Natural Building is the realignment of our space and consciousness with Mother Nature.
Earthen Hand workshops seek to empower people with information and hands-on instruction for a self-reliant, ecological lifestyle. We are dedicated to educating people about the possibilities of empowerment through ecological building. Workshops offered focus on skills and intuition that allow a builder to create within a natural harmony.
Workshop Schedule - updated 30 March 2012
Cob Oven Construction, South Point, Big Island – January 7
th – 8
th
Earthbag Construction, Mountain View, Big Island, Hawaii – January 21
st – 25
th
Adobe Brick Vault Construction, Dogon Country, Mali – February 19
th – 29
th
Adobe Brick Dome Construction, Cairo, Egypt – March 8
th – 16
th
Adobe Brick + Cob Sculpture + Plasters, Velarde, New Mexico – March 31
st – April 1
st
Finish Plaster + Earthen Paint (aliz), Velarde, New Mexico – April 21
st – 22
nd
Build an Adobe Horno / Cob Oven, Velarde, New Mexico – May 5
th – 6
th
Earthen Building Design, Portland, Oregon – May 19
th – 20
th
Cob Bottle Wall + Sculpture, inner SE Portland, Oregon – June 3
rd
Earthbag Building Basics, Seattle, Washington – June 23
rd – 24
th
Plastering and Earthen Paints, Sequim, Washington – June 30
th – July 1
st
Earthen Floors - applying and finishing, Sequim, Washington – July 7
th – 8
th
Earthen Paints - distance learning, Your house – Anytime
To learn more contact us at
workshops@earthenhand.com or go to:
www.earthenhand.com
Three day workshop on Compressed Earth Block Construction, Lime Stabilization and Natural Plasters
Dates: 26-28 April 2012
Venue: San Antonio, Texas
Two earth building companies and their personnel are pooling their talents to bring you this class.
From Texas, Lawrence Jetter and crew of Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies bring their knowledge of pressing machinery.
From San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Jim Hallock and Jeff Rottler of Instituto Tierra y Cal A.C., bring their knowledge of lime stabilization in combination with compressed earth block construction.
Workshop details
International Congress “Domes in the World”
Dates: 19-23 March 2012
Venue: Florence, Italy
The Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation, the University of Florence – Department of Architecture, and the College of Engineers of Tuscany organise the International Congress “Domes in the World” at Florence in November 3-6 2011.
This congress will gather high level scientific experts and professionals, but also enterprises and “non specialists”.
Extended deadline for abstracts submission: 30
th November 2010
website:
www.domesintheworld.com
Hemp Building Courses
Dates: : January 2012
Venue: Sidney and Maleny, Australia
Sydney, N.S.W. 16
th to 18
th
Maleny, Queensland 23
rd to 25
th
Get “Hands on Experience” with this revolutionary new building system for roof, walls and floors.
Design – Hempcrete – Hemp Plaster
Contact:
hempbuilding@eircom.net
Dates: December 8
th – 10
th, 2011
Venue: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Two earth building companies and their personnel are pooling their talents to bring you this class.
From Texas, Lawrence Jetter and crew of Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies bring their knowledge of pressing machinery.
From San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Jim Hallock, and Jeff Rottler of Instituto Tierra y Cal A.C., bring their knowledge of lime stabilization in combination with compressed earth block construction.
Contact:
lauracampos@tierraycal.com
Web site:
www.institutotierraycal.org
Natural Building is the realignment of our space and consciousness with Mother Nature.
Earthen Hand workshops seek to empower people with information and hands-on instruction for a self-reliant, ecological lifestyle. We are dedicated to educating people about the possibilities of empowerment through ecological building. Workshops offered focus on skills and intuition that allow a builder to create within a natural harmony.
2011 Workshop Schedule - updated 14th October
Earthbag Building in Portland, Oregon – July 30
th – 31
st
Earthbag Building in Portland, Oregon – August 13
th – 14
th
Earthbag Building and PAHS in Sequim, Washington – Augusut 27
th – 30
th
Mobile House Construction in Portland, Oregon – September 17
th – 18
th
Cob Bottle Wall + Sculpture in Portland, Oregon – September 24
th
Mobile House Construction – September 17
th – 18
th
Cob Bottle Walls + Sculpture – September 24
th
Earthen Plasters, Sequim – October 22
nd – 23
rd
Earthen Paints, Portland Community College SE Center, Oregon – November 5
th
Earthen Paints (distance) – Anytime
To learn more contact us at
workshops@earthenhand.com or go to:
www.earthenhand.com
2011 TerrAsia international conference on earthen architecture in Asia
Dates: October 2011
Venue: Mokpo, Korea
In October 2011, the Department of Architecture of Mokpo National University (DOA-MNU), the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH), and the Earth Architecture Institute (TERRAKorea) of the Republic of Korea, is organising the 2011 International Conference on earthen Architecture in Asia. This conference is placed under the aegis of the UNESCO Chair Earthen architecture, building culture and sustainable development established at the National Superior School of Architecture of Grenoble (CRATerre-ENSAG), France, and of the International Scientific Committee on earthen architectural heritage (ISCEAH) of ICOMOS. Please see the
PDF
E-Mail:
TerrAsia2011@gmail.com
Web site:
terrasia2011.org
Earth USA 2011
Dates: September 30, October 1 and 2
Venue: Albuquerque, New Mexico - USA
Earth USA 2011 conference is being held at the National Hispanic Cultural Centre which is an official partner of the event.
Web site:
www.earthusa.org
VIII International Congress of Earth Architecture
IV Journees Internationales D’adobe Participatif et Equipement Communautaire
Dates: Summer 2011
- A Paredes De Nava, Palencia, Espagne:
"Le Four De Steppe" / Juillet 18 au 31
Fabrication d’adobes et construction du four typique de double chambre: de la terre au pain.
"Atisbarro" / Août 1 au 14
Jeu et apprentissage : grands et petits réunissent mains + terre + soleil en modelant et fabriquant des adobes… pour le futur colombier didactique.
- A Villerias De Campos, Palencia, Espagne:
"Repaire-Jeu" / Août 5 au 18
Construction d’un jeu pour enfants en bauge, qui permet le modelage manuel… et la participation familiale.
Contact
estepa1@gmail.com
2011 Workshop Schedule from Earthen Hand
Earthen Hand is now offering several brand new workshops this summer!
1) Teaming up with
Lost Valley Education Center to offer an
8-week Eco-building course. See
www.lostvalley.org
2)
Earthbag building is our most popular type of course.
3)
Apprenticeship program this summer that is
flexible to fit your schedule.
To learn more contact us at
workshops@earthenhand.com or go to:
www.earthenhand.com
Lorena Stove Building: June 10-12
8-week Eco-building Course:June 27-Aug 19
Straw-Clay + Earthen Plasters:June 18-19
Earthen Paints and Plasters: June 25
Cob Bottle Walls+ Sculpture: June 26
Earthbag Building: July 23-26 - July 30-31 - August 13-14
