Workshops

SEI: Designing and Building Natural Homes

Date: June 9th-13th
Time: 9am-5pm
Location: Paonia, CO
This course covers the opportunities and evolving variations within the field of natural building. The five-day workshop will be full of guest instructor presentations, experimentation, open discussion, and extensive hands-on instruction.

http://solarenergy.org/workshops/naturalhome.html

Straw Bale Workshop in Washington D.C.

All day ongoing workshop as part of the US Botanic Garden's One Planet- Ours! Sustainability Exhibition Family Day taught by Laura Bartels of GreenWeaver Inc. and David Eisenberg of Development Center for Appropriate Technology.

Come help to build a straw bale house and learn to plaster with earth, All ages welcome!

Date: June 21st, 2008
Time: 10 am - 4:30 pm
Location: United States Botanic GardenBuilders Without Borders Exhibit
Free: No registration required
http://builderswithoutborders.org/USBG/workshop.HTM
http://www.usbg.gov/education/events/One-Planet-Ours.cfm

Straw Bale Hands-On Workshop

Date: July 10th-11th, 2008
Time: 9am-5pm
University of Colorado Sustainable Practices Program
Location: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of straw bale design and construction and will gain hands-on experience with bale building techniques and introductory plastering.

http://conted.colorado.edu/programs/independent-learning/sustainable-practices/straw-bale/

Presentation and Workshop for Boulder County's Green Building Conference

Date: Sat., July 12th, 2008
Time: 9-11:30am
Hosted by Boulder Green Building Guild
Location: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

www.greenbuildingconference.org

SEI: Straw Bale Construction & Natural Plasters

Date: September 15th-19th
Time: 9am-5pm
Location: Paonia, CO

http://solarenergy.org/workshops/strawbale.html