Tag Archive: living roof

[ June 4, 2010 to June 6, 2010. ]

Equally as important for a house as the foundation is the roof. Get hands-on experience in installing a low-cost, living (green) roof.

The Friday night presentation will cover the basic concepts behind a green roof (pros and cons), as well as an introduction to design of the one we will be building over the weekend. We [...]

[ 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 [...]