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| June 14 |
Introduction to the Art of Thatching - Thatching
is an ancient & modern roofing technique. Learn about this artful
roofing system, which is practical, waterproof, beautiful, insulating
& long lasting ~ made with natural, locally harvested reed. |
Strawbale
Studio Oxford, MI, USA |
$30 USD |
| June 16-18 |
Thatching
Workshop - Learn a full range of basic thatching skills in this
week-long workshop on beautiful wooded and rural land one hour north
of Detroit. Come together with other folks interested in sustainability,
and help create a beautiful, all natural roof made from local reed.
By
the end of the week you will have been exposed to the skills needed
to thatch your own simple roof. |
Strawbale
Studio Oxford, MI, USA |
$475 USD |
| June 28-29 |
Building
and planting living roofs – Discover
the benefits of building a beautiful living roof for a cob animal
shelter during a weekend connecting with the earth at a beautiful
rural location nestled in Dartmoor National Park. |
Earthedworld |
£40-50 |
| July 19-20 | Design
& Build a Living Roof - A living roof provides energy saving
insulation, stormwater drainage and management, aesthetic appeal,
food production, and improved air quality. If
you are a landscape architect, planner, contractor, horticulturist,
or savvy homeowner wanting to install a living roof on an existing
building, this workshop is for you. |
Solarliving Hopland, CA, USA |
$190 |
| Sept 6 |
Roofing - Whether you have a straw-bale house, a rammed earth
house or a conventional building - you're going to need a roof! This
course is for you if you are considering building a new roof, or just
repairing or insulating an existing one. Whether you are employing
a builder or doing the work yourself, it will help you to understand
more about how a house works. This course is run by Richard Jordan
of Amber
Roofing |
LILI Heeley City Farm, Sheffield, UK |
£60 |
| Sept 27 |
Making & hanging roof shingles - It is a practical course;
participants will be making roof shingles from logs, and hanging them
on a demonstration wall. Roof shingles provide a hard-wearing roof
made from natural, local materials. Wooden shingles represent probably
the lowest embodied-energy roofing system - you just need to fell
a tree and split shingles from it! This course is run by Jasper Prachek
of the Working
Woodlands Trust. |
LILI Ecclesall Woods Sawmill, Sheffield, UK |
£60 |
| Oct 10-12 |
Living roofs - This course will look at the why, how and what
of living roofs and living roof installation. There is growing interest
in the use of green roofs on buildings, and also a growing number
of people who wish to do part or all of the installation themselves,
with the least possible impact on the environment (in terms of materials)
and of course on the pocket. The course will be run by John Little
of The
Grass Roof Company, and Dusty Gedge of livingroofs.org
and the Green
Roof Consultancy |
LILI Unstone Grange, nr. Sheffield, UK |
£130-190 |
| Nov
8 |
Living roofs - This course will look at the why, how and what
of living roofs and living roof installation. There is growing interest
in the use of green roofs on buildings, and also a growing number
of people who wish to do part or all of the installation themselves,
with the least possible impact on the environment (in terms of materials)
and of course on the pocket. The course will be run by John Little
of The
Grass Roof Company, and Dusty Gedge of livingroofs.org
and the Green
Roof Consultancy |
LILI Redfield Community, Bucks, UK |
£60 |
| Courses you've missed in 2007 but they are keep here so that you can browse around the various organisations | |||
| March 3 |
Shingle Making - With Darren Hammerton For
details telephone 01730 823 166 or email courses@earthworks-trust.com |
Dorset
Centre for Rural Skills |
£56 |
| March
14 |
Wood
Shingles - This One Day course will look at the options and techniques
for roofing and cladding buildings with wood. Timber is entirely renewable,
good to work with and can be energy efficient and economic. You will
also explore the qualities and properties of timber and consider the
advantages and drawbacks. |
Cornwall
Sustainable Building Trust Gaia
Centre, Delabole, Cornwall, UK |
£60 |
| May
11 |
Introduction
to Scantle Slating - This course will cover marking out, making
a scantle, making and fitting pegs, cuting roof slates and laying
with lime mortar. |
Cornwall
Sustainable Building Trust Trelowarren Estate Helston, Cornwall, UK |
£60 |
| May 16 |
Introduction
to Green Roofs - This seminar will answer these questions and
MORE! What benefits does installing a green roof have on a building?
Do green roofs help the environment? What types of plants survive
on a green roof? How do you maintain green roofs? How much does a
green roof cost? What soil is used on a green roof? Are there green
roofs in the area? If so, where are they? What are intensive and extensive
green roofs? What are some design differences between them? Is there
a market for green roofs in North America? Where can I learn more
about green roofs? |
Green
Building Institute 7761 Waterloo Rd, Jessup, Maryland, USA |
$43 Register by Apr 16 |
| July 15-20 |
Green
Roof Design and Installation - First,
we will look at precedents through published case studies and visiting
a few regional examples. In the second part of the course will review
the technical components and the layering of the two green roof systems.
In the final part of the course, we will construct a green roof as
the topper to a 150-200 square foot building, and then plant it with
our selected vegetation. |
Yestermorrow Warren, Vermont, USA |
$750 USD |
| July 25 | Living
Roof Systems - Part of a series of one-day workshops included
in the Natural Building Components module of our Natural Building
School. |
The
Rockies |
$79 |
| Courses you've missed in 2006 but they are keep here so that you can browse around the various organisations | |||
| April 7-16 |
Bioconstruction
- Living Roof workshop for a Strawbale House (Ismael Caballero); Reciprocal
Roof Workshop for the Water House (Ismael Caballero); Multimedia presentation
of EcoVillages and GEN (María Vázquez) and other well
being seminars. Course given in Spanish. Contact elmolino@ecotopia.es |
Casas
de paja Spain |
apply |
| April 27-28 |
Thatch
- A three-day hands-on introduction to thatch. |
Cressing Temple Barns, nr Witham, Essex. UK |
apply |
| April 28-30 |
Roofing
- Whether you have a straw-bale house, a rammed earth house or a conventional
building - you're going to need a roof! This course is for you if
you are considering building a new roof, or just repairing or insulating
an existing one. Whether you are employing a builder or doing the
work yourself, it will help you to understand more about how a house
works. |
LILI Winslow, Buckinghamshire, UK |
£120-180 |
| May
12 |
Introduction to Scantle Slating - The one day course will cover marking out the roof, making a scantle, making and fitting pegs, cutting roof slates and laying wit lime mortar. There will also be discussion on the various different styles of scantle roof. | Cornwall
Sustainable Building Trust Robinsons
Shaft, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, UK |
£50 |
| June
16 |
Introduction
to Roofing - The course will consist of a practical, hands-on
day during which trainees will learn about the range of modern tiles
and slates available on the market and how to use them to roof a building. |
Cornwall
Sustainable Building Trust Robinsons
Shaft, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, UK |
£50 |
| June
16 |
Introduction
to Roofing - The course will consist of a practical, hands-on
day during which trainees will learn about the range of modern tiles
and slates available on the market and how to use them to roof a building. |
Cornwall
Sustainable Building Trust Robinsons
Shaft, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, UK |
£50 |
| July 21-23 |
Shingle
course - Learn how to create shingles using a froe to split the
timber along its grain, then lay the shingles onto a roof structure. |
Cornwall
Sustainable Building Trust Robinsons
Shaft, Pool, Redruth, Cornwall, UK |
£150 |