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Green Apprenticeship9 April - 24 March The Green Apprenticeship trains participants to understand and create alternative solutions for the issues facing the modern world. Our core program incorporates the following subjects, taught through both theoretical and practical instruction:
Practical work includes:
See www.kibbutzlotan.com for more information. |
3-Day Workshops 3-day attendance at the Urban Farm School is available. Workshops run Mondays thru Wednesdays from 9-5. Attendance may be based on two factors: 1) The dates that you are available, and/or 2) If you have a flexible schedule, you may identify particular topics or techniques, and we will do our best to inform you as to when they will be covered. Please note that we may not be able to say exactly when a topic will be covered because of the nature of building and farming, weather patterns, and the tendency for long program schedules to flux. We will do the best we can to keep you updated as the season’s schedule progresses. See ashevillage.org for more information. |
Cordwood Masonry Workshop Morning sessions include cordwood theory, slide presentations, and discussion of the three styles of cordwood construction: built-up corners (stackwall), round houses, and cordwood as infilling within a post-and-beam framework. The kinds of wood and how long to dry them is covered, as well as various alternative mortar mixes. Installing doors and windows is detailed, as is cordwood masonry "special effects." Afternoons are reserved for practical, hands-on work sessions. The project will be cordwood infilling within a small 6-poster utility building. The third afternoon affords an opportunity for students to consult with instructor Rob Roy about their plans, while Jaki Roy maintains order on the worksite. This workshop gives the student a strong introduction to this ancient building technique. The textbook, included in tuition, is Rob’s Cordwood Building: The State of the Art. |
Solar Heating Design and Natural Building Workshop This is a good foundation from which to grow your solar design - installation skills. Crestone Solar School offers solar workshops in active and passive solar heating design, alternative natural building, photovoltaics (solar electric) basics and renewable energy applications. Both hands-on and theoretical study are combined in residential 4-day programs. Learn a wide variety of Natural Building Techniques and Solar Heating Options for Sustainable Home Design. Your Solar Education with the Crestone Solar School can prepare you for designing and building your own solar home, a professional career in the fast-growing field of renewable energy and general preparation for sustainable living. See solarhowto.us for more information. |
Earthwood Techniques Workshop Low-cost foundations and earth-sheltering methods used at the Earthwood house are emphasized, accenting surface bonded wall construction and plank-and-beam roofing. The five elements that affect load calculations are discussed. Alternative foundations, drainage and waterproofing, insulation, structural considerations and the masonry stove are all covered. An explanatory tour of the Earthwood house is included, as well as a step-by-step slide presentation documenting the construction of Earthwood from floating slab foundation to living roof. This is a very full day, consisting of mostly classroom instruction. Like all of our workshops, sessions are punctuated by Jaki's excellent coffee and tea breaks featured home-baked goodies, and her hearty vegetarian lunches. (In NY only. We provide coffee breaks and lunches at other workshops, too, but not Jaki's.) Instructor is Rob Roy. The textbook, included in tuition, is Rob’s Earth-Sheltered Houses. |
Earthbag Workshop Earthbag Construction: One of the most practical structures is a multi-purpose structure that can serve as emergency shelters, temporary or permanent housing, root cellars or any conceivable structure. See www.environmentalenergyconsultants.com for more information. |
The Regenerative Home: Finishes and Systems Join us for this detailed hands on workshop about using earthen plasters, applying and sealing ferrocement roofs, plus we will outline all the major systems to be used in the Regenerative Home. Learn about passive solar alignment, passive annual heat storage, a small active solar array, grey and black water systems, and growing food in and around the home. Participants will learn advanced house systems and homestead permaculture planting. Co-taught by Scott Howard, John Bradly, and guests lecturers. We will finish the berm around the building, install water tanks, build a Watson Wick, place active and passive solar panels, and plant pioneer species for future food production. Your tuition gets you: hands-on instruction, onsite camping, and entertainment. Class size is limited to 15 people. See www.earthenhand.com for more information. |
