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Natural Building: Workshops & Events Natural Builders: •By Location •By Specialty •With Workshops Community Classifieds Colloquium and Gatherings Why Natural Building? »Natural Building Resources« NBN Join Home About Us Staff and Board of Directors Contact Us Fine Print Copyright Disclaimer		Natural Building Resources Consulting Services: When you are curious about the possibilities and options available to you in Natural Building please contact the Natural Building Network for our consulting services. Recommended Online Reading: "To Remake the World", an article by Paul Hawken, in Orion magazine, May/June, 2007. *"Our Myopic Building Codes", an article by David Eisenberg, at FineHomebuilding.com. "Making Other Arrangements", an article by James Howard Kunstler, in HopeDance magazine, March/April, 2007. "The Human Race is Living Beyond its Means", an article by Andrew Simms, Published on October 9, 2006 by the Independent: "The Building You're In Fuels Global Warming",* by Edward Mazria, Published on Thursday, March 4, 2004 by the Los Angeles Times *"The Cement Industry's Role in Climate Change",* an article by Dr Robert McCaffrey, Editor, GCL: Global Cement and Lime Magazine *"Deforestation and the Global Carbon Cycle", an article from Earth Observer, a publication of the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA). "Solutions to the Al Gore Film", an article by Bob Banner, in HopeDance magazine, July/August, 2006. "What is Natural Building", an article by John Schinnerer, at eco-living.net. First published in 1998. Great Ideas & Useful Resources:* Cold Climate Cob requires special attention to details of insulation, passive solar design and other considerations. Here is a clear, brief and detailed description of how best to build with cob in cold climates. Compare Natural Building Systems: See the differences in the benefits of natural wall systems. *Research in seismic resistance of cob and living roofs: The Stanley Park Earthen Architecture Project. http://stanleyparkecology.ca/programs/cob/research.htm Rocket Stoves* are superefficient woodstoves you can build yourself. The Watson Wick is an aerobic pumice wick used to filter, clean and decontaminate greywater and blackwater. Recommended Periodicals: The CobWeb - edited by Michael G. Smith and published bi-annually by the Cob Cottage Company. It's the only journal devoted to cob construction - your best resource for technical updates, news of cob projects all over the world, and opportunities to practice and learn. It also promotes deconsumerism, personal empowerment, and the philosophy and ethics of natural building. Send $20 to Cob Cottage Publications, PO Box 23631, Eugene, OR 97402 for a 4-issue, 2-year subscription. The Last Straw Journal -sharing news and developments from around the world about straw-bale construction and natural building. The journal includes diverse articles about projects and up-to-date techniques, written by and about those who design and build with natural materials, research them, live with them—and just plain love them. http://www.thelaststraw.org/forms/subscription.html Links: Natural Building Books & Videos By Our Member Authors: The Art of Natural Building, edited by Joe Kennedy, Michael G. Smith and Catherine Wanek, New Society Publishers Balance Point, Joe Jenkins Branched Drain Greywater Systems, Art Ludwig, Oasis Designs Buddha House; Reflections on Building and Being, Chris McClellan Build your Own Earthen Oven, Kiko Denzer, Hand Print Press Builder's Greywater Guide, Art Ludwig, Oasis Designs Building with Cob: a step- by- step guide, Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce, Green Books Building with the Earth: Oregon's Cob Cottage Co. - Video tape (US or PAL) or DVD Cob and the Earth Building Revival: A Reader, Cob Cottage Co. The Complete Cordwood DVD with Rob and Jaki Roy Cordwood and the Code: A Building Permit Guide, edited by Alan Stankevitz, Richard Flatau, Rob Roy and Dr. Kris Dick. Cordwood Building: The State of the Art, Rob Roy Create an Oasis with Greywater, Art Ludwig, Oasis Designs Dig Your Hands in the Dirt! - A Manual for Making Art out of Earth, Kiko Denzer, Hand Print Press Earth Art, Kiko Denzer, Hand Print Press Earthbag Building: the Tools, Tricks, and Techniques, Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable Underground Home, Rob Roy EcoNest, Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw, and Timber, by Paula Baker-Laporte and Robert Laporte, Gibbs Smith The Hand Sculpted House, A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage, Ianto Evans, Michael G. Smith and Linda Smiley, Chelsea Green Publishing Co. Home Work - Handbuilt Shelter, Lloyd Kahn, Shelter Publications How to Live an Exotic Life in an Ordinary World, Michele Pike, Journey Publications The Humanure Handbook, Joe Jenkins Little House on a Small Planet, Shay Salomon, Lyons Press Make a Simple Sundial, Kiko Denzer, Hand Print Press Mortgage Free! Radical Strategies for Home Ownership, Rob Roy The New Strawbale Home, Catherine Wanek Prescriptions for A Healthy House: A Practical Guide For Architects, Builders & Homeowners, by Paula Baker-Laporte, Erica