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| June 11-13 |
Building
with Cob, wattle & daub - Building with Cob, wattle &
daub, adobe, clay plastering and sculpting, straw/clay as insulation
for new or existing buildings (learning how to insulate your existing
house or barn using just straw and clay). Building thin internal
walls and partitions ( can be as thin as 1cm) using straw, clay
and other fibres. |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€100 |
| June 14-15 |
Cordwood
and rammed earth building workshop |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€100 |
| June 23-30 | Comprehensive
Cottage Construction Course - Over eight days you will learn how
to build with cob, straw bales, lights-straw-clay, adobe, cordwood
and poles. You will also have the opportunity to use earthen plasters
and clay paints. Lectures, discussions and demonstrations will focus
on passive solar design, alternative energy, foundations, living roofs,
load-bearing and non-load-bearing construction, cob ovens, and much
more. We will also tour several finished natural homes. |
White
Oak Farm Williams, OR, USA |
$600 USD |
| June 28-29 | Building
with Bamboo - As wood becomes scarcer and energy costs skyrocket,
bamboo is becoming more and more valued as a cheap, easy, renewable,
and accessible building material. It is one of the fastest growing
plants on the earth, adaptable, beautiful, easy to harvest, alternately
flexible or stiff, and extremely strong. |
Solarliving Hopland, CA, USA |
$190 |
| June
28 - July 5 |
Comprehensive
Cottage Construction - In this workshop you will learn how to
build a hybrid cob-strawbale structure. These eight days include all
of the 'Basics of Cob
Building' workshop material. In addition to cob basics and practice,
you will pour an earthen floor, construct a straw bale wall, discuss
passive solar energy design principles, and tour a finished naturally
built home. Participants will also receive detailed instruction on
naturally built small cottage construction from laying the foundation
to application of a living roof. |
Cob
Together White Oak Farm, Williams Valley, Oregon, USA |
$640 USD |
| June
29-30 |
Foundation
(Rammed earth car tyre) - This course involves building the foundation
for a Strawbale, Passive solar design, made of two semi-circles with
different radii. The building will include: tyre foundations, living
sedum roof, free rain water systems run by solar/wind power, compost
toilets and reed bed drainage. Internally, there will be two bedrooms,
kitchen, living room/conservatory and bathroom, within 85sqm. Saffron's
plot is approx. 70mx70m, situated next to a site of scientific interest,
with beautiful sea views, located on East Yorkshire coast. |
Amazonails |
£80- £160 |
| July 12-13 |
Earthen
Floors - Want to learn to create truly sustainable floors that will
impress all who walk on them? This hands-on workshop is for you.
Rich in color and feel, earthen floors are easy to clean, durable,
and inexpensive. Using different techniques and materials, we will
create and apply floor mixes for sub-floor and finish layers. Instruction
will also cover material selection, tools, variations, and oiling
options. |
Natural
Building Network Appleton, Washington, USA |
$190 USD |
| July 18-20 |
building with hemp - This course will give a general introduction
to natural building and reviews the various alternatives available.
It will then focus on building with hemp based materials. |
LILI Winslow, Buckinghamshire, UK |
£130 - £190 |
| July 20-23 | Introduction
to Natural Building - Mixing and building with cob, stuffing light-straw-clay,
and making and applying earthen plasters. Lectures and discussions
will also cover: straw bale building, design basics, foundations,
roofs, and more. We will have the opportunity to tour a hybrid pole
frame-straw bale-cob home, a straw bale-cob sauna, and a cob oven.
