Verena Maeder is an earth building artisan with 32 years experience constructing earth buildings. She first fell in love with natural building as a teenager, but because of the lack of formal training opportunities in this field she decided to pursue an education in architecture as well as building biology and ecology.
In 2002 she took on the adobe manufacturer Solid Earth and has since built this up to be one of the leading natural construction providers in New Zealand. In 2006 she designed and built her own 2-storey hybrid earth and timber home. Now she has completed over 200 building projects. Working with her hands instead of carrying out desk-based design work is a lifestyle choice for her. From 2007-2014 she was the chairwoman of the Earth Building Association of New Zealand.
For the past 20 years she has been teaching students in NZ and abroad, and is now taking her teaching…
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