Elliot, John Banta, New Society Publishers Principles of Ecological Design, Art Ludwig, Oasis Designs Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands, Volume 1, Brad Lancaster, Rainsource Press. Rocket Mass Heaters: Super Efficient Woodstoves You Can Build (and Snuggle Up To), Ianto Evans and Leslie Jackson, Cob Cottage Publications Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Healthy Environment, Jeff Conant, Hesperian Foundation The Sauna, Rob Roy The Septic System Owner’s Manual, Lloyd Kahn, Shelter Publications Shelter, Lloyd Kahn, Shelter Publications The Slate Roof Bible, Joe Jenkins The Solar Powered Home with Rob Roy, DVD Stone Circles: A Modern Builder's Guide to the Megalithic Revival, by Rob Roy Stone Circles: A Megalithic Workshop with Rob Roy, DVD Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction, Rob Roy Transform Space into Place, City Repair, a 9 minute YouTube Video Water for Life - Community Water Security, Jeff Conant, Hesperian Foundation Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use, Art Ludwig, Oasis Designs Where There Is No Doctor: A village health care handbook, by David Werner with Carol Thuman and Jane Maxwell, Hesperian Foundation Where Women Have No Doctor: A health guide for women, by A. August Burns, Ronnie Lovich, Jane Maxwell, and Katharine Shapiro, Hesperian Foundation Resources by Specialty: Natural Building Builders Without Borders - www.builderswithoutborders.org *Strawbale Central* - www.strawbalecentral.com Adobe *The Adobe Association of the Southwest* champions earth construction of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Its purpose is to be a voice within the earth building community. AAS shares knowledge about earthen construction and participates with other earth construction organizations. Host of the annual Adobe USA conference. www.adobeasw.com Adobe Seismic Testing: Getty Conservation Institute - Seismic Stabilization of Historic Structures (1990-1996) http://www.getty.edu/conservation/science/seismic/ Cob The CobWeb - edited by Michael G. Smith and published bi-annually by the Cob Cottage Company. It's the only journal devoted to cob construction - your best resource for technical updates, news of cob projects all over the world, and opportunities to practice and learn. It also promotes deconsumerism, personal empowerment, and the philosophy and ethics of natural building. Send $20 to Cob Cottage Publications, PO Box 23631, Eugene, OR 97402 for a 4-issue, 2-year subscription. The Devon Earth Building Association was formed in 1991 to sustain the ancient and traditional practice of building in earth or ‘cob’ in the South-West of England. The Association supports the conservation of existing cob buildings by developing and promoting appropriate techniques for their repair and maintenance, and encourages the use of cob for new building. www.devonearthbuilding.com *The Earth Building Association of Australia Inc (EBAA). The EBAA is a non-profit organisation open to all with an interest in earth building. Our aim is to foster and promote the use of Earth Building in Australia and worldwide. www.ebaa.asn.au Earth Building Association of New Zealand, is a network of enthusiastic and experienced volunteers, who are interested in promoting environmentally friendly, sustainable building, with a focus on earth as a construction material. EBANZ publishes a bi-monthly magazine, runs an interactive web site, lobbies government organisations, sends out regular email newsletters (EB News), organises an Annual Conference and local events in New Zealand to promote earth building. http://www.earthbuilding.org.nz/. Cob Seismic Testing - The Stanley Park Earthen Architecture Project:* http://www.stanleyparkecology.ca/programs/cob/journal/journal.htm Straw Bale The Last Straw Journal -sharing news and developments from around the world about straw-bale construction and natural building. The journal includes diverse articles about projects and up-to-date techniques, written by and about those who design and build with natural materials, research them, live with them—and just plain love them. www.thelaststraw.org Sustainable Living *Hopedance* -reporting on the outrageous, pioneering and inspiring activities of outstanding individuals and organizations who are creating a new world - regardless of their spiritual tradition or political agenda. We publish and engage in activities (forums, workshops, film festivals...) that are necessary in building ecologically sustainable, practical, down-to-earth solutions, holistic, healthy and awakened community. www.hopedance.org Timberframe *The Timber Framers Guild* is a non-profit educational membership association dedicated to the craft of timber framing. We serve as a center of timber frame information and design for the professional and the general public. http://www.tfguild.org/ NBN Brochure Download an Informational Brochure Here (You will need a pdf reader to open this file. We recommend CutePDF or Adobe Reader) NBN Membership Form Download a Membership Form Here (You will need a pdf reader to open this file. We recommend CutePDF or Adobe Reader)






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