straw bale workshop

Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 22:48:33 -0400
From: Kim Thompson <shipharbour@ns.sympatico.ca>
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Sustainable Living Workshop: Earth Plaster a Strawbale Building


The Nappan Project is offering an earth plaster and cob workshop led by
strawbale builder and teacher Kim Thompson July 5-7 2002, in Nappan,
(near Amherst), Nova Scotia.

Strawbale construction is an example of sustainable living through use
of appropriate building technology and materials.  If you are interested
in learning about constructing an environmentally friendly and cost
efficient home, this is your opportunity for some hands on with one of
the most experienced strawbale builders in Atlantic Canada.

History, systems, design and permitting involved with  strawbale
buildings will be introduced with most of the hands on being focusing on
plastering existing straw bale walls.

Schedule:
The workshop weekend will begin with a slide show intro to strawbale
building on Friday night (July 5).
Saturday and Sunday will be a combination of theoretical and hands on
learning.   After completing straw detailing of a strawbale greenhouse
begun last year, participants will mix and apply a natural earth plaster
to the bales. This material is an adobe like mixture of  sand, clay and
straw often referred to as "cob".  Kim will demonstrate cob application
and discuss different types of plaster as well as techniques for shaping
cob niches, bevels and relief / design touches.

Workshop information:
Participants: The workshop can accommodate between 6 and 15
participants.
Price: will vary according to the number of participants, with a maximum
of 150$ per person (includes the workshop and meals).
Accommodations on site: tenting locations, mobile home and barn, bring
your own sleeping bag and mattress.

What is the Nappan Project?
Located in Nappan, near Amherst Nova Scotia, The Nappan Project
Association is a community based Non-Profit Organisation dedicated to
the development and demonstration of environmentally friendly,
sustainable living skills and technologies.  Through this project, we
aim to show that it is easy, economical, and comfortable to live sustain
ably.
Visit our website at http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/nappanproject.html

For more information on the strawbale workshop or the Nappan Project,
contact Jason Blanch at:
 Nappan Project Association
 RR6 Amherst
 NS B4H 3Y4
 (tel) (902) 661-0037
 email: nappanproject@ns.sympatico.ca



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