Workshops

[ 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 9, 2010 to April 11, 2010. ]

Familiarize yourself with the concepts behind a rubble trench foundation. On Friday night, you will see a photo presentation documenting the digging of the foundation trench. Over the weekend, experience hands-on work as we do flow-testing on the trench, lay gravel, install drain-pipe, and ready the foundation for the masonry stemwall that will be built [...]

[ April 16, 2010 to April 18, 2010. ]

Arguably the most important part of a structure is its foundation. For a material like cob, the foundation is especially important because there is no going back to fix it once tons and tons of material is sitting on top of it – it must be done right the first time.Our Friday night presentation will [...]

[ April 23, 2010 to April 25, 2010. ] Learn the basics behind mixing and building with cob. We will spend most of the weekend getting muddy at our cob mixing site, learning how to make an appropriate mix out of the most local materials.

We will be applying the first cob to the structure, and so will be talking about how to make a [...]

[ 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 [...]

[ April 14, 2010 to September 14, 2010. ] Come live and work in our rural intentional community and join us in constructing our new Community House. Areas will include framing, natural wall systems, base coat and finish plasters, living roofs and finish carpentry. Visit www.emeraldearth.org or contact community@emeraldearth.org.

[ April 14, 2010 to April 17, 2010. ]

- We will build a lime mortared foundation suitable for a cob structure.
- You will learn everything you need to know to build a lime mortar foundation for a building, including site selection, drainage, using lime, choosing materials, and utility access.
- We suggest out of town participants arrive Tuesday evening to set up camp. [...]

[ June 28, 2010 to July 3, 2010. ] 6 days of cob building with the goal to complete the walls for the new cob bathhouse. A high energy workshop offering real skills toward building your own cob building. Learn how to evaluate materials, basics of designing for cob, mixing techniques, wall building, arches, sculpting and fastening doors, windows and roofs.

[ 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 [...]

[ October 1, 2010 9:00 am to October 10, 2010 12:00 pm. ]

David here once again from New Jura Natural building, we are announcing our 10 day owner builder workshop at our community in Hempstead, Texas.

We will be working on a hybrid cob/earthship, this will be utilizing both building techniques into one sustainable home. We are proud to announce Barefoot Builder owner Christina Ott as our instructor. [...]

[ February 2, 2010; 6:30 am to 8:30 am. ]

Guest Speaker Night! Presented by Brian Osterlin, Natural Building Vancouver Meetup:

DIY Building Using Cob and Salvaged Materials

Speaker: Clare Kenny, Mudgirls Collective

The Mudgirls Natural Building Collective presents a slideshow and discussion about do-it-yourself building using cob and salvaged materials. Topics will include an introduction to natural building philosophy and principles, with a focus on the benefits [...]

[ May 22, 2010 to May 30, 2010. ]

This workshop offers an incredibly rich learning experience that has made it our most popular for the last 5 years. During the workshop you will develop the confidence, knowledge and skills to design and build your own natural building and sustainable living project. This workshop is for you if you are interested in [...]

[ July 10, 2010 to July 18, 2010. ] This workshop offers an incredibly rich learning experience that has made it our most popular for the last 5 years. During the workshop you will develop the confidence, knowledge and skills to design and build your own natural building and sustainable living project. This workshop is for you if you are interested in [...]

[ August 14, 2010 to August 22, 2010. ] This workshop offers an incredibly rich learning experience that has made it our most popular for the last 5 years. During the workshop you will develop the confidence, knowledge and skills to design and build your own natural building and sustainable living project. This workshop is for you if you are interested in [...]

[ July 5, 2010 to August 29, 2010. ] House Alive! is again offering an opportunity for people to get beyond the basics and experience an extended Natural Building apprenticeship. This immensely popular 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 skill development for their [...]