Poster/flyer. 2009. Instructor & Coordinator
Natural
Building Workshops
Offering natural
building workshops in Southern Ontario.
Natural building is a style of construction which emphasizes the use of local
and benign materials (low processed)
and technologies. Methods include timber frame, straw bale, straw/clay, adobe,
cob, hemp,
natural plasters and finishes, and stone masonry.
These methods of construction combine current, state of the art of techniques
with historical methods.
This year's workshops include:
Dietrich's (basic) April 6th to 8th *
* Bau-Biologie April 9th to 10th *
* EcoNest "Turning Your Dreams Into Reality" April 11th to 12th
*
* Dietrich's (compound joinery) April 13th to 15th *
* Square Rule Timber Framing May 4th to 8th *
* Rocket Stove May 8th to 9th*
* Plumb Line Scribe Timber Framing May 11th to 15th *
* Econest Straw/Clay May 25th to 31st *
* Experimental Infill Workshop June 15th to 19th *
* Natural Building: Low-Tech & Low-Key June 22nd to 26th *
* Adobe Floors *
* Earth Plasters *
* Slate Roof Workshop*
Most workshops include lunch and accommodations!
Please visit our website for more information!
naturalbuild.ca>>