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Natural Building Theory,
Design & Practice Hands-on Workshop
June 26th to June 29th
Interested in building your own strawbale cabin or do-it-yourself
extension? Gain hands-on experience in strawbale & timberframe
construction, natural plasters & infills, and practical knowlegde
on design options & opportunities using natural materials at Falls
Brook Centre's first Natural Building course.
Come out for a three-day workshop on Natural Building Theory,
Design & Practice with instructors Leland Daugherty(owner-builder),
Gabriel Prost (architect) and Kim Thompson (Natural Building
specialist). This course will give an indepth understanding of the
principals of natural building from foundations to floors to wall
systems and overall design. There will be a mix of slideshows on
building projects across the Maritimes, an examination of design and
material options and a number of hands-on projects using a combination
of strawbale, natural plasters and natural retrofit options.
Pre-register by Thursday, June 20th by calling Tegan at
506-375-7383
Time:
Optional evening introduction to begin at 7pm on Thursday, Jun 26th;
Friday & Saturday schedule from 9am to 4:30pm; Sunday closing
session from 9am to 11am
Location:
Falls Brook Centre & Artful Acre
Cost:
$160 including meals
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The instructors
Leland Daugherty is a graphic designer and
illustrator primarily who also has over 10 years of practical strawbale
building experience. He was the builder of Falls Brook
Centre’s Straw bale Forest Museum in 1999. He has since assisted with the
construction of a straw bale workshop in Coldstream, NB and a
single-family solar-powered straw bale house. He is currently working on a larger
post and beam strawbale in-fill home, which will be one of the projects
to work on during the course.
Gabriel Prost has worked in the
field of alternative building since 1996. He has a Bachelor of
Environmental Design and a Masters of Architecture and has focused on
sustainable community-oriented design. He practiced architecture in
Oregon, California and is currently working with David Garrett
Architects in Halifax. As a builder he has worked on residential and
commercial projects in Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico ranging from
conventional, to cob, timber frame and straw bale building systems. He
has facilitated workshops focused on alternative building and was
recently a presenter at the International Straw Bale Building
Conference.
Kim Thompson has
been involved in developing straw bale and earth construction methods
for northern climates since 1993. She currently teaches courses in
Natural Building at the School of Architecture Dalhousie University, as
well as offering consultation, research, education and hands-on
building services through her business, Straw Bale Projects. Using
natural building as a community strengthening tool is integral to
Strawbale Projects’ mandate for creating beautiful, healthy,
affordable buildings. She brings experience in straw bale and earth
construction, clay paints and plasters, low impact foundations, round
wood construction, and bread ovens. Website: www.naturalbuildings.ca
Natural Building
Apprenticeship
Artful Acre, located beside Falls Brook Centre is offering a two
week intensive apprenticeship on basics of carpentry, strawbale infill
construction, timber framing and natural plasters and stuccos (that
includes full enrollment in the Natural Building Course listed above).
The projects that will be worked on include a timberframe-strawbale
house under construction (see short movie on the raising of the timber
bents at http://localyokel.ca/artfulacre/Artful_Acre/Movie.html),
the retrofit of a century-old church, and potentially help with the
site preparation of a greenhouse-chicken coop.
Dates: June 26th to July 11th
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