Get ready to play with mud! This six-day workshop is perfect for homeowners, commercial property owners, and contractors who wish to explore the full scope of natural building techniques and materials. In this hands-on, intensive setting, you will learn the basic skills you need to help you design and construct your own natural building.

Course topics include:

* A variety of building techniques including cob, wattle and daub, slipstraw, and how to integrate them with each other
* How to determine what techniques and materials are appropriate for each situation
* Passive solar design & site analysis
* Alternative foundations & materials
* Sustainable plasters and paints
* Energy efficient design
* Recycled and non-toxic materials

Participants will gain hands-on experience by helping to build our intern village at the Solar Living Center.

Cost: $600

To register or for more information, visit www.solarliving.org, or cal 707.744.2017.

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