Participants will walk away from this weekend with the techniques
and principles needed to begin building with natural materials. |
White
Oak Farm Williams, OR, USA |
$300 USD |
| Aug 18-23 |
Natural
Building Intensive - Learn how to build your own beautiful,
inexpensive, and energy-efficient home with non-toxic local materials
such as clay, straw, and unmilled wood. This comprehensive natural
building workshop covers site analysis, passive solar principles,
and energy efficient hybrid design. You will get hands-on experience
in up to 10 different techniques, which may include straw bale,
cob, straw-clay, and wattle-and-daub; round pole framing; alternative
foundations; earth and lime plasters; home-made paints; and adobe
floors. Instructor: Michael G. Smith |
Emerald
Earth Boonville, CA, USA |
$550 USD |
| Aug 23-24 |
Earthen
Oven - Would you like to connect to your cooking in a more profound
way? We will build a permanent earthen oven and a small temporary
oven to bake in right away. Design principals and variations will
be presented. Learn how to ensure clean combustion and efficient
use of wood. Get baking tips on how to get the most out of an earthen
oven. |
Natural
Building Network Appleton, Washington, USA |
$190 USD |
| Sept 8-13 |
Natural
Building Intensive - Get ready to play with mud! This six-day
workshop is perfect for homeowners, commercial property owners, and
contractors who wish to explore the full scope of natural building
techniques and materials. In this hands-on, intensive setting, you
will learn the basic skills you need to help you design and construct
your own natural building. |
Solarliving Hopland, CA, USA |
$600 |
| Sept 12-14 |
cordwood,
clay plastering and green roof workshop Contact Paulina on Tel: +44 (0)1932 352129 |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€100 |
| Sept 17-18 |
Pyromania
– This
course will teach you how to build Rocket Stoves and Rumford Fireplaces.
They are among the most efficient wood burning stoves and fireplaces
ever devised, and they can be built for very little or even no money
using discarded materials. You will learn how they work, basics
of combustion, fuels, etc. For more information on rocket stoves
as well as photos, please visit: rocketstoves.com.
Tutor: Ianto Evans. Ianto is renowned throughout the world for his
inspirational workshops. |
The
Hollies |
€950 |
| Sept 19-21 |
Green
Building a Systems Approach - An overview of green building. In
this course, we’ll explore all aspects of green building including
site selection, site protection, green building materials, energy
efficiency, renewable energy, water efficiency, rain catchment, capturing
and utilizing waste water, advanced framing, recycling and reusing
waste from building sites, indoor air quality, site reclamation, the
costs of green building, and sustainable communities. We’ll
spend a part of each day designing green homes and green communities. |
University
of Colorado Boulder, CO, USA |
$440 USD |
| Sept
27 |
Build
Your Own Earth Oven - Learn to build an earth oven in your backyard
for less than $100 using simple, healthy materials including clay,
sand, straw and bricks. Wood-fired, retained-heat ovens have been
used throughout the ages and around the world, and are still prized
by artisan bakers today for making the finest bread and pizza. This
hands (and feet!)-on workshop is a great introduction to sculptural
earthen building for adults and kids alike. During breaks in the construction
of the oven, we'll discuss how to find and test clay as a building
material and how to heat and bake in the oven efficiently. |
Emerald
Earth Boonville, CA, USA |
$75 USD |
| Oct 6-8 |
Natural
building technologies - An overview of Natural building technologies
such as: straw bale building, cordwood and earthbag building Contact Paulina on Tel: +44 (0)1932 352129 |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€100 |
| Oct 10-12 |
Cob,
wattle & daub - Cob, wattle and daub, earth plastering, sculpting,
straw/clay as insulation for new or existing buildings (learning how
to insulate your existing house or barn using just straw and clay) Contact Paulina on Tel: +44 (0)1932 352129 |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€100 |
| Courses you've missed in 2008 but they are keep here so that you can browse around the various organisations | |||
| Jan 3-20 |
Design/Build
in the Dominican Republic - The class will work with local materials
that are environmentally appropriate. The goals of the class are to
bring students through the design/build progression showing how the
designing and building process continually inform each other throughout
the project. This
class will take place in a rural part of the Dominican Republic; the
lodging will be rustic: sleeping in tents on the beach, limited or
no electricity, lots of nature, and tons of hard work. It will be
the experience of a lifetime. |
Yestermorrow Dominican Republic |
$2,275 USD |
| Jan 13-18 |
Sustainable
Communities of the Future - This one week course will be an intensive
analysis of the essential aspects of sustainable communities including
location, energy sources, transportation and social implications.
