Project Partners

Ross and Margaret Hitchcock, the owners of the Rotoiti Uku house. They were part of the house construction crew and provide ongoing support for the Uku research.

The Sustainable Habitat Challenge (ShaC 09) is a national collaborative project for teams around New Zealand to design, develop, and build sustainable housing in their local community

Visit their website http://www.shac.org.nz/

The Uku Project is a low-cost flax-fibre reinforced stabilised rammed earth housing concept designed specifically to meet the challenges of providing affordable, healthy and quality homes in rural Maori communities

Ebode is a one stop shop providing architecturally designed and built homes for New Zealanders who want to live sustainably while still enjoying the richness of everything that life has to offer

Visit their website http://www.ebode.co.nz/

At Earth Angel we are concerned with the state of our environment and the decline of our Ecosystem. Climate change and sustainability are serious issues and many individuals and businesses continue to have difficulty in sourcing products that enable them to take direct action towards creating a more sustainable future. Earth Angel has secured many products and found resources to enable you to do this straight away.

Visit their website http://www.earthangel.co.nz/

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland has in excess of 2000 students, 2200 at undergraduate level, 150 in taught postgraduate programmes and 200 research postgraduate students

Visit their website http://www.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/

Whareuku Rangahau Kaupapa Maori is an education site written in Te Reo Maori for Maori students to learn about earthen housing methods and the Uku research project

Visit their website http://whareuku.co.nz/