YIMFY

Our vision is to develop a centre that supports and promotes the use of environmentally restorative building materials and systems.

Proposal for a Centre for Appropriate Building Technology

Our vision is to develop a centre that supports and promotes the use of environmentally restorative building materials and systems. The YIMFY Centre will have two main areas of focus:

a centre for coordination of research, advice, and advocacy;

a destination site, built using successful natural building methods employing appropriate tech

Background;

The impact of human activities is stressing the Earth’s environment beyond its ability to cope. The construction industry is a major contributor to these stresses, and it is vital that we learn to build and repair buildings in ways that not only minimise damage, but actively contribute to the ecological health of the whole ecosystem. Appropriate technology means technology that is suited to time, place, culture and environment, using local materials to do useful work in ways that do the least possible harm. We need to be willing to live with the consequences of our technological choices, and share our learnings with others. Hence YIMFY – Yes In My Front Yard! It is the opposite of NIMBY – Not In My Back Yard, where any negative consequences of technology choices are inflicted on others, somewhere else. As a species we no longer have that luxury. The development of sustainable, healthy, and culturally appropriate building technologies is already happening at sites throughout New Zealand. The YIMFY Centre will be a hub to connect, support and grow this work, filling a crucial missing link in the NZ built environment research programme, and helping to bring the technologies into widespread use in New Zealand and potentially overseas. Areas of work:

Design and build a display centre using appropriate building technologies. Run the YIMFY Centre as a demonstration centre where individuals and groups can experience and learn about appropriate localised natural materials and resources. Host talks, workshops, and hands-on training programmes in appropriate building technology
Link, coordinate and generate research in appropriate building methods throughout New Zealand, and make that information available. Support the development of affordable, effective and culturally appropriate methods to improve existing buildings. Provide expertise to support both owner-builders and construction professionals. Work to get appropriate systems accepted for NZ Building Code compliance. Coordinate and cooperate with overseas centers doing similar work

Who are we? The steering group has substantial theoretical and practical expertise in sustainable architecture and building, community involvement, and successful project development.

06/04/2016

http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/78612373/international-award-for-warkworth-ecoarchitect

Graeme North's pioneering work in natural building materials has seen him pick up and international award for sustainable building design.

03/04/2016

Congratulations to Graeme from us all here at YIMFY

Graham North from Ausbale in NZ and ebanz has just won the Bale Heart Award.

29/03/2016

The small cob building workshop went great over the weekend. A big thanks to everyone who took part. We will be running other workshops later in the year also.

23/02/2016

Thank you so much to everyone who either hosted an event or visited one of the great homes or workshops during Natural Building Weekend.

28/01/2016

Come and visit Earthship Te Timatanga as part of the YIMFY NZ Natural Building days. The earthship was recently featured on Grand Designs New Zealand. More details here: http://www.yimfy.org.nz/events/nbd-list.asp

24/01/2016

Hi Everyone. Here's a great opportunity to come and see natural building in action through a selection of tours, talks, visits and workshops around New Zealand this February. Find out more information at: http://www.yimfy.org.nz/events/nbd-list.asp - This is a FREE event but numbers are limited so register your interest now.

An opportunity to come and visit a selection of Natural Buildings around NZ this February and find out more about natural and appropriate building.

21/11/2015

Come and join us on this workshop series with Graeme North, in which we will be showing you how to build a 10 sq m cob building to NZ building code.

Join us for this unique 5 day event spread over two weekend workshops in March and April 2016. In this workshop series you will learn how to construct a 10m2 cob building using readily available local and natural materials.

04/09/2015

YIMFY will be at the 2016 ISBC which is being held in New Zealand. This short video gives some information about the conference. Visit the website at http://www.strawbuildconference.co.nz

Short introduction to the ISBC 2016

13/08/2015

Over the course of the next few weeks we will be releasing a series of short films, visiting a variety of natural homes and buildings throughout New Zealand. In this video we visit with Graeme and Denise at their natural home an hour north of Auckland, close to Warkworth.

In this series of short videos we will visit a variety of natural homes and buildings throughout New Zealand. Ib this video we visit with Graeme North and hi...

01/07/2015

Meet some of the YIMFY team and learn more about the YIMFY Trust heading towards its public launch in early 2016.

Meet the YIMFY team as they speak about YIMFY and working towards the public launch in early 2016

30/04/2015

The Year of Mud - is giving away a free straw bale building PDF if you would like it!

http://www.theyearofmud.com/2014/12/23/free-straw-bale-building-book/

Welcome to The Year of Mud! Be sure to sign up for our free newsletter. Don't forget about our 2015 Straw Bale Workshop outside of Berea, KY, too! Build It With Bales is a straw bale building classic, published in 1997. Though the book is a bit older now, it still has plenty of good […]

12/04/2015

The green roof has now been planted on the roof over the oven. Just some final plastering and groundwork to complete now.

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http://www.yimfy.org.nz/

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