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EARTHSHIP NZ POSTER

Here’s a poster for Earthship NZ, free for you to download and display. The blank space to the left of the text can be used for specific details like meetings and local contacts etc.

Earthship New Zealand Poster (2.3Mb)

Credits: Please respect the Copyright and Creative Commons licencing.
Designer: Sara McKenzie, Otago Institute of Design
Photo’s: [All from Flickr with Creative Commons licencing] Michael Shealy, Max Baars, London Permaculture, Manuel W, Dominic Alves, Ashley Bristowe

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

SOLAR ENERGY

Sustainable Electricity Association of NZ: www.seanz.org.nz
Photovoltaic power companies: www.energyalternatives.co.nz, www.alphatrononline.co.nz
Up-to-date industry: www.solarbuzz.com
Solar Association of NZ (Solar hot water): www.solarassociation.org.nz
List of Solar water heating suppliers:

ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Energy Management Association of NZ: www.emanz.org.nz
Energy Alternatives: www.energyalternatives.co.nz
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority: www.eeca.govt.nz
Eco Design Advisor Service: www.ecodesignadvisor.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: http://www.ecodesign.co.nz/about/mud-brick-cob-natural-earth-buildings-and-stabilisers.html
EBANZ, The Earth Building Association of NZ Inc: www.earthbuildings.org.nz
Passive design using thermal mass: http://www.level.org.nz/passive-design/thermal-mass/thermal-mass-design/

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
Whole lifecycle costs & living roofs: http://www.livingroofs.org/menulifecosts
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