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Graeme North Workshops

Sunday, April 01, 2012 - Sunday, April 