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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.
Credits
director
Dorothy Todd Henaut
co-producer
Kathleen Shannon
Margaret Pettigrew
Edward Le Lorrain
production company
National Film Board of Canada
Language
English
Duration
00:24:30:00
Colour
Colour
ACMI Identifier
33589
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
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
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