Australia’s first Earthship – Finishes Workshop he Earthship design concept and systems have been applied to the subtropical climate of the area. Come and see the rammed earth tyres, the can walls, the earth berm, the hempcrete roof and all other components of this Earthship. Our Earthship Finishes Workshop gives detailed attention to bottle walls, botanical cells and many more creative applications for the flooring, walls and the bathroom fit out. There could well be further tyre pounding for those wishing to get experience in that area also. Come and stay on this beautiful piece of land, learn with experienced Earthship crew members and Biotecture graduates and all work on a common goal. Included in the workshop will be: Contact shell6687AThotmail.com for more information. |
3-Day Workshops
at the Natural Building School June 17 – October 23 Asheville, NC 3-day attendance at the Natural Building School is available. Workshops run Mondays thru Wednesdays from 9-5. Attendance may be based on two factors: 1) The dates that you are available, and/or 2) If you have a flexible schedule, you may identify particular topics or techniques, and we will do our best to inform you as to when they will be covered. Please note that we may not be able to say exactly when a topic will be covered because of the nature of building and farming, weather patterns, and the tendency for long program schedules to flux. We will do the best we can to keep you updated as the season’s schedule progresses. See ashevillage.org for more information. |
Solar Heating Design and Natural Building Workshop This is a good foundation from which to grow your solar design - installation skills. Crestone Solar School offers solar workshops in active and passive solar heating design, alternative natural building, photovoltaics (solar electric) basics and renewable energy applications. Both hands-on and theoretical study are combined in residential 4-day programs. Learn a wide variety of Natural Building Techniques and Solar Heating Options for Sustainable Home Design. Your Solar Education with the Crestone Solar School can prepare you for designing and building your own solar home, a professional career in the fast-growing field of renewable energy and general preparation for sustainable living. See solarhowto.us for more information. |
Timber Framing for the Rest of Us This 2-day workshop covers basic "post and beam" construction as done by most contractors and owner-builders using sound building design and techniques and readily available mechanical fasteners made for the purpose. Morning classroom sessions cover structural principles and examples, including basic load calculations. Afternoon hands-on work consist of building a 6-poster guest house, similar to the building described in Chapter 4 of instructor Rob Roy's The Sauna book. The roof is 12' by 16'. The textbook, supplied, is Rob's Timber Framing for the Rest of Us. Note: This workshop can be combined with the 3-day cordwood workshop that follows immediately at a discounted price. The 5-day event is listed separately as a Comprehensive Workshop. Contact: Earthwood Building School, 366 Murtagh Hill Road, West Chazy, NY 12992 USA |
Comprehensive Workshop The 5-day Comprehensive Workshop at Mondovi, Wisconsin combines the 2-day Timber Framing for the Rest of Us Workshop (see June 25-26) with the 3-day Cordwood Workshop (see June 27-29.) The living roof is also covered. Individuals save $60. Couples save $120. Textbooks: Instructor Rob Roy's Cordwood Building: The State of the Art and Timber Framing for the Rest of Us. |
Cordwood Masonry Workshop Morning sessions include cordwood theory, slide presentations, and discussion of the three styles of cordwood construction: built-up corners (stackwall), round houses, and cordwood as infilling within a post-and-beam framework. The kinds of wood and how long to dry them is covered, as well as various alternative mortar mixes. Installing doors and windows is detailed, as is cordwood masonry "special effects." Afternoons are reserved for practical, hands-on work sessions. The project will be cordwood infilling within a small 6-poster utility building. The third afternoon affords an opportunity for students to consult with instructor Rob Roy about their plans, while Jaki Roy maintains order on the worksite. This workshop gives the student a strong introduction to this ancient building technique. The textbook, included in tuition, is Rob’s Cordwood Building: The State of the Art. This workshop can be combined with the 2-day timber framing workshop (which immediately precedes it) that follows at a discounted price. The 5-day event is listed separately as a Comprehensive Workshop. |
