Tag Archive: cob

[ April 2, 2010 to April 3, 2010. ]

Learn the basics behind mixing and building with cob. We will spend most of the time getting muddy at our cob mixing site, learning how to make an appropriate mix out of the most local materials.

Workshop Schedule
7:00pm to 8:30pm Friday
9:00am to 4:00pm Saturday (lunch provided)

[ April 12, 2010 to April 14, 2010. ] Come learn about natural building and earthen wall finishes in this 3-day hands-on workshop. We will turn the earth beneath our feet into healthy, beautiful, loveable surfaces. The course will cover harvesting local materials, processing raw materials for various types of plasters, and applying a three-part system including scratch coat, finish coat and pigmented clay [...]

[ March 28, 2010; ]

Hey guys, David here with New Jura Natural Building. I am pleased to announce our first cob workshop of the new year!!!

In collaboration with Dan Phillips and The Phoenix Commotion, we will be holding a cob oven workshop March 28th in Huntsville Texas at the world famous Bone House.

Earthen ovens are simple, low-cost and fun [...]

[ August 7, 2010 to August 14, 2010. ]
Join us this Summer as we 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, and poles. You will also have the opportunity to use earthen plasters. Lectures, discussions and demonstrations will [...]

[ May 6, 2010 to May 9, 2010. ] Start Date / End Date:: May 6/May 9

Join us this Spring 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, stacking straw bales, and making and applying earthen plasters. Lectures and discussions will also [...]

[ July 17, 2009 to July 21, 2009. ]
Camping facilities on a lovely private ranch and meals are included.
This 4 day intensive workshop will cover what you need to know to build a cob house.
We will cover: Site selection, & preparation, drainage and foundations, cobbing basics, windows and doors, home design and roofing
options.

To register and hold your space, please send a [...]

[ March 21, 2010 to April 12, 2010. ] 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 [...]