Archive for July, 2010

[ August 14, 2010 to August 15, 2010. August 21, 2010 to August 22, 2010. ] Natural Building Weekend Workshops
Crow, OR (18 min from Eugene)

Aug. 14 & 15, 2010

The first weekend includes 2 full days of learning and developing Natural Building skills in a hands-on setting, working on a real building!

We will cover: -Structural cob and cob infill techniques
-Straw-flake infill for insulation
-Earthen architecture forms and details

Aug. 21 & 22, 2010

The [...]

[ September 18, 2010; ]

During this workshop we will learn about the way an earthen mass oven works, how to choose the right ingredients for your cob, and ‘learn by doing’ as we build a cob oven:

- Lay firebricks
- Build a form
- Mix fire cob & regular cob
- Build cob layers of oven
- Build the door

[ September 11, 2010; ]

During this workshop we will learn how to build an earth friendly, lime mortared foundation, how to prepare the site, and ‘learn by doing’ as we build a foundation:

- Gather Stones
- Prep Foundation Stones
- Slake Lime
- Make Lime Mortar
- Build Lime mortar foundation

[ August 12, 2010 to August 14, 2010. ] In this weekend workshop you will learn all the skills necessary to build yourself an affordable, practical and productive wood-fired oven.

* Basics of making and laying adobe bricks
* Construction of a vaulted arch
* Principles of building for fire
* Develop basic natural building intuition

[ July 31, 2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] 10 am-3 pm

Kylara Miene has been studying cob while teaching in Baltimore city public schools and has left the teaching life to further her knowledge and practice her cob-making skills building a house out of it in Virginia. During her brief return to Maryland before setting out for Canada, she is willing to share [...]

[ September 4, 2010 to September 5, 2010. ]

►Learn to Build Load Bearing Cob Walls
►Sculpt Niches and Build Furniture
►Work with Natural Plasters & Pigments
$189 includes registration, camping & meals. Children 10 & under half price. $118 – 30 days advance pay.

Sept 4 & 5, 2010

Building cob walls
During this part of the workshop we will learn how to build cob walls strong enough to [...]

[ October 1, 2010 to October 10, 2010. ]
David here once again from New Jura Natural Building, we are announcing our
10 day owner builder workshop at my land in Hempstead, Texas.

We will be working on a hybrid cob/earthship home, this will be utilizing
both building techniques into one sustainable home.

During the workshop we will teach you the fundamentals of building with cob
from foundation to [...]

[ July 17, 2010 to July 18, 2010. ] Have you caught the natural building craze? Learn how to use environmentally-friendly local materials to construct an outdoor oven. Facilitated by Nate Cunnings of Cunnings Oven Builders.

[ June 17, 2010 to June 18, 2010. June 24, 2010 to June 25, 2010. July 3, 2010 to July 4, 2010. July 10, 2010 to July 11, 2010. July 31, 2010 to August 1, 2010. ] Join us for a weekend workshop ideal for beginners.

Learn the fundamentals of energy effective and environmentally responsible building while gaining hands on experience on a real project!

[ June 26, 2010 to July 1, 2010. ] Learn to build beautiful, durable, long-lasting natural structures using little more than the earth beneath your feet. In this six day intensive course, we’ll explore all aspects of building including foundations, walls, roofs and finishes.
Focused specifically on cob – a millennia old material made from clay, sand and straw that is built without using forms [...]

[ July 9, 2010 to July 17, 2010. ] This workshop will be held at our Partner location in Point Arena California in beautiful sunny Mendicino County at the Mobert complex.
One of the most comprehensive cob course available in North America. In the past 15 years, Cob Cottage Company has taught almost 200 major cob courses. In 9 intensive days, we’ll cover in depth [...]

[ July 5, 2010 to July 11, 2010. ] Spend a week in North Carolina learning about cob building as we work together on the construction of a small cob cottage. We will work on mixing and applying cob as we build up the walls, as well as incorporating windows, a door frame, built-in shelving and seating. There will also be discussions [...]

[ July 24, 2010 to July 25, 2010. ] Rocket mass heaters are, simply put, the natural building version of a masonry heater (aka Finnish stove or Kachelofen). In a weekend, we’ll take clay, sand, straw, sawdust, firebrick and a few old steel drums and turn them into a super-efficient wood-burning stove that stores almost all the heat from combustion in a bench or [...]

[ July 4, 2010 to July 9, 2010. ] Central KY

Lime Foundation
Building Cob Walls
Solar/Geothermal A/C system
Rocket Stove Heating System

$319 includes registration,
camping & meals for six days.
$199 – 30 day advance price.

Lime Foundation -

Learn how to build an earth friendly, natural stone and lime mortared foundation, and ‘learn by doing’ as we build a foundation.

- Prep Stones
- Slake Lime
- Make Lime Mortar
- Shape Stone
- [...]

[ July 31, 2010 to August 8, 2010. ] Join Diane Slutzky and Ryan Deuschle in the building of a cob courtyard bench with fireplace and cob oven. Over the course of 8 days you will learn the basics of building with cob, dry stacking stone or urbanite, plastering, and how to construct a roof to cover the bench and oven. The workshop will [...]