All the hurdles have finally been cleared and the earthship hybrid at Narara Ecovillage has been granted it's Construction Certificate!
Designed by Marty Freney of Earthship Eco Homes and Earthship Ironbank, this hybrid design incorporates a half height tyre wall with straw bale construction above. There are rammed earth elements in the north facade and earthy tones throughout. We are all set to begin pounding tyres on Monday the 3rd of September and expect to complete this stage of the project in two weeks.
Any and all volunteer contributions are welcomed, and will secure you a discount on attendance at soon-to-be-announced future workshops at the project. For anyone interested in coming out for a day or a week we can offer camping, hot showers and meals, and the opportunity to learn from Australia's most experienced tyre pounding crew!
Volunteers can expect a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of tyre wall construction, including drainage, waterproofing, footings and insulation, as well as an in depth look at the design, permitting and construction pathway for this project.
For more information please contact Sean from Evolved Earth on 0490 663 895 or sean@evolved.earth
Earthship Marulan “Well Grounded”
Mark Van Laarhoven is often calling for helpers to continue construction of his "Well Grounded" Earthship in NSW 2hr south of Sydney. See Mark’s Facebook site here: and get in touch
Earthship Biotecture Academy Nov-Dec 2018
Earthship Biotecture Academy in Japan Nov 5 - Dec 2 2018 sign up here
NEW WEBSITE for all naturalbuilding events, workshops and professionals
For all naturalbuilding professionals, contractors and potential clients or participants across Australia.
We have made a call out for subscriptions to help fund a new websitenaturalbuildingaustralia.org which is seeking to bring together all naturalbuilding services, workshops, events, seminars, volunteer opportunities and related products under one umbrella
Your support in getting behind this project is critical to get it happening and make it a valuable tool for everyone so that we can provide a central platform for people to get involved in naturalbuilding events.
Most often when getting around talking about naturalbuilding in Australia people are asking, 'how do i find out about these things? or how do I get involved?' and for many people social media isn't always the most convenient way to get the information they are seeking.
For naturalbuilding professionals and people trying to set up related businesses it's sometimes difficult to reach or access people to fill up workshops and events.
Hence by everyone jumping onto one platform it can become the one stop, go-to place for the most relevant and up to date information for events across Australia.
As a collective website it can also begin to generate partnerships and links to other organisations to help grow the movement.
By not being 'earthship' specific, Naturalbuildingaustralia seeks to be inclusive and incorporate all the styles including cob, mud brick, superadobe, hemp, straw bale, cave house, tree house, tiny house, rewilding, permaculture farm experiences, recycled timber etc.
It can also help network and advertise for people with building, drafting, architecture, plumbing, rendering, earth moving, ramming and any other related trade skills to get involved in naturalbuilding projects.
Professional subscriptions are open and general donations are most welcome. The link to the newsletter with more information and other events coming up is here http://eepurl.com/cclP0P and subscription links are there also
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