Most of us played with mud when we were children. As adults you now have an excuse to do that all over again. Perhaps half the world's population lives in earthen buildings. Building with earth is an affordable, safe and ecologically sound method of construction. During the one week Introduction to Cob Building course you will learn how to begin building your own earthen home. Cob is a combination of clay sediment, sand, and straw mixed together with water and hand formed into walls. This course will teach you how to prospect and test for appropriate building sediment, how to mix cob, various wall building techniques, the installation of windows into cob walls, methods of attachment for wood (e.g. doors, roofs), and how to sculpt niches, shelves, and furniture. We will also have discussion sessions about natural building, the siting and design of buildings, foundations and drainage, plasters and earthen floors, and electric and plumbing for cob buildings. All Levels.

42 Learning Units

Certificate in Sustainable Building and Design

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