The course will develop three community designs at once; students
will self-select a focus for the last two days and present solutions
for review. |
Yestermorrow Warren, VT, USA |
$750 USD |
| Feb 10-15 |
Ecological
Planning, Design and Construction - This course will explore the
broad range of issues of what is variously called ecological, green,
environmental, and sustainable design. Through lectures, seminars,
field trips and a design charette we will develop a framework for
understanding the issues and making value-based design decisions. |
Yestermorrow Warren, VT, USA |
$750 USD |
| Feb 17-29 |
Ecological
Design/Build Costa Rica - This class will work with top environmentalists,
construction designers and watershed experts to help design a 21 st
Century “green” community and garden for the tropics.
Pueblo Verde is a 25-acre green residential development within a 500-acre
reforestation preserve in Paraiso, Costa Rica. The class will evaluate
and design a site plan for the second phase of Pueblo Verde. Participants
will generate a master plan based on ecological constraints and sustainable
design principles. |
Yestermorrow Costa Rica |
$2,000 USD |
| Mar 9-21 |
Natural
Building in Costa Rica - This innovative course in the rainforest
of Costa Rica provides students with a unique opportunity to explore
the design/build process using earth, straw, cob, stone, site-milled
wood, bamboo, and recycled/reused materials. The class will work on
a group project at the Rancho Mastatal environmental learning center
or a small community project in the village of Mastatal. Students
will have the chance to collaborate on a variety of design assignments. |
Yestermorrow Costa Rica |
$2,000 USD |
| 30 Mar - Apr 13 | Las
Hormigas Kitchen and Day Care Project - includes instruction,
meals, housing and transportation to and from the border. We will
be rehabilitating an existing structure by building a pallet truss
roof system with better insulation and weather protection, light straw-clay
stuffed pallet walls, and a bio-remediation system to recycle kitchen
water. We may also be including a composting toilet component and
a swale system for storm-water collection at the back of the property
depending on group interest, number of participants and building schedule.
There will be hands-on learning and plenty of time for questions.
We will have an immersion components to better understand the Anapra
context within which we work. This is Part One of a series of projects
to update this property with sustainable and natural technologies
with better comfort and utility for Las Hormigas, a social work agency
in Anapra. Contact us at info@worldhandsproject.org
or Alfred von Bachmayr 505.989.7000 to request more information. |
World
Hands Project |
$600/wk
or $1100/2 wks |
| May 16-18 |
Hogan
building workshop Ref:Hogan Contact Paulina on Tel: +44 (0)1932 352129 |
Earth
Hands and Houses |
€100 |
| Courses you've missed in 2007 but they are keep here so that you can browse around the various organisations | |||
| Jan 22-31 |
Introduction
to building with natural materials - This six-day workshop is
for both building professionals, as well as students who wish to explore
the scope of natural building techniques and materials. You will be
exposed to the basic tools you need to help you design and construct
your own natural building using a variety of natural materials. We
will focus on cob, wattle and daub, slip-straw, and earthen plasters
as a few methods of working with clay and straw as bulding materials. |
Seven
Generations |
$550 |
| Feb 9 | Papercrete
Hands On - Includes How to make forms; How a tow mixer works;
How to make and install blocks and roof panels; How to build a paper
roof; How to install electrical and plumbing; How to install windows
and doors; How to apply paper and cement finishes; Mixes, mixing and
costs; Extensive Q&A . |
Living
in Paper |
$150 |
| March 9 -11 2007 |
The
Whole House - Pat Borer and Cindy Harris, authors of the best
selling "The Whole House Book" will run this topical course.
