Natural building in Halifax

Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 13:53:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Jeff Myers <jeffusensei@yahoo.com>
To: sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca
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The purpose of this e-mail is to inform about an
emerging project to take place in Halifax sometime
during the summer of 2001.  The idea is to construct a
natural building (straw bale or cob) in Halifax to
promote sustainable building practices.  To that end,
we are in the process of trying to secure a donation
of land for the construction of a public showcase.
Ideally, we are looking for someone who is interested
in having a natural building built on their property
for their personal use. (i.e. artist studio,
workspace, etc.)  

Natural building is an incredibly exciting and 'new'
concept, although it has been around for hundreds of
years in England.  There are a number of houses even
here in Nova Scotia which employed the natural
building concepts in their construction.  While it's
not the solution to the environmental despair of our
planet, it is an alternative to the unsustainable use
of concrete, timber, and synthetic materials in
housing construction.  (For more info on natural
building, see the Cob Cottage Company's website and
links: http://www.deatech.com/cobcottage/)

MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Since this is still in the infancy stage of
devlopment, there aren't concrete details but the idea
is to get a group of people together in a positive
community atmosphere to learn about and build a straw
bale or cob house in Halifax next summer.  There is a
possibility that participation in the project would
result in a credit at Dalhousie.  To that end, we
need:

-land for the building
-a labour force of positive individuals who want to
help make a grass-roots change in our destructive and
ultimately unsustainable building practices
-funding (natural building is A LOT cheaper than a
conventional home but still costs some bucks)

If you or anyone you know is interested in this
project, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE e-mail me
(jeffusensei@yahoo.com).  As I said, this project is
still in its infancy so if you're interested now is
the time to get involved, so you can help us hammer
out the details.  

Please pass this on to anyone you think might be
interested and/or can help.

Thank you,

JEFF MYERS


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Jeff "King of the World" Myers
Halifax, Canada



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