[Scpg] Two COB COTTAGE WORKSHOP in Santa Barbara County and Art of Natural Buiding Slideshow Book signing in S. Cal.2003

Wed Feb 5 23:36:12 PST 2003

  LEARN to BUILD YOUR OWN

EARTHEN COTTAGE

YOU CAN SCULPT YOUR OWN HOME WITH YOUR OWN HANDS AND
USING INEXPENSIVE. NON-TOXIC NATURAL MATERIALS. NO POWER
TOOLS OR PREVIOUS BUILDING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED. A
PRACTICAL WORKSHOP

Earth is one of the oldest building materials on the planet and still the
most common. It won't rot, can't burn down and bugs won't eat it Thousands of
picturesque cob homes in England, Ireland and Wales have withstood centuries
of rain, snow and gales and remain comfortable and joyously inhabited today.
Currently, cob is enjoying a revival of interest both in Britain and North
America, where Cob Cottage Company has led the way in researching and
teaching this healthy, easy to learn, environmentally sustainable technology.

March 29-April 4 2003
Santa Barbara, CA

April 6-13  2003
Los Olivos. CA

YOU CAN LEARN IN JUST A WEEK HOW TO:
    * Build with COB, a traditional mixture of earth, water, sand and straw.
    * Select building materials and   determine  the best mixture for a given
    * soil.
    * Sculpt a personalized house with built-in seats, shelves, niches.
    * Evaluate natural  alternatives for roofs, floors, plasters and 
insulation.
    * Reduce your dependency on money and ecologically harmful  practices.
    * Avoid costly mistakes many novice builders make.
Workshop graduates have built themselves enchanting snug homes for less than
   $10,000. Come expecting to work hard. make lasting friendships, dance and
drum when the day's labor is done! For all ages and abilities.

$640 Fee includes camping, vegetarian meals and intensive hands-on learning.

Discounts for early registration & groups of two or more, 10% for payment 30
days in advance; 10% for families and friends coming together.

TO REGISTER, CONTACT: : Cob Cottage Co., Box 123, Cottage Grove, OR
97424

Phone/fax 541-942-2005; www.deatec.com/cobcottage

THE ART OF NATURAL BUILDING BOOK SIGNING /LIDE SHOW in S. CALIFORNIA March 
20-March 30
everyone
Last November we organized a Book Signing/Slide Show for Ianto Evans and 
Linda Smiley of Cob Cottage Company in Oregon From Arcata to San Diego. 
Which was a great success because of all the help we got in the communities 
he visited.

This year I am happy to announce Joseph Kennedy of Builders without Borders
http://www.builderswithoutborders.org has agreed to come to Southern 
California to do a series of SLIDE SHOW / BOOK SIGNING from Berkeley to San 
Diego from Mar 20- Mar 30 to celebrate the release the book
THE ART OF NATURAL BUILDING www.newsociety.com/bookid/3697

  Below are tentative dates in each community.Let us know if you want to be 
notified once all dates are confirmed
thanks wes roe

Cosponsored by Santa Barbara Permaculture Network www.sbpermaculture.org 
South Coast Permaculture Guilds and Hopedance Magazine  www.hopedance.org
For more info: (805)- 962-2571 / e-mail: lakinroe at silcom.com

Mar 20 Thurs Berkeley
Mar 21 Fri Santa Cruz
Mar 22 Sat SLO
Mar 23 Sun open date for flex in schedule
Mar 24 Mon open date for flex in schedule
Mar 25 Tues Santa Barbara
Mar 26 Wed Ojai, also dinner at Farmer and the Cook
Mar 27 Ventura
Mar 28 Los Angeles
Mar 29 San Diego
Mar 30 Laguna Beach

JOSEPH F. KENNEDY

Joseph received degrees in Architecture from the University of California 
at Berkeley and the Southern California Institute of Architecture with an 
additional degree in International Peace Studies from the University of 
Notre Dame. In his studies he concentrated on natural building design and 
its ecological, political and social effects. Involved in ecological design 
and construction for fifteen years, he’s worked with such pioneers as 
Persian architect Nader Khalili and Welsh architect Christopher Day on 
innovative projects that have expanded the boundaries of ecological 
architecture.

Traveling and consulting around the world, Joseph has participated in 
numerous building and research projects. He co-designed a space station 
habitability module for NASA; participated in a National Endowment for the 
Arts-sponsored ceramic house project: studied ancient stone towers on the 
island of Sardinia with Earthwatch; and co-created a site-built earth art 
project with Japanese artist, Nobuho Nagasawa, in Prague, Czech Republic. 
In addition he has designed a teacher-training center for basic needs in 
South Africa, where he helped build several prototype structures based on 
ecological design principles. Joseph has also designed several homes in 
Southern California, and published drawings and articles in numerous books 
and magazines.

An associate producer on The Straw Bale Solution video, Joseph has also 
produced a grade 6-8 curriculum about ecological design and natural 
building entitled Homeward Bound. In 1999 he undertook a nine-month 
research and teaching tour that brought him to different innovative 
projects in Argentina, Brazil, England, Ireland and South Africa. He is 
co-editor of The Art of Natural Building, a contributor to various natural 
building journals, and frequent lecturer and workshop leader on the topic. 
He is currently Director of Builders without Borders (BWB), a new 
organization dedicated to serving the underhoused of the world, with 
projects on the US/Mexico border and US Indian reservations. With 
associates from BWB he is currently working on a new book entitled Building 
without Borders: Sustainable Construction in Cross-Cultural Contexts. He 
also teaches in the EcoDwelling Concentration of New College of 
California’s Culture, Ecology and Sustainable Community Program.