During the weekend the following topics will be covered:- ecological
building design for low energy consumption, green building technologies,
healthier habitats, the use of environmentally friendly building materials
and water efficiency, conservation and drainage. |
CAT Machynlleth, Powys, Wales |
£175- £320 |
March |
Natural
Design/Build Workshop - This innovative course in the rainforest
of Costa Rica provides students with a unique opportunity to explore
the design/build process using earth, straw, cob, stone, site-milled
wood, bamboo, and recycled/reused materials. The class will work on
a group project at the Rancho Mastatal environmental learning center
and/or a small community project in the village of Mastatal. |
Rancho
Mastatal Mastatal, COSTA RICA |
$1,275 |
| May 12-19 |
Hybrid
Cottage - Full workshop covering cob, bales and how/when to use
each system. Excellent course for future owner builders looking to
compare and learn both of these popular techniques. Foundations, roofs,
floors, plasters, and composting toilets also covered. Learn the complete
cottage. Instructors: Frank Meyer and Kindra Welch. |
Clay
Sand Straw Tulsa, OK, USA |
Apply |
May
16 - 10 weeks |
The
Natural Building Intensive - The Natural Building Intensive is
a unique course that brings together a collaborative group of experienced
and enthusiastic instructors with students in an in-depth, hands-on
experience in natural building, from the design stages through finishing
touches. Students enrolled in the summer 2007 program will help design
and build a complete structure from start to finish. |
Seven
Generations |
$5000 |
| May 28 | Earthwood
Techniques (Underground) Low-cost foundations and earth-sheltering
methods used at the Earthwood house are emphasized, accenting surface
bonded wall construction and plank-and-beam roofing. The five elements
that affect load calculations are discussed. Alternative foundations,
drainage and waterproofing, insulation, structural considerations,
cooling tubes, and the masonry stove are all covered. |
Earthwood New York, USA |
Apply |
June
1 - |
Natural
Building Apprenticeship - A six-week hands-on introduction to
the wonderful world of natural building. With a focus on actual hands-on
building projects and some classroom time, apprentices will be guided
through several natural building methods and skills, including: straw-bale,
adobe, and straw-clay walls; essential basic carpentry for door and
window framing; and natural clay- and lime-based plasters. |
Lama
Foundation Taos County, New Mexico, USA |
$1000 USD |
| June 2-3 |
Building
with stone - In this one day course, participants are introduced
to the theory and 'know how' of building with stone using both the
slip-form method and hand-building techniques. Learn what rock to
use and what rock to avoid, and which cement to use depending on the
building technique. |
Northhouse |
$75 |
| June
4 - July 27 |
Natural
Building Apprenticeship - Learn how to place yourself in the environment
around you. Natural building is one of many explorations our community
is actively engaged in, and has been the principle behind the designing
and building of our community dwellings. Here are a few snapshots
of some of the dwellings we have created together. For applications and more info:workshops@emeraldearth.org |
Emerald
Earth Boonville, CA, USA |
Apply |
| June 8-10 | Natural
Building Introduction - Unparalleled three day instruction in
straw, cob, wood and other natural materials. Wattle and daub, fidobe,
earthbags, earthships, traditional Mexican styles, bamboo, slipclay,
domes and arches, earthen floors, earth plasters and alis, passive
solar, foundations and drainage, living roofs and thatch. Combines
classroom work with hands-on experience. Participants will learn energy
and resource conservation and the economics of sustainability. Tutors: Howard Switzer, Katey Culver, Matt English, Patrick Ironwood, Albert Bates and guests. |
The
Farm |
$300 USD |
| June 9-10 |
Building
with stone and More... - Participants will receive important hands-on
time moving from basic theory to "I can" build with stone.
