Auroville Earth Institute

Training Dates and Info

The various courses held in Auroville aim to introduce and promote the technology of raw and stabilised earth to build with. The AURAM equipment for earth construction and the technologies taught have been developed by the Auroville Earth Institute.

2023 ON-CAMPUS COURSES

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 in addition to earthquake resistance). Minimum of 12 trainees is required, otherwise the course will be cancelled.
January	23^rd to 26^th	Special	Ferrocement
February	30^th Jan to 4^th Feb	CSEB	Intensive
February	6^th to 11^th	AVD	Intensive
April	3^rd to 17^th	Special	Bioclimatic Earth
June	5^th to 10^th	CSEB	Design
	12^th to 17^th	CSEB	Intensive
	19^th to 24^th	AVD	Theory
	26^th June to 1^st July	AVD	Masonry
August	14^th to 28^th	Special	Bioclimatic Earth
September	4^th to 9^th 11^th to 16^th	CSEB	Production Masonry
September	18^th to 23^rd 25^th to 30^th	AVD	Theory Masonry
October	9^th to 12^th 16^th to 21^st	Special	Ferrocement Wind Generator
November	20^th to 25^th 27^th to 2^nd Dec	CSEB	Design Intensive
December	4^th to 9^th	AVD	Intensive

COURSES CONTENT AND DETAILS

Course type	Content	Theory – Practice or hands on	Eligibility
CSEB Production	Production of CSEB´s with Auram press 3000, soil selection, and set up of production units	Theory (2 days) Practice (4 days)	All skill levels
CSEB Masonry	Construction of foundations, walls, columns, beams and arches with earth	Hands on (6 days)	All skill levels
CSEB Intensive⁽¹⁾	Combination of CSEB Production & Masonry	Theory and Practice & hands on	All skill levels
CSEB Design	Design of buildings with CSEB	Theory (3 days) Practice (3 days studio)	Architecture background. AutoCAD basics required.
AVD Theory	Structural stability studies of arches, vaults and domes built with CSEB	Theory (2 days) Practice (4 days)	Minimum of knowledge in mathematics and geometry
AVD Masonry	Construction of arches, vaults and domes	Hands on (6 days)	All skill levels
AVD Intensive⁽¹⁾	Combination of AVD Theory & Masonry	Theory and Practice & hands on	Minimum of knowledge in mathematics and geometry
Ferrocement	Casting of various ferrocement items	Hands on (4 days only)	All skill levels
Bioclimatic Earth	Design with earth in varied bioclimatic regions	Two-weeks course with Theory, Practice & Design Workshop	Architects and students of architecture
Wind Generator	Design and construction of a wind generator	Hands on (6 days)	All skill levels

⁽¹⁾ Intensive weeks are a combination of a two week program, so everything cannot be taught into one week.

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