The Art of Natural Building www.newsociety.com/bookid/3697

Design, Construction, Resources
Edited by Joseph E. Kennedy, Michael G. Smith
and Catherine Wanek
The search for housing that is healthy, affordable, and environmentally 
responsible is leading a
growing number of people to take a fresh look at building techniques long 
shunned by the modern
construction industry.
Recently, books on specific techniques such as straw-bale construction, cob 
or rammed earth have
become available, but there has been little to introduce the reader to the 
entire field. The Art of
Natural Building fills that void wholly by being a complete and 
user-friendly introduction to natural
building for non-professionals as well as architects and designers. From 
straw bale and cob to
recycled concrete and salvaged materials, this anthology of articles from 
leaders in the field focuses on
both the practical and the esthetic concerns of ecological building designs 
and techniques. Above all,
this empowering guide demonstrates that anyone can design and build a home 
from natural materials
that is beautiful, low-cost, and environmentally-sensible.
Profusely illustrated, The Art of Natural Building is divided into five 
sections. The first provides an
overview of the natural building movement from the various perspectives of 
sustainability, lifestyle, and
health. The second section looks at planning and design, followed by a 
section that focuses on
specific techniques and the vast variety of materials used in natural 
building. Next, examples of diverse
natural dwellings are shared—from a Hybrid Hobbit House to a thatched 
studio and a cob office.
Finally, complementary systems, such as solar appliances, composting 
toilets, and alternative power
systems are covered. Packed with additional resources and a bibliography, 
this is the encyclopedia of
natural building!

Book Review by Blayne Brown
For anyone interested in ecological home building, or sustainable living as 
a whole, "The
art of natural building" edited by Joseph F. Kennedy, Michael G. Smith and 
Catherine
Wanek is a very valuable and informative resource.
This book gives a great overview of many of the construction techniques and 
designs,
both ancient and contemporary, that can be used as a more sustainable 
alternative to
modern construction methods. The many contributors to the book add insight 
with there
own personal experiences using building techniques from wattle and daub, to 
building
with tires and other forms of waste. "The art of natural building" not only 
involves the
construction of the buildings, but also decorating and landscaping ideas 
that may suit the
building you choose to construct.
I think the book may have been more effective if more colour photographs 
had been
added, but I believe that the goal of the book is to get people interested 
in the topic and
to get them to investigate other sources, and from my point of view it was 
successful.
Bio:
Blayne Brown paints and currently dwells somewhere in Ontario.

304 pages 9" x 8" 200 B&W photos & drawings 8 page full color section
HOUSE & HOME / Design & Construction
ISBN 0865714339 -- 2001
USD$ 26.95 / CAD$ 36.95

The Art of Natural Building- Design, Construction,
Resources
Great new book covers earthen floors, clay wall infill,
papercrete, natural roofs and much more:
Publisher's description:
Edited by Joseph E. Kennedy, Michael G. Smith and
Catherine Wanek
The search for housing that is healthy, affordable, and
environmentally responsible is leading a growing number
of people to take a fresh look at building techniques long
shunned by the modern construction industry.
Recently, books on specific techniques such as
straw-bale construction, cob or rammed earth have
become available, but there has been little to introduce
the reader to the entire field.
The Art of Natural Building fills that void wholly by being a
complete and user-friendly introduction to natural building
for non-professionals as well as architects and designers.
 From straw bale and cob to recycled concrete and
salvaged materials, this anthology of articles from leaders
in the field focuses on both the practical and the esthetic
concerns of ecological building designs and techniques.
Above all, this empowering guide demonstrates that
anyone can design and build a home from natural
materials that is beautiful, low-cost, and
environmentally-sensible.
Profusely illustrated, The Art of Natural Building is divided
into five sections. The first provides an overview of the
natural building movement from the various perspectives of
sustainability, lifestyle, and health. The second section
looks at planning and design, followed by a section that
focuses on specific techniques and the vast variety of
materials used in natural building.
Next, examples of diverse natural dwellings are
shared—from a Hybrid Hobbit House to a thatched studio
and a cob office. Finally, complementary systems, such
as solar appliances, composting toilets, and alternative
power systems are covered. Packed with additional
resources and a bibliography, this is the encyclopedia of
natural building!

http://www.builderswithoutborders.org/
BUILDERS WITHOUT BORDERS
October 1-10, 2001:
AN INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL BUILDING IN A MULTI-CULTURAL WORLD
First Project Facilitator Training

Housing is a human right - yet increasing numbers of people are
homeless, due to war and environmental disasters. In Kosovo
alone, an estimated 100,000 homes were damaged or destroyed,
while recent flooding in Vietnam has left 2 million homeless.
After initial disaster relief, longer-term solutions such as
transitional housing are required, as well as the restoration or
replacement of homes in devastated areas. Permanent housing is
also needed for the chronically underhoused, whose situations
are often as desperate as those recovering from a war or natural
disaster.

Builders Without Borders is an international network of ecological builders 
who form
partnerships with communities and organizations around the world to create 
affordable
housing out of local materials, and to work together for a sustainable future

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
(805) 962-2571
sbpcnet at silcom.com
"We are like trees, we must create new leaves, in new directions, in order to
grow." - Anonymous