Tag Archive: natural building

Instructor: Coenraad Rogmans
Location: Jacksonville, Oregon
Tuition: $1100
http://housealive.org/about/about-coenraad

[ September 22, 2012 to September 30, 2012. ] Let’s face it, not everyone is going to buy land and build their dream house. But now you don’t need to! This workshop will give you the skills and confidence to transform your existing house into a natural building, all on a shoestring budget!

We will start by looking at 12 ancient natural design principals [...]

Instructor: Guy McBryde
Location: Lytle Loomis & HWY 120 Groveland, CA 95321
Tuition: $725
http://www.ederbickems.com

[ August 5, 2011 to August 14, 2011. ] This course will teach you everything you need to know to dig up some dirt and magically turn it into a
home. We’re not kidding! Oh yeah, and we will show you how to do it for under $1000 bucks… and one
more thing, we will have a blast doing it!

Come stay and play with us [...]

Instructor: Aprovecho Natural Building Team
Location: Aprovecho, Cottage Grove, Oregon
Tuition: $3825 - $4325
http://www.aprovecho.net/programs/shelter-workshops/instructor-bios/

[ August 1, 2011 to October 7, 2011. ] Natural Building and Green Design for the Owner/Builder/Contractor

The Sustainable Shelter Workshop Series is a 10 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 [...]

Instructor: James Thomson
Location: Jacksonville, OR
Tuition: 2,850
http://housealive.org

[ June 12, 2011 to July 30, 2011. ] For the seventh straight year, House Alive! is offering an opportunity for people to get beyond the basics and experience an extended Natural Building apprenticeship. This popular, hands-on, intensive course is designed for people who want to use natural building skills in a professional context or who want to take extra time to work on [...]

Instructor: Alex Christakis
Location: Lefkas, Greece
Tuition: 90 euro
http://ecoart.gr

[ 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!

Instructor: Michael G. Smith, Brent Levin, Darryl Berlin
Location: Emerald Earth, Northern California
Tuition: $640 includes camping and delicious organic meals
http://www.emeraldearth.org

[ August 7, 2010 to August 14, 2010. ] This workshop will familiarize students with the basic family of natural building materials: clay or earth, straw, wood, and stone, and what can be accomplished with each alone and in combination with the others. At least half of each day is spent on hands-on building with a high ratio of experienced instructors. This year’s projects [...]