Tag Archive: living roofs

Troutdale, OR

Instructor Scott Howard

http://www.earthenhand.com

Taught by Scott Howard and friends. Learn about Eco-roof construction hands-on. We will work as a team to install a 8 X 12 ft, 70-year eco-roof shed to be used also as a roof-top patio.

Gain the skills you need to build your own Eco-roof. Study calculations, materials, and techniques for your load-bearing structure. The structural part of the roof will be complete for us prior to this workshop. Discuss siting, permitting, and planning for an eco-roof shed. Learn how to estimate prices for eco-roof construction projects.

View squirrelfarm.org to read about the farm.

Tuition = $290 includes all meals, camping, indoor showers and bathroom.

Preregistration is required. To Register, Email: workshops@earthenhand.com. And send $100 non-refundable deposit to Earthen Hand Natural Building 3333 NE 15th Ave, Portland, OR, 97212

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

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

Internship II: International Relief work July 5 – August 28, 2010
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:

• 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.

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.

Warren, VT

Instructor Meaghan Pierce Delaney, Thandi Rosenbaum

http://www.yestermorrow.org

Tuition $750

Green roofs are gaining popularity for several reasons. They are super efficient at insulating a home. They also minimize our ecological footprint by retaining and filtering water before it reaches our rivers and streams. In this course, we will explore intensive and extensive green roof systems. We will discuss various planning strategies including water retention and native habitat preservation. We will cover the theoretical and technical considerations of green roofs while gaining the hands-on experience of actually building them. Through evening lectures and discussions, we will examine layer buildup, drainage solutions, characteristics of growing medium, and plant palette selection. We will also introduce case studies from around the world to demonstrate the many ways green roofs have been used, from small scale residential projects to large scale commercial buildings. During the days, we will perform a hands-on installation.

White Oak Farm – Williams, OR

Instructor: Taylor Starr & James Haim

http://www.whiteoakfarmcsa.org

Tuition: $640

Join us this Summer as we build a small cottage in the woods designed to demonstrate a wide range of natural building techniques. Over eight days you will learn how to build with cob, straw bales, lights-straw-clay, adobe, and poles. You will also have the opportunity to use earthen plasters. Lectures, discussions and demonstrations will focus on passive solar design, alternative energy, foundations, living roofs, load-bearing and non-load-bearing construction, cob ovens, and much more. We will also tour several finished natural homes.

Participants will Receive detailed instruction and hands-on experience in small cottage construction from laying the foundation to application of a living roof. This extended workshop allows for a deeper sense of community, and the opportunity to sink into the beautiful Williams Valley (an afternoon off is scheduled mid week).

Whidbey Island, Wa

Be part of history!This will be the FIRST code approved and permitted cob structure in Island County to date.
Spend 9 days in a beautiful location learning one of the simplest building methods on the planet. In this workshop, participants will learn the art of building with the earth and will leave with the confidence to build their own natural home or shelter. Mornings will be packed with hands on building, and afternoons will be a mix of more building, tours and relaxing. In the evenings there will be presentations and time to enjoy good food, music and the exploration of ideas with new friends. We will be building an 80-100 square foot cob vegetable stand from the ground up using a variety of techniques from foundation to roof. In this way, everyone will gain a sense of integrating the materials of sand, clay, soil and straw into the whole building process. We will be using local, abundant materials and discussing how to find these materials in most any location. We will also emphasize using human powered building techniques so participants will know what to do when oil and gas are scarce.We will work as a community team, taking care of our bodies and having fun.This workshop will be a key component in a world with fewer fossil fuels. Through this experience, participants will walk away with a sense of empowerment to build in a natural way.

Cost  $850

$25.00 discount if paid in full by June 15.
$25.OO if two or more people sign up together. (Each person receives discount.) Total possible discount $50.00 per person.

Teens 12-18 $400.00

Children 5-11 $150.00

Questions?Please email: ancientearth@whidbey.com or call: 360-331-7621

Ancient Arts Center, Alsea, OR

William Coperthwaite has spent decades learning and documenting traditional craft around the world in the interest of finding simpler, more peaceful ways to live. Margaret Matthewson is a crafter, basket-maker, willow-grower, and martial artist. In the workshop, we will practice hand-skills in carpentry, basket-making, and earthen plasters (wattle and daub) to make a two-tiered, rigid-walled yurt. The walls will be woven from willow withies grown and harvested on the property. Then we’ll plaster them with a combination of lightweight, insulative mud, finished with earthen and/or lime plasters. The roof will be a “living roof” planted with native plants and setums; depending on time and interest, we may build some ovens/stoves on the side).

Please inquire directly for more information: 541-438-4300, or contact Margaret through www.ancientartscenter.com.

The 10-day workshop (framing, living roof, weaving and plastering walls, meals, dorm bed or campsite) costs $900. We’ll need a $400 deposit to hold your place. Some scholarships, fee-reductions, and work-trades available; please inquire. 15% discount for full payment before August 10th. Fees are refundable (less a $50 administrative fee) only if we receive notice before August 31st. After August 31st, we will be able to make refunds only if we can fill your space.

(http://www.ancientartscenter.com)