I’ve been corresponding with a long time reader about how to develop low cost natural building training courses. The idea is to provide a range of free and low cost training materials that instructors can choose from to develop training programs for students. Kelly and I have already made a pretty good start with our videos, free plans, online articles, blog posts and Instructables. Some of these are listed below for ease of reference. These free materials could be supplemented with my low cost Earthbag Building Guide and/or DVD.
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Clay is the Way
“Hello and welcome, my name’s Alan Middleton. I live in the area of Powys, Wales.
I love building and working with natural materials i.e. Straw Bales, Light Straw Wattle and Daub, Cob, Earthen Plasters and Natural Clay Plaster Finishes.
New Life Foundation Roundhouse
“We currently have two earth building projects in the works here at New Life. The first is an adobe hut with a living roof that we started building during the Winter Solstice Festival in December of last year, which is now very close to completion.
More from Superadobe Serrano
Hello Owen, i would like to show you some progress in our earthbag home.
Superadobe Serrano blog/
Appropedia
“Appropedia is for collaborative solutions in sustainability, appropriate technology and poverty reduction. You are welcome to add to and edit Appropedia –
your site to find, co-create and improve the solutions we need. Contributors have made 276,802 edits and uploaded 21,556 files.”
Afghanistan Solar Cooking
“This video reviews the history of solar cooking in Afghanistan and discusses the enormous potential of this simple solar thermal technology to save the forests, the children and the economy of Afghanistan.”