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| 2008 | Earthbag
- New courses to be posted in January Contact: calearth@aol.com tel: +1 760 244 0614 fax: +1 760 244 2201 |
CalEarth Hesperia, CA, USA |
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| May 23-25 |
Building
with Earthbags / sandbags workshop - Learning about earth bag
foundations, domes and arches, clay plastering and painting with lime. Contact Paulina on Tel: +44 (0)1932 352129 |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€100 |
| June 4-5 |
Building
with Earthbags / sandbags workshop - Building earthbag foundations
for a straw bale structure. Contact Paulina on Tel: +44 (0)1932 352129 |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€70 |
| June
15-20 |
Earthbag
Workshop 1 - Learn to build the first code approved earthbag dome
home in Kentucky. Built in an intentional community, the techniques
of earthbag construction and planning will be covered along with discussion
of site and foundation preparation. This workshop offers plenty of
on-site lessons to help participants learn the tools, tricks, and
techniques of constructing with earthbags. Hands-on opportunities
will help participants to gain a feel for the nature of dirt, clay,
lime, and sawdust as building materials as well as earthbag as a technique
for residential construction. Contact philhawnnc@excite.com
for more details. |
Home
Grown Hideaways Kentucky, USA |
$500 USD |
| July 18-20 |
Building
with Earthbags / sandbags workshop - Learning about earth bag
foundations, domes and arches, clay plastering and painting with
lime. |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€100 |
| June
22-27 |
Earthbag
Workshop 2 - Learn to build the first code approved earthbag dome
home in Kentucky. Built in an intentional community, the techniques
of earthbag construction and planning will be covered along with discussion
of site and foundation preparation. This workshop offers plenty of
on-site lessons to help participants learn the tools, tricks, and
techniques of constructing with earthbags. Hands-on opportunities
will help participants to gain a feel for the nature of dirt, clay,
lime, and sawdust as building materials as well as earthbag as a technique
for residential construction. Contact philhawnnc@excite.com
for more details. |
Home
Grown Hideaways Kentucky, USA |
$500 USD |
| July 13-18 |
Earthbag
Plaster - Like any building, earthen structures need to be protected
from the elements. Earthbag construction poses its own unique challenges
and working within the dome structure creates many unique learning
opportunities. This workshop will cover materials, mixing techniques,
troweling and texturing, and using pigments to color plaster. Contact
philhawnnc@excite.com for
more details. |
Home
Grown Hideaways Kentucky, USA |
$500 USD |
| Courses you've missed in 2007 but they are keep here so that you can browse around the various organisations | |||
Mar 5 - Apr 1 |
Earthbag
Building Workshop - Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer offer their
personal expertise and guidance in the construction of a small earthbag
"casita" located at the Maya
Mountain Research Farm tucked in the jungle of the Maya Mountains
in Southern Belize. Learn the latest tools, tricks, and techniques
for this cutting edge contemporary form of earthen architecture from
the authors of "Earthbag Building." Doni and Kaki will conduct
two, 2-week hands-on workshops focusing on construction of an earthbag
structure designed for a high rainfall tropical location. They invite
you to join them in this wonderful collaboration of efforts! |
OK
OK OK Maya Mountain Research Farm, Belize |
$1200
to |
June 29 - July 6 |
Earthbag Building Workshop - Learn to build a 28-foot diameter earthbag yurt with Kaki Hunter and Doni Kiffmeyer, authors of Earthbag Building, in collaboration with Becky Kemery, author of Yurts; Living in the Round. Phases of construction include: Earthbag wall building technique; Electrical and Plumbing; Arched openings; Interconnecting stud frame walls; Built-in shelving; Insulation strategies. For
more information and to Register, contact hosts Kevin and Mela at
soundspirit@tds.net or call +1 802.485.8928 |
OK
OK OK Moretown, Vermont, USA |
$750 USA |
| July 12-15 |
"Build
with Us" Natural Building Workshop - The various natural
building techniques imparted will utilize local, readily available
materials such as clay to form adobe bricks, earthen plasters and
paints for walls. They will teach various techniques that can easily
be adapted to fit varying localities and aesthetics. The projects
include such techniques as wattle-and-dab, cob and earth bag. Attendees
are given a chance to delve in and create from literally the ground
– up. |
Pun
Pun Jefferson, Colorado, USA |
$275 USD |
| July 14-16 |
Natural
Building Technologies Strawbale, Cob, Earthbag and Cordwood. Contact Paulina on Tel: +44 (0)1932 352129 or Jarema on +48 (0)22 828 5219 |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€100 |
| July 27-29 |
Principles
of Earth Bag Construction - Be part of a team to make and raise
the walls of an earth bag structure. This will be a comprehensive
course covering the basics of earth bag construction. Bring a dish
to share Friday evening. Lunch will be provided Saturday and Sunday. |
Ancient
Earth Freeland, Washington, USA |
$200 USD |
December |
Principles
of earth bag construction - Be part of a team to make and raise
the walls of an earth bag structure. This will be a full week of building
a safe house for women and an orphanage in Honduras. |
Ancient
Earth School of Natural Building Honduras |
$750 USA |
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