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Bouzov, Czech Republic, Central Europe

Instructor Martina Petru & Max Vittrup Jensen

http://permalot.org/en/internships

Join us for the second  of our 2 summer internships.

Internship II: International Relief Work  8 weeks – 790 Euro

PermaLot is establishing a holistic model for solutions to peak oil, climate change, financial crises, and food/water scarcity. Become part of a new trade of builders ready to meet the challenges and the opportunity of the 21st century, with training and skill development in:

• International Relief Work utilizing the SPHERE certificate model

• Permaculture Principles and Methods, course include permaculture design certification

• Hands-on low tech and mechanized building methods

• Conscientious design applications that relate to the planet, place, and project.

• Healthy building materials such as straw bale, cob, earthen building, living roof systems, and alternative energy.

• You’ll learn -and live- community design & building with weekly sessions on conflict prevention and Non-Violent communication

Bouzov, Czech Republic, Central Europe

Instructor Max Vittrup Jensen & Carrie Campbell

http://permalot.org/en/internships

Join us for one or both of our summer internships.

Internship I: May 1 – July 11, 2010 10 weeks – 980 Euro
co-facilitated by Carrie Campbell & Max Vittrup Jensen

Internship II: International Relief work July 5 – August 28, 2010
8 weeks – 790 Euro
co-facilitated by Martina Petru & Max Vittrup Jensen.

PermaLot is establishing a holistic model for solutions to peak oil, climate change, financial crises, and food/water scarcity. Become part of a new trade of builders ready to meet the challenges and the opportunity of the 21st century, with training and skill development in:

• Permaculture Principles and Methods

• Hands-on low tech and mechanized building methods

• Conscientious design applications that relate to the planet, place, and project.

• Healthy building materials such as straw bale, cob, earthen building, living roof systems, and alternative energy.

• You’ll learn -and live- community design & building with weekly sessions on conflict prevention and Non-Violent communication

Hands on projects will include building a rocket mass oven, finalizing a Finnish mass oven, rainwater catchment systems, greywater filter systems, rough and fine earthen plastering, timber frame joinery, heated wall systems, straw bale, earthen floors, round pole construction, and living roofs.

Oregon City, Oregon

Instructor Bernhard Masterson

Tuition $860, discounts available

This nine- day workshop will cover what you need to know in order to create a snug and solid cob and straw bale building. Hands on instruction will cover materials, mixing, foundations, wall construction, doors, windows and roof.  Discussions and lectures will address: design, utilities, roofing, floors, and plasters.  Class members will have the opportunity to participate in all aspects of a cob build, from completing a foundation to framing a roof, as we practice skills on the construction of a 200 sq foot studio dug into a gentle slope in a 1 acre permaculture garden. Bernhard Masterson, designer and master builder, is a patient and available teacher whose knowledge and experience in the art of natural building is deep and wide.
Four additional weekend workshops on the site with Bernhard later this fall will provide optional opportunities to learn how to build a living roof, cob plaster, earthen floor, and a rocket stove.

The 9-day June workshop includes Three Gourmet Live Food Abundant Meals Daily, Community-Created fun, and on-site camping if needed.

Cost: $860  student, couple, and early bird discounts available
Weekends Only: (June 19-20 and 26-27) $200 per
To Register, contact Gabrielle Chavez, gabriellesgarden@gmail.com

Workshop details:  bernhard_masterson@hotmail.com

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Trained as a sculptor and educator, Bernhard Masterson has taught art and natural building for the last eight years. Skilled in hybrid cob and straw bale construction, living roofs, Rocket stoves, earth ovens, Rumford fireplaces, composting toilets, and water management, he leads a variety of workshops, projects, and artist residencies. Bernhard is a positive and insightful teacher who derives true satisfaction from empowering others to pursue their visions. Bernhard’s stunning cob cottage was featured in Oregon Home Magazine’s 2007 Green Living edition.