Moreover, students will have a chance to explore interior non-structural
stone building techniques. Students work and learn at different stone
building 'stations' as they encounter varied building techniques and
strategies. |
Northhouse |
$135 |
| June 10-22 |
Natural
Wall Systems - A wealth of wall building systems is available
to the natural builder using the basic materials of clay, sand, straw,
stone, and wood. This two week intensive/extensive course will focus
on several methods, including: cob, strawbale, clay block, wattle
and daub, and light-clay. Students will learn the properties, advantages,
and challenges for each method as we integrate these various techniques
into a single garden folly structure. Instruction will emphasize two
inter-related areas: 1) an understanding of the fundamental properties
of the basic materials, and 2) the methods and applications. Participants
will be engaged in this hands-on process throughout the two weeks
as they actively stock their toolbox with natural building recipes,
techniques, and skills. |
Yesterday-Today
- Tomorrow Australia |
$1400 USD |
| June 22 | Earthwood
Techniques (Underground) Low-cost foundations and earth-sheltering
methods used at the Earthwood house are emphasized, accenting surface
bonded wall construction and plank-and-beam roofing. The five elements
that affect load calculations are discussed. Alternative foundations,
drainage and waterproofing, insulation, structural considerations,
cooling tubes, and the masonry stove are all covered. |
Earthwood WI, USA |
Apply |
| June 23-30 | Comprehensive
Cottage Construction - build a small cottage in the woods designed
to demonstrate a wide range of natural building techniques. Over eight
days you will learn how to build with cob, straw bales, lights-straw-clay,
adobe, cordwood and poles. You will also have the opportunity to use
earthen plasters and clay paints. |
White
Oak Farm Williams, OR, USA |
$600 USD |
| June
29 - July 1 |
The
Rocket Stove - This course teaches the basics for creating a super-efficient,
down-draft wood burning stove--the rocket stove. The design of the
rocket stove allows for economical and efficient use of fuel as it
combusts at such a high temperature producing a minimum of gases and
particulates. These stoves can be created with masonry, metal flue
pipe, and steel drums. They lend themselves readily to built-in furniture
(e.g. a cob bench) in which the flue pipe may be run, creating thermal
mass storage for added comfort and heat retention. During this course
we will build a rocket stove in a small garden structure as its primary
heating source. Students will learn the fundamentals of heat and combustion,
how a rocket stove functions, and its construction. A wonderful stove
design for permanent installations and portable heating. BYOM (Bring
your own matches). |
Yestermorrow Warren, Vermont, USA |
$450 USD |
| June
29 - July 1 |
Natural
Building Workshop - Participants will gain hands-on experience
in a range of building techniques. During the workshop we will build
an earthbag garden wall, a cob solar cooker, a light clay chicken
house with an earthen roof and a strawbale wall. No prior building
experience necessary. |
Green Footprints Vicksburg, MS, USA |
$300 USD |
| June
29 - July 4 |
Heat-Your-Floor
Workshop - We'll learn about and help install two zones of a radiant
floor heating system. We'll insulate and moisture protect the floor
from cold and damp, and then lay in pipe that will carry hot water
to and from a wood-burning furnace outside the house. The final earthen,
tile and wood finished floors will probably not begin until after
this workshop. |
Natural
Building School Black Mountan, North Carolina, USA |
$375 USD |
| July 3-4 | Learning
about a number of sustainable practices - Okay, here is your chance.
Absolutely free of charge you can come and help us work on some projects
that we need to finish. |
Blue
Rock Station Philo, Ohio USA |
Free |
| July 3-12 | Natural
Building Workshop, Foundations to Finishes - Foundations (Rubble
Trench and Earth Bag as well as peer block), Wall Systems (cob, cord
wood, timber frame, light clay and woodchip clay and straw bale),
Rocket Stove (learn how to construct and install this superefficient
wood fired heater), Non-toxic roofing systems (with rainwater harvesting),
Finishes (Earthen Plasters, natural stains, lime and milk paints) |
RDI Commonweal Garden, Bolinas, California, USA |
$850 USD |
| July 12-15 |
"Build
with Us" Natural Building Workshop - Learn through building
yourself and creating a simple structure including all aspects of
the building process from basic sustainable design principles, selecting
clay, making adobe bricks, building walls from various earthen techniques,
earthen plasters for earthen and strawbale walls, to natural homemade
paints and finishes. |
Pun
Pun Jefferson, Colorado, USA |
$275 USD |
| July 13-22 |
Complete
Cob - Covers in depth many additional things you can do with cob
including arches, details, shelving, furniture and earthen floors.
