natural building techniques
DESCRIPTION
A brief introduction to natural building techniques as part of a Permaculture Design Certification Course.TRANSCRIPT
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Natural Building
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Earth Brick
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Bricks, bricks, bricks and more bricks.
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Foundations
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Brick and Mortar
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Delicious food to fuel the body and spirit!
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Ecostead Bed & Breakfast
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Inside
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Cinva -Inter American Housing and Planning Center of Bogota, ColumbiaRam- Paul Ramirez, Chilean Engineer
Rammed Earth
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Cob Mix with Earthen Plasters
Equal parts sand and clay mixed with medium length straw fibers
Clay, Sand, and finely chopped fiber
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Be sure to design a good hat & boots for earthen structures
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Ferro-Cement Roof
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Cob Creations
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Waddle and Daub
Waddle- woven latticework of wooden stakes; Daub is clay, sand, and straw mix application
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Light EarthSand, Clay, woodchip mixed lightly and placed in a form and lightly tamped
are moved across permanent ladders & coppiced horizontals
Temporary Forms
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Sprouting-Its Ok for the wall to sprout- drying slowly
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Trim off edges for Plastering and
Asthetics
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Strawbale
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Vaulted Strawbale
Permaculture Institute of Northern California (PINC)
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Strawbale mud domes, Kibbutz Lotan
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Getting government on board…
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Timber Framing
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Excavation- Inspection of the Foundation
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Bracing
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Clay must Dry
completely before first
frost
Temperature Considerations
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Remember to celebrate!
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Building with Whole Trees
Roald Gundersen
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Roald Gundersen
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Cordwood
Rainbow Valley Farm
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Stone and Tile
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Dry Stack Stone
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Mosaic
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Patios & Walkways
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Earth ships Recycled Materials
Recycled Materials: Tires, Cans, Bottles
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Earth Bag Construction
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Earth Bag Construction
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Super Adobe
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Living Roof
Rainbow Valley Farm
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ThatchingThatching
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Roundhouses
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Celtic Earthen Roundhouse
13 Timber Ceiling
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QuickTime™ and a decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Ger - Mongolian word for “dwelling”
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Portable Roundhouse
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Hurricane House
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Information Kiosk and gazebo for a Hostel in Oregon
City Repair
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Aesthetics combined with Function
Glass Bottle inset providing light and art
Candle Holder and light reflector
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Sculpted Alcoves
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Earthen Floors
Artisan Builders Collective
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Clay Paints
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Tadelakt
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Bottle Wall
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But will it last?
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Rammed Earth in New Zealand
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English Cob House
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Cob & Earth Plasters of Mali
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Anasazi Cliff Dwellings of Colorado
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