• SCION, Biomaterials technology, research & development services: www.scionresearch.com

GOVERNMENTAL – CITY COUNCILS

• Christchurch City Council, Sustainable Building Guide: www.ccc.govt.nz/environment/urbandesign/guides/sustainbuildingguide.pdf
• Waitakere City Council: Better Building Code and Sustainable Home Guidelines: www.waitakere.govt.nz/abtcit/ec/bldsus/index.asp
• Ministry for the Environment: www.mfe.govt.nz
• Auckland City Council, design guidelines: www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/council/documents/design/docs.guidelines.pdf
• Auckland Regional Council, Low impact Stormwater design: www.arc.govt.nz/arc
• Government Sustainability Portal: www.sustainability.govt.nz
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authoriy: www.eeca.govt.nz
• Auckland Sustainability Framwork: www.sustainingauckland.govt.nz

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

• Department of Building and Housing: www.smarterhomes.org.nz
• NZ Green Building Council: www.nzgbc.org.nz
• NZ Centre for Advanced Engineering: www.caenz.com
• Sustainable Living Centre: www.ecomatters.org.nz
• Sustainable Business Network: www.sustainable.org.nz
• Sustainable Water management: www.nzwwa.org.nz
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority: www.energywise.co.nz
• Energy rating assessors: www.absa.net.nz
• Clean energy guide: www.cleanenergyguide.co.nz
• EcoInnovation: www.ecoinnovation.co.nz
• Building biology and ecology institute: www.ecoprojects.co.nz
• University of Auckland’s student sustainability group: www.nexus.org

WORLD GREEN BUILDING WEBSITES

• www.treehugger.com
• www.inhabitat.com
• www.greenerbuildings.com
• www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen
• World Green Building Council: www.worldgbc.org