In this expanded version of our most popular program ever (120 of
these workshops since 1993!), we'll take the ground out from under
your feet and turn it into a versatile medium to sculpt a whole house
with. |
Cob
Cottage Coquille, Oregon,USA |
$800 USD |
| July 16-20 |
Alternative
Building Methods - Led by Architect Maurice Mitchell, a lecturer
at CAT for over 25 years, daily lectures will cover earth building,
ferro-cement, building using a wide range of timbers, and emergency
shelters. The bulk of this course will involve the design and construction
of a small structure using locally available materials. The course
is suitable for building and architecture students, those who are
going to work overseas and anyone who would like to take a broader
approach. |
CAT Machynlleth, Powys, Wales |
£275- £595 |
| July
16 - Aug 25 |
Natural
Building Apprenticeship - For the third year, House Alive will
be offering its popular 6 week Natural Building apprenticeship. This
hands-on, intensive course is designed for people who want to use
Natural Building skills in a professional context or who want to take
the extra time to work on skill development for their personal project. |
House
Alive Jacksonville, OR, USA |
$2100 |
| July 19-22 |
Clay/Straw Workshop - Learn
why unprocessed clay is unrivaled as a technologically advanced building
material and how to evaluate the clay content and quality in a soil.
Students will develop knowledge about the nature of clay, its thermal
properties and its role in protecting, finishing and creating a healthy
indoor climate. Students fabricate, install, strip and move the lightweight
forms used to build the monolithic clay/straw walls. AND more... |
EcoNest |
$495 |
| July 19-25 |
Earthen
Floors, Clay Plaster and Finishes - A Unique opportunity to learn
about and work with clay for floors and plasters in a large, beautiful,
two storey strawbale house on a Permaculture site near Venice, Italy.
This is a 6 day course, the Sunday will be a day off, with a guided
tour of Venice by your host Stefano Soldati as guide! The other six
days will cover theory and practice in the use of clay for earthern
floors and for plasters. More information contact stefano info@laboa.org
tel. +335 5634287 |
LA
BOA Belfiore di Pramaggiore (Venice), Italy |
€65 per day |
| July 20-23 | Introduction
to Natural Building - Join us in July as we sculpt a small cottage
in the woods. In this weekend workshop you will have the opportunity
to get your hands (and feet) dirty mixing and building with cob, stuffing
light-straw-clay, and making and applying earthen plasters. |
White
Oak Farm Williams, OR, USA |
$600 USD |
| July 23-27 |
Natural
Building Components - The following topics will form the core
of the week. Other topics may be added to meet the needs of the students.
Light Clay Walls, Cordwood / Stackwall, Living Roof Systems, Solar
Energy Systems, Adobe Floors and Cob Buildings. |
College
of the Rockies |
$295 |
| July
26 - Aug 16 |
Natural
Building for Women - During this 3 week retreat participants will
plaster a small vaulted straw bail structure. Participants will go
home knowing how to mix and apply earthen plasters and aliz (clay
paint), over straw, adobe, and drywall. We will teach both hand and
trowel application, how to mix wheat paste, a number of recipes for
plaster and clay paint, and how to test soil. Participants will also
learn a little about lime and cement plasters, straw bale and adobe
construction, passive solar and small house design. |
Lama
Foundation Taos County, New Mexico, USA |
$550 to $1000 |
| July 27-29 |
Natural
Building Introduction - Unparalleled three day instruction in
straw, cob, wood and other natural materials. Wattle and daub, fidobe,
earthbags, earthships, traditional Mexican styles, bamboo, slipclay,
domes and arches, earthen floors, earth plasters and alis, passive
solar, foundations and drainage, living roofs and thatch. Combines
classroom work with hands-on experience. Participants will learn energy
and resource conservation and the economics of sustainability. Tutors: Howard Switzer, Katey Culver, Matt English, Patrick Ironwood, Albert Bates and guests. |
The
Farm |
$300 USD |
| Aug 4-5 |
Earthen
Floors - Earthen floors are the oldest type of flooring known
to humanity, and a finely finished and sealed earthen floor still
has appeal and applicability in our contemporary world. In this course
you will learn how to create a durable and beautiful earthen floor
that can be constructed with gravel, sand, and clay. Part of the beauty
of these floors is their simplicity and ease of construction, requiring
a minimal cost in materials and a basic skill with the materials.