Complete Cob and RemodelingJuly 12 - July 21 Join us at our neighborhood location in beautiful Bandon by the Sea for the most comprehensive cob course available in North America. This month we will teach a 9 day intensive in beautiful Bandon-By-The Sea Oregon, and including some time at our Cob complex in Coquille. We will not only cover Complete Cob, but we will also experience remodeling an existing stick frame construction with light straw clay insulation and demo a pallet wall with clay straw infill! In this expanded version of our most popular program ever, we’ll take the ground out from under your feet and turn it into a versatile medium to sculpt a whole house. You will learn construction of Cob walls, arches for doors and windows, and artistic details and some finish work too. We will discuss siting/design, rubble trench foundations, roofing options, passive solar, plasters, earthen floors and more. And you’ll leave confident enough to build a cob building of your own or to naturally renovate an existing conventional building! See www.cobcottage.com for more inforemation. |
Cordwood Workshops Would you like a hands-on cordwood experience? We will be holding two day workshops at Kinstone near Fountain City, WI. There is camping available on site and a grand experience awaiting attendees! See cordwoodconstruction.wordpress.com for more information. |
Cordwood Workweek The Cordwood Workweek combines all of the features of our three-day Cordwood Workshop (see May 24-26) and the One-day Earthwood Techniques workshop (see May 27), but there is more time for individual hands-on instruction and consultations. The discussions and site work are more detailed, yet the pace is more relaxed. After lunch on Wednesday, for example, we tour two cordwood homes on the way to Chateaugay Lake, then relax with swimming, hot-tubbing, conversation, and imdividual consultations on the deck at Mushwood. The project will be cordwood infilling within a new 20-sided cordwood home adjacent to Earthwood. Textbooks included are instructor Rob Roy’s: Cordwood Building: The State of the Art and Earth Sheltered Houses Contact: Earthwood Building School, 366 Murtagh Hill Road, West Chazy, NY 12992 USA |
Natural Building Apprenticeship We shall be living and working at the beautiful, solar passive SECMOL campus located near the village of Phey in the Indus Valley. This time, the course shall be woven from three distinct threads: Earth Construction, Solar Passive Design & Sustainable Sanitation. Invoking all of which, we shall create a new toilet block for the campus. The apprenticeship shall comprise of physical work and learning experientially which shall be supplemented by theory classes and discussions. We are inviting applications from individuals wishing to be a part of this journey. Interested participants should send a small note about yourself along with your contact details to soar.hubATgmail.com by the 3rd of June, 2013. |
Solar Heating Design and Natural Building Workshop This is a good foundation from which to grow your solar design - installation skills. Crestone Solar School offers solar workshops in active and passive solar heating design, alternative natural building, photovoltaics (solar electric) basics and renewable energy applications. Both hands-on and theoretical study are combined in residential 4-day programs. Learn a wide variety of Natural Building Techniques and Solar Heating Options for Sustainable Home Design. Your Solar Education with the Crestone Solar School can prepare you for designing and building your own solar home, a professional career in the fast-growing field of renewable energy and general preparation for sustainable living. See solarhowto.us for more information. |
Sustainable Shelter Workshop SeriesNatural Building and Green Design from the ground up!July 28th – September 14th The Sustainable Shelter Workshop Series is a 7 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 natural building and green design, but the corresponding appropriate technologies essential for successfully integrating your shelter into a permaculture landscape. The course is taught by a team of Pacific Northwest natural builders with over fifty years of experience in the field whose teaching emphasis is direct, hands-on involvement for the students complimented by classroom/theory time when appropriate. During the course we will be constructing a 200 sqft. model home giving participants the opportunity to see the principles and techniques they are learning put into practice. Check out this link to learn more about the Sustainable Shelter Workshop Series!! |
Build a Cob Home We will be building a small, beautiful home out of cob. Come learn how to assess and prepare site soils, make cob, and build with cob. You will learn about foundations, windows, doors, benches, shelves and roofs and how they interface with this amazing, durable, sculptural building medium! There will be fun people and great music. Host is also looking for people who are interested in coming early and assisting with material prep and the foundation. Cost for this workshop is a sliding scale of $0-$300. All meals are provided by an amazingly talented chef! This is a beautiful homestead just outside of the city and will be a very fun environment. Lodging will be a mix of camping and indoor. You will learn a lot about how to make and build with cob and be able to go home and build your own structure! Contact Ankur Shah at ankurbhaiATmangolandia.org for more information. |
9-Day Natural Building Extravaganza August 9 - 18 Asheville, NC The Natural Building Extravaganza offers a comprehensive smorgasbord of hands-on workshops, classes, slideshows, field trips and special projects. Participants will learn how to create beautiful, affordable, natural dwellings using local clay, sand, straw, bamboo, and other abundant and salvaged materials. Hands-on projects Theory & presentations See www.kleiwerks.org for more information. |
Green Apprenticeship20 August - 15 October The Green Apprenticeship trains participants to understand and create alternative solutions for the issues facing the modern world. Our core program incorporates the following subjects, taught through both theoretical and practical instruction:
Practical work includes:
See www.kibbutzlotan.com for more information. |
Solar Heating Design and Natural Building Workshop This is a good foundation from which to grow your solar design - installation skills. Crestone Solar School offers solar workshops in active and passive solar heating design, alternative natural building, photovoltaics (solar electric) basics and renewable energy applications. Both hands-on and theoretical study are combined in residential 4-day programs. Learn a wide variety of Natural Building Techniques and Solar Heating Options for Sustainable Home Design. Your Solar Education with the Crestone Solar School can prepare you for designing and building your own solar home, a professional career in the fast-growing field of renewable energy and general preparation for sustainable living. See solarhowto.us for more information. |
Cordwood Masonry Workshop Morning sessions include cordwood theory, slide presentations, and discussion of the three styles of cordwood construction: built-up corners (stackwall), round houses, and cordwood as infilling within a post-and-beam framework. The kinds of wood and how long to dry them is covered, as well as various alternative mortar mixes. Installing doors and windows is detailed, as is cordwood masonry "special effects." Afternoons are reserved for practical, hands-on work sessions. The project will be cordwood infilling within a small 6-poster utility building. The third afternoon affords an opportunity for students to consult with instructor Rob Roy about their plans, while Jaki Roy maintains order on the worksite. This workshop gives the student a strong introduction to this ancient building technique. The textbook, included in tuition, is Rob’s Cordwood Building: The State of the Art. |
Earthwood Techniques Workshop Low-cost foundations and earth-sheltering methods used at the Earthwood house are emphasized, accenting surface bonded wall construction and plank-and-beam roofing. The five elements that affect load calculations are discussed. Alternative foundations, drainage and waterproofing, insulation, structural considerations and the masonry stove are all covered. An explanatory tour of the Earthwood house is included, as well as a step-by-step slide presentation documenting the construction of Earthwood from floating slab foundation to living roof. The textbook is instructor Rob Roy’s Earth-Sheltered Houses. This is a very full day, consisting of mostly classroom instruction. Like all of our workshops, sessions are punctuated by Jaki's excellent coffee and tea breaks featured home-baked goodies, and her hearty vegetarian lunches. |
Earthbag Dome Building Apprenticeship (women only) September 7-December 15 Joshua Tree, California Training the next generation of women leaders in the natural building movement! Ideal apprentices are women who want to work in the natural building trades, build their own house and houses of friends, start a business, teach others, move it n’ shake it in the natural building movement, develop a peer-based council of support, immerse in a uniquely powerful opportunity….and take the next step! See www.kleiwerks.org for more information. |
Cordwood Sauna Workshop Cordwood construction (cordwood masonry or stackwood construction) Instructor: Dan Payne See www.environmentalenergyconsultants.com for more information. |
Earthbag super Adobe Building Workshop Come and learn Super Adobe building technique and principles on a real life off the grid project in beautiful Aussie bush. Learn earthbag techniques, principles of the arch, soil practicum, rendering and plastering (plus natural lime); compass theory and application, design principles, placing windows and doors; conventional fittings, site planniing, orientation, simple solar passive strategies and much more. See www.permastructure.com.au for more information. |
FOUNDATION WORKSHOP
October3 STRAW BALE BUILDING WORKSHOP October 4 - 6 LIVING ROOF WORKSHOP October 19 - 20 Bourbon, Missouri You may attend one, two or all three Sessions. Sign up for the Straw Bale Workshop and attend the Rubble Trench Foundation and Living Roof for FREE. Class includes hands on instruction of material usage and design in building a beautiful, small, load bearing Straw Bale, building with a gravel bag foundation and living roof. We will use gravel in the bags as the floating foundation on a trench of rubble over a French drain. Gravel bags are a good, inexpensive alternative to pouring a concrete foundation stem wall. A French drain with floating foundation is a low cost, tried and true method for house stability. Building with straw, rock and earth meets the standard for sustainability, with low impact, non toxic, low embodied energy and the potential for using simple construction techniques. Straw is a waste by product of wheat production, and using locally grown baled straw helps local farmers. See www.environmentalenergyconsultants.com for more information. |
Plasters, Paints & Pigments Learn how to make and apply your own natural plasters and paints! Please contact evaATfirespeaking.com if you are interested in this course. |
| Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Warren, VT has ongoing natural building courses throughout the year. All classes can be found at: www.yestermorrow.org Here are some recurrent shorter classes: Timberframing (6 Days) Students will learn the fundamentals of designing and constructing a timberframe using mortise and tenon joinery. Layout techniques, tool use and sharpening, and joinery cutting methods are taught as we work on a small timberframe project. We will also touch on frame design, joinery choices, and integration of frame and house design. This course will focus on traditional hand-cut joinery and tools and will also demonstrate some of the power tools used by modern timberframers.
Natural Paints and Finishes (2 Days) This course will teach you how to create and apply beautiful hand finished plasters and paints on many wall surfaces. The course will cover at a basic level three principle plaster and paint mediums: clay, lime, and gypsum, and finish with plaster coats, paints, and washes of clay, lime, casein, wheat paste, mica, pigments, and other natural ingredients. Emphasis will be given on learning the working properties of the materials and developing critical thinking skills to apply the knowledge in real-world situations, rather than on specific recipes for specific conditions.
Natural Design/Build (12 Days) This course provides students with a comprehensive exploration of all facets of creating an energy efficient, climate-specific natural structure. In the studio, students will develop a comprehensive design of a project through the creation of drawings of elevations, sections, plans, and scale models. In the shop, students will build a variety of insulative wall systems, examining critical details such as doors and windows, wall to roof connections, air sealing, framing options, plastering, and much more. Topics include straw bale construction, fiber-clay infill and other natural wall systems, clay and lime plasters, natural roof options, alternative foundations, water and energy conservation systems, permaculture and building-site relationships, and social and cultural contexts.
Strawbale Design/Build (5 Days) Have you always wondered about strawbale construction? Heard it is only for hot and dry climates? Think again! With their combination of insulation and thermal mass, plastered strawbale walls can be perfect for cold - and even wet - climates if they are designed and built according to a set of time tested principles. This course balances sessions in the classroom and on a demonstration project so you will learn to think your way through a bale house while gaining a feel for the nature of straw, clay and lime as building materials. |
| Solar Energy International provides hands-on training on many aspects of solar electric installations and natural building. Visit www.solarenergy.org to see what they offer. |
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Classes and Workshops offered by Eco Versity The EcoVersity was founded in 1999 by a launch team of educators, ecologists, anthropologists, and activists who gathered to design a school for students seeking innovative and practical approaches to learning from the land. In 2001 the school acquired 13 acres for a campus, centrally located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and began offering Spring, Summer and Fall continuing education programs. Check www.ecoversity.org for more information. |
| bluerockstation.com of Ohio sponsors many wonderful workshops related to skills for building earthships. |
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cobworkshops.org
lists many workshops featuring cob in North America. |
| lowimpact.org
the Low-Impact Linging Initiative in England provides information and courses
related to such topics as: eco-paints, lime, rammed earth building, strawbale
building, solar electricity, solar hot water, wind generators, wood stoves,
beekeeping, poultry, organic gardening, wild food, compost toilets, rain
water harvesting, biodiesel, etc. |
| concise-courses.com lists energy conferences around the world that relate to Green Building, HERS, BPI, LEED and RESNET. |
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