9-Day Natural Building Extravaganza in Asheville, NC!

Kleiwerks International and Ashevillage Institute will be hosting a 9-day Natural Building Extravaganza from August 9-18, offering 20 hands-on workshops on all things natural building. The Natural Building Extravaganza offers a comprehensive smorgasbord of workshops, classes, special projects and field trips on a beautiful site in the mountains of Asheville, NC. Participants will learn how to create beautiful, affordable, natural dwellings using local clay, sand, straw, bamboo, and other abundant and salvaged materials. For more information and to sign up, visit our site: http://ashevillage.org/program/natural-building-extravaganza/

There is less than a month left to take advantage of our early bird special!

LEARN:

Hands-on projects

Oh, the glorious art of mixing and making with mud, quickly!

Wall systems: Cob, adobe, slipstraw, wattle & daub, and more

Natural finishes: Exterior and interior earthen plasters and paints

Basic additions: Installation of windows and doors

Roofing: Connections, considerations & installation

Foundation, flooring & drainage systems

Theory & presentations

Community mud stories from around the world

Characteristics of natural materials and Mud 101

Site selection and passive solar design

Pro’s and con’s of various wall systems

Natural engineering and structural integrity

Designing a Nest: Intuiting your sweet home

Basics of electricity and plumbing

Thermal mass and insulation

Foundations and drainage

Building with straw bales

Living roofs

And more