At the same time, properly made earthen floors provide a solid surface
that protects against moisture penetration and heat loss from below
and offers a pleasing, long-lasting, water-repellant surface to the
foot and eye. These floors can be incorporated into nearly any structure
with agreeable result. |
Yestermorrow Warren, Vermont, USA |
$300 USD |
| Aug 4-12 |
Complete
Cob - Covers in depth many additional things you can do with cob
including arches, details, shelving, furniture and earthen floors.
In this expanded version of our most popular program ever (120 of
these workshops since 1993!), we'll take the ground out from under
your feet and turn it into a versatile medium to sculpt a whole house
with. |
Cob
Cottage Coquille, Oregon,USA |
$800 USD |
| Aug 5-10 |
Earth
Structures - This course emphasizes the importance of creating
a synergistic relationship between nature, environment, individual,
and the building experience. Beginning with a broad overview of alternative,
integrated, ecological building systems, students will focus primarily
on the construction of an earth shelter, creating harmony between
it and the site. Natural, renewable resources such as straw, wood,
earth and clay will be discussed through slide lectures, discussions,
tours, and plenty of hands-on experience. Information and discussions
on energy-efficient building concepts, including solar, living-earth
roofs, and organic environmental control systems will also be presented. |
Yestermorrow Warren, Vermont, USA |
$750 USD |
| Aug
11 |
Introduction
to Eco-Building – This
one-day introductory course will cover the basics of all aspects of
sustainable building; energy efficiency, insulation & air-tightness,
materials choice & embodied energy, water and waste, renewable
technologies etc. We will try out some simple building tasks to demonstrate
different constructions, explore the different methods used on site,
and carry out a short design exercise. |
Green
Wood |
£75 |
| Aug 26-31 |
Introduction
to building with natural materials - This six-day workshop is
for both building professionals, as well as students who wish to explore
the scope of natural building techniques and materials. You will be
exposed to the basic tools you need to help you design and construct
your own natural building using a variety of natural materials. We
will focus on cob, wattle and daub, slip-straw, and earthen plasters
as a few methods of working with clay and straw as bulding materials. |
Seven
Generations |
$550 |
| Aug 27 - Sept 22 |
A
Natural Builder’s Practicum - Here is an opportunity for
builders who have taken a natural building training program or apprenticeship
(min. two week workshop) and wish to gain further experience. We will
continue work on the summer projects at O.U.R.ECOVILLAGE, which may
include cob, bale and plasterwork, as well as roof construction. Focus
will be on developing efficiency and productivity, as well as quality.
We expect self-motivation, participation in teamwork, and positive
work attitude. |
O.U.R.
ECOVILLAGE Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada |
$800 CDN |
| Sept 1-7 |
Natural
Building - Learn how to build your own beautiful, inexpensive,
and energy-efficient home with non-toxic local materials such as clay,
straw, and unmilled wood. This comprehensive natural building workshop
covers site analysis, passive solar design, and hands-on practice
in up to 10 different techniques, including straw bale, cob, straw-clay,
and wattle-and-daub; round pole framing; alternative foundations;
earth and lime plasters; home-made paints; and adobe floors. Instructors:
Michael G. Smith, Darryl Berlin, and Sara McCamant |
Emerald
Earth Boonville, CA, USA |
$500 |
| Sept 1-9 |
Complete
Cob - Covers in depth many additional things you can do with cob
including arches, details, shelving, furniture and earthen floors.
In this expanded version of our most popular program ever (120 of
these workshops since 1993!), we'll take the ground out from under
your feet and turn it into a versatile medium to sculpt a whole house
with. |
Cob
Cottage Cork, Ireland |
€1050 |
| Sept 2-8 |
Natural
Building – During
the course you will discover how it’s possible to create a hybrid
passive solar structure using a range of natural materials. This is
an intensive practical and theoretical course; expect long days of
hands-on work with short theory sessions. Also you can expect good
company, hearty vegetarian food and time to relax and explore the
beautiful surroundings soak up the sunshine and absorb what you have
learned. |
Earthedworld |
£495 |
| Sept 3 | Earthwood
Techniques (Underground) Low-cost foundations and earth-sheltering
methods used at the Earthwood house are emphasized, accenting surface
bonded wall construction and plank-and-beam roofing. The five elements
that affect load calculations are discussed. Alternative foundations,
drainage and waterproofing, insulation, structural considerations,
cooling tubes, and the masonry stove are all covered. |
Earthwood New York, USA |
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| Sept 4 | Learning
about a number of sustainable practices - Okay, here is your chance.
Absolutely free of charge you can come and help us work on some projects
that we need to finish. |
Blue
Rock Station Philo, Ohio USA |
Free |
| Sept 8-10 |
Natural
Building Weekend for Women - This workshop is a weekend introduction
to the art of natural earthen building. You will learn to make cob
and then build beautiful freeform walls, niches, and sculptural details. |
Barefoot
Builder Woodbury, TN, USA |
$250-300 USD |
| Sept 10-15 |
Natural
Building Intensive - This six-day workshop is perfect for homeowners,
commercial property owners and developers, contractors who wish to
explore the full scope of natural building techniques and materials.
In this hands-on, intensive setting, you will learn the basic skills
you need to help you design and construct your own natural building.
Instructor Sasha Rabin of the Cob
Cottage |
Solarliving Hopland, CA, USA |
$540 |
| Sept 29-onwards |
Applied
Sustainable Development – Are
you looking for the place, where you can get experience in organic
farming, without having to take a degree in agriculture. Where you
can pick up experience and knowledge about natural building. Where
you can engage your self in some of the broad and specific questions
regarding sustainable living? Come to Vestjyllands Folk High School
and be a part of our innovative Applied sustainable development program. |
Vestjyllands |
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| Oct 11-13 | Magic
mud building workshops –
During the workshop we will shape mud walls and make mud bricks. We
will visit inspiring houses from around the world built from earth,
straw bales and tires (video and slide show). We will learn and be
inspired from the many examples of building techniques and creative
use of materials in Lotan and elsewhere. We conduct the workshop in
Hebrew, though we would have little problem accommodating English
speaking participants. Contact Mark
Naveh |
Lotan
Center |
1020 NIS |
| Oct 12-14 |
Designing
and Building with Natural Materials - Architects, builders, and
owners and students will gain an excellent introduction to both the
art and science of natural building materials including the physical
properties of each system, design considerations, and techniques.
Participants will have the opportunity to work directly with a variety
of techniques such as straw bale, straw clay, earthbag, cob, adobe
and natural plasters. Tutor: Laura Bartels of Green
Weaver Inc. |
University
of Colorado Boulder, CO, USA |
$440 USD |
| Oct 19-21 |
Rocket
Mass Heaters - Have you heard about high efficiency wood fired rocket
mass heaters but thought they were a complicated mystery? Join Bernhard
Masterson on the beautiful slopes of the Columbia George and become
a confident builder of rocket stoves. In this hands on workshop we
will build a rocket stove while covering how fire burns, how to create
a clean and complete burn, and what makes effective heating. Why invest
thousands in a custom masonry heater when you can build one yourself
for under $100 in materials? Amenities provided are camping, wholesome
vegetarian meals, and morning Yoga. Contact Bernhard at +1 503 929
8583 or email
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Rocket
Stoves Estacada, OR, USA |
$180 USD |
| Oct |
Natural
Building Introduction - Unparalleled three day instruction in
straw, cob, wood and other natural materials. Wattle and daub, fidobe,
earthbags, earthships, traditional Mexican styles, bamboo, slipclay,
domes and arches, earthen floors, earth plasters and alis, passive
solar, foundations and drainage, living roofs and thatch. Combines
classroom work with hands-on experience. Participants will learn energy
and resource conservation and the economics of sustainability. Tutors: Howard Switzer, Katey Culver, Matt English, Patrick Ironwood, Albert Bates and guests. |
The
Farm |
$300 USD |
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