Archive for December, 2011

Sustainable Shelter Workshop Series

Instructor: Aprovecho Natural Building Team
Location: Aprovecho Research and Education Center
Tuition: 2,975-3,475
http://www.aprovecho.net/programs/natural-building-programs/shelter-workshops/

[ July 29, 2012 to September 14, 2012. ] The Sustainable Shelter Workshop Series is a 7 week course designed to empower participants with the ability to design/build/renovate their own home using simple techniques and natural, vernacular materials. During this course we will start from the ground and move up teaching not only the art/science of natural building and green design, but the corresponding [...]

Natural Building Apprenticeship

Instructor: James Haim
Location: Ashland, Oregon
Tuition: $1,350
http://cobtogether.com

[ August 5, 2012 to August 25, 2012. ] During these three weeks you will construct a sauna and, time permitting, a cob oven, from start to finish. As part of this program you will learn the basics of making a foundation, building four different wall systems with materials including cob, straw bale, light-straw-clay and cob-cordwood, and constructing a living roof. In addition you [...]

Roundwood into stone Outdoor Shower

Instructor: Ray Cirino
Location: 959 E.Topeka St. Pasadena, CA 91104
Tuition: $30
http://www.dragonoven.com

[ December 17, 2011; ] 10:00am – dark

Southern California just had a 100 year wind event that caused major tree damage. There are no written plans for the fallen trees, except bring them to the landfill and burry them or burn them which adds to global climate change. Let’s show the city what can be done to create green jobs [...]

Straw Bale Building Workshop 2012: Learn Straw Bale House Construction

Instructor: Mark Mazziotti
Location: Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, Rutledge, Missouri, USA
Tuition: $995
http://www.small-scale.net/yearofmud

[ July 22, 2012 to August 2, 2012. ] Come join us in July 2012 for a comprehensive straw bale building workshop at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, where you will learn valuable skills you need to know to build your own straw bale home. You’ll get hands-on experience stacking, securing, and pinning bales, and plastering the walls with local clay. Enjoy and learn from the [...]

The SunDog 9-day workshop

Instructor: Kirk Mobert, Bryan Burnoski
Location: Point Arena, Ca
Tuition: $880

[ June 8, 2012 to June 17, 2012. ] The SunDog 9-day workshop is designed to teach ordinary people the skills to build their own cob cottages, from the foundation to the roof. Our projects are small, mostly under 200 square feet, geared towards attaining a high level of completion in a short amount of time.
we’ll take you through an intensive, step by step, [...]

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