Custer, Wisconsin

Instructor Mark Morgan and Vincent Miresse

http://www.the-mrea.org

Tuition $110.00

Natural Building? Think three little pigs. Straw, Wood, Stone. Building with natural materials has been happening since the dawn of humankind. Come to the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) to learn about different types and styles of alternative construction and to learn about sustainable building and decision making. The purpose of this class is for people to reconnect with the materials that surround them and regain the knowledge about local, healthy, natural material use and selection and appropriate regional wall systems. Topics to be discussed: site and design considerations; foundations; local material – wood, clay, sand, stone, straw, etc.; wall systems – straw bale, light straw-clay, monolithic adobe (cob), cordwood, earth bag, rammed earth and rammed tire; earthen floors and plasters; stick framing, post and beam, and timber frame; and steel and living roofs.

Please register in advance.

Custer, Wisconsin

Instructor Vincent Miresse

http://www.the-mrea.org

Tuition $110.00

The home of your dreams can be healthy, inexpensive, and a sustainable reality. All it takes is foresight, creativity, and basic skills. The scope of this class will cover basic renovation principles and design considerations from foundations to the building’s skeletal structure and skin, to roofing options. It will also address the sourcing and using of local lumber, salvaged and recycled materials, earthen floors and plasters, flooring options, windows and doors, siding selection, clean solvents, sealers, pigments and paints, incorporation of renewable energy, landscaping and water catchment, and maintenance.

Please register in advance.

Vancouver, B.C.

http://www.greenshedcompetition.com

Tuition:$35 /$50

GREEN SHED: An open, international competition for small scale, sustainable design.

In dense urban settings, community gardens are an invaluable public resource – they not only provide the opportunity for city dwellers to grow their own food, but they may also educate the wider community about organics, food security, and sustainability.

Pandora Park Community Garden Society invites student and professional architects, landscape architects, builders, engineers, gardeners and designers of all kinds to take part in Green Shed: Pandora Park Community Garden Design Competition. The goal of this international competition is to generate buildable designs for a storage shed and outdoor common space for a new community garden that will showcase sustainable building strategies and materials. The winning design will be built by a team of volunteers over the summer of 2010.

Early Registration by February 26, 2010. Standard Registration by March 19, 2010. Submissions Due March 26, 2010.

For more information and registration, go to www.greenshedcompetition.com

Warren, Vermont, USA

Instructor: Skip Dewhirst, Josh Jackson

http://www.yestermorrow.org

Tuition: $900

Over the last two decades, the historic craft of timberframing in residential construction has experienced a revival. Students will learn the fundamentals of designing and constructing a timberframe using mortise and tenon joinery. Layout techniques, tool use and sharpening, and joinery cutting methods are taught as we work on a small timberframe project. Evening lectures will address the history of the craft, finishing techniques, and mechanical systems for timberframe houses. We will also touch on frame design, joinery choices, and integration of frame and house design. This course will focus on traditional hand-cut joinery and tools and will also demonstrate some of the power tools used by modern timberframers. The class will raise the structure on the final day.

Pine Ridge South Dakota/Jacksonville Oregon

Instructor: Coenraad Rogmans, James Thomson

http://www.housealive.org/

House Alive! is again offering an opportunity for people to get beyond the basics and experience an extended Natural Building apprenticeship. This immensely popular intensive course is designed for people who want to use natural building skills in a professional context or who want to take extra time to work on skill development for their personal project. Participants will get first-hand experience with every aspect of building a natural home, from the foundation to the roof. Learning how to build a natural home is one of the best investments you can make: once you know how to design, build and shape your own living space, you can save many thousands of dollars in living costs.

In many ways learning to build is like learning to play a musical instrument: It is hard to learn without another experienced person guiding you and, the more you do it the better you get. The apprenticeship program for 2010 offers 8 weeks of “hands-on” building, problem solving, designing and discussing all aspects of natural building, allowing you to take the time to develop new skills under the guidance of experienced natural builders.

This year’s apprenticeship takes place in two locations. We will start off in South Dakota by starting a 2 bedroom cob house on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (first 3 weeks). The reservation is incredibly beautiful, historically rich as well as tragic and is known as one of the poorest places in North America. After completing the site preparations for the building, apprentices will participate in an 8 day “complete Shelter” workshop along with other students.

please email welcome@housealive.org for more info.