Sun, wind and wood

Canada, 1978

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There are people who are fighting the high cost of energy by devising ingenious ways to use sun, wind and wood. This film illustrates the nature of these experiments, one of which is the Ark, a bio-shelter that, using natural systems only, provides housing, heat, food and electricity for a family.

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Credits

director

Dorothy Todd Henaut

co-producer

Edward Le Lorrain

Kathleen Shannon

Margaret Pettigrew

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:24:30:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1978

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323771

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wind power

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Architecture - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Energy policy - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Renewable energy sources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Solar energy

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wind power

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Renewable energy sources

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Environmental aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Solar energy

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q57718057

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