Tag Archive: natural building

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: Ian and Andi Miller
Location: Decorah, Iowa
Tuition: $750 includes camping, meals

[ June 14, 2010 to June 20, 2010. ] Learn how to build a house of cob! Cob is a building material made of clay soil, sand and straw. Join us, Andi and Ian Miller, at our farm, Bergbauernhof, as we build our home and teach you how you can build your own cottage, house or tool shed out of the earth beneath your [...]

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 [...]