Training Dates and Info
The various courses held in Auroville aim to introduce and promote the technology of stabilised earth to build with. The AURAM equipment for earth construction and the technologies taught have been developed by the Auroville Earth Institute.
2024 SCHEDULED COURSES
COURSES CONTENT AND DETAILS
To get more details and register to a course please contact us.
Months | Dates | Category | Details | CSEB = Compressed Stabilised Earth Blocks AVD = Arches, Vaults and Domes All classes are held in English. Training courses are restricted to 30 people and a written confirmation should be obtained before sending persons to attend a course. Note that the courses are very intensive and that any lecture missed will be detrimental to the trainee. A certificate will be issued at the end of every week and manuals will be given. Trainees should bring working clothes for the masonry, production and intensive courses. Extra training courses can be organised upon request (all listed plus earthquake resistance week). Minimum of 12 trainees is required, otherwise the course is cancelled. |
January | 22nd to 25th | Special | Ferrocement | |
February | 29th Jan to Feb 3rd | CSEB | Intensive | |
5th to 10th | AVD | Intensive | ||
April | 22nd to 25th |
Special |
Ferrocement | |
May | 6th to 11th | CSEB | Design | |
13th to 18th | CSEB | Intensive | ||
20th to 25th | AVD | Intensive | ||
June | 3rd to 8th | CSEB | Intensive | |
10th to 15th | AVD | Intensive | ||
August | 12th to 26th | Special | Bioclimatic Earth | |
September |
2nd to 7th 9th to 14th |
CSEB |
Production Masonry |
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September |
16th to 21st 23rd to 28th |
AVD |
Theory Masonry |
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October | 14th to 17th | Special | Ferrocement | |
November |
11th to 16th 18th to 23rd |
CSEB |
Design Intensive |
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25th to 30th | AVD | Intensive |
COURSES CONTENT AND DETAILS
Course type |
Content | Theory – Practice or hands on |
Eligibility |
CSEB Production | How to produce CSEB´s with Auram press 3000, set up a unit and select a good soil | Theory (2 days) Practice (4 days) |
Everybody |
CSEB Masonry | How to use earth to build foundations, walls, columns, beams... | Hands on (6 days) | Everybody |
CSEB Intensive(1) | Combination of CSEB Production & Masonry | Theory and practice & hands on | Everybody |
CSEB Designing | How to design a building with CSEB | Theory (3 days) Practice (3 days studio) |
Architect background. AutoCAD basics are required. |
CSEB Disaster Resistance | How to design & build disaster-resistant buildings with CSEB | Theory (2 days) Practice (4 days) |
Everybody |
AVD Theory | Stability study of arches, vaults and domes in CSEB | Theory (2 days) Practice (4 days) |
Minimum of knowledge in mathematics and geometry |
AVD Masonry | Building arches, vaults and domes | Hands on (6 days) | Everybody |
AVD Intensive(1) | Combination of AVD Theory & Masonry | Theory and practice & hands on | Idem as AVD Theory |
Ferrocement | How to cast various ferro-cement pieces | Hands on | Everybody |
Bioclimatic Earth | Design with earth in varied bioclimatic regions | Theory, Practice & Design Workshop | Architects and students of architecture |
(1) Intensive weeks are a combination of a two week program, so everything cannot be taught into one week.
For content of the training courses please choose desirable course from the sidebar.To get more details and register to a course please contact us.