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Earth Building Association of New Zealand

Earth Building Standards

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Earth Building Standards

The three NZ Earth Building Standards are now open for public consultation. Please take a look at the link and click on each of the standards to view. There are some minor improvements since […]

Light Earth Method (LEM)

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Light Earth Method (LEM)

Lower densities of packed straw and clay have been used in Europe for centuries, to fill in the gaps in half-timbered, and or wattle and daub construction. This is the […]

Magazine

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Magazine

Winter 2024 This is the first of our themed issues dedicated to specific aspects of earth building. This issue focuses on Passive House and features a straw-bale, Passive House home, […]