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AltShift NZ Home: March 2011
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A step towards more ecological home design and construction. OOooo boy, looks like we have been working too much on the build site and not enough on the website. Don't choo worry though friends, we got some tasty updates heading your way soon, but first priority is getting the home sealed up! We were listening to this song at the site today and thought that it was good inspiration for everyone. Enjoy! Posted by AltShift Team. Posted by AltShift Team. Full Moon Party at Kings. So check it out . . ...Take ...
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AltShift NZ Home: January 2011
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A step towards more ecological home design and construction. Forecast: 100% chance of Heavy and Progressive Flurries. In the later shot above you can see the big pile(s) of earth from Cardrona Valley (the same material used for the rammed earth walls) in the bottom, which is the fill for the Super Adobe / earthbag retaining and landscaping walls on the street side of the home (pictures farther down in this post). And here is a view from the back of the house. Here are some of the window frames that will ...
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AltShift NZ Home: Mr.Olympia Type of Oil-Down
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A step towards more ecological home design and construction. MrOlympia Type of Oil-Down. Right next to the door is the Jarrah post that supports the triangular sod-roof section over the front door. After a quick sand down we applied a coat of half Turpentine, half boiled Linseed oil, and boy was it thirsty. Now it looks like a piece of art. Thanks for tuning in and look for the next time-lapse installment from the street side view coming soon to an altshiftnz.com site near you. PEACE.
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AltShift NZ Home: November 2010
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A step towards more ecological home design and construction. Tune Tuesday #5-History Repeating. Posted by AltShift Team. Adventure in NZ is magnetic! With more mud to shape and absorb, both men are back on-site today, continuing with their earthbuilding projects. Along with the V.D.B. you can also see the white conduit for the electrical outlets (also implanted in the wall) on the left, and some black rebar on the right which connects the footing to the top of the eventual concrete bond beam. The video a...
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AltShift NZ Home: Recent Site Pictures + The Magic Melt
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A step towards more ecological home design and construction. Recent Site Pictures The Magic Melt. Realizing that there haven't been many 'big-picture' photos lately, we'd like to give you a refresher on what it's all looking like on the larger scale. So we present you with a couple snapshots taken from a few steps back. Starting with a view from the study roof, we'll take a virtual walk around to the street side to see the new SuperAdobe progress that has been taking place. Working with SuperAdobe for lo...
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AltShift NZ Home: February 2011
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A step towards more ecological home design and construction. ROOF Appears and New Swirls Begin. Life on the ecoBuild site is like a swirl of red wine in a glass . . . and now, the wolf is away from the front door. Roof energy has made a change from the open - the vulnerable - the exposed to the sheltered. Sitting within the growing abode today during light rains offered protection and comfort . . .just what the straw bales were waiting for. Check out the mortise and tenon and joint action on the corners!
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AltShift NZ Home: April 2011
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A step towards more ecological home design and construction. With film showings of the classic "Fern Gully" and a recent deforestation documentary entitled "The Burning Season", many people from the local community participated in the festivities. Here the beautiful and talented AltShiftNZ (Tom, Diana, Trent, Diane, and Roarke), crew stood on the superadobe/earthbag arch that was created on site with un-stabilized (aka no cement) clay-earth. People were stoked! Great gratitude is owed to Nader Khalili.
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AltShift NZ Home: January 2012
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A step towards more ecological home design and construction. Continuing with the new tradition of passing along a recipe on Weeeekend Supplements posts, we present you with another relatively simple breakfast beauty: French Toast. Let's roll up the sleeves and get into it shall we? Yield of 4 slices). 1/2 cup milk (add more milk for softer / not as egg-like french toast; or add less milk for firmer, more egg-like toast). A good amount of butter for greasing the pan (or oil). 1 teaspoon of sugar. One of t...
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AltShift NZ Home: Interesting Architecture in Ferro-Cement
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A step towards more ecological home design and construction. Interesting Architecture in Ferro-Cement. Just recently saw some pictures of a resort on the French Riviera called the Palais Bulles and then badda bing bada boom, found myself eye deep in various other ferro-cement structures and websites. There is a pretty in-depth explanation and history at this link. And also check out the video below for a tour through the 'Bubble Palace' on the French Riviera- pretty wild stuff! Posted by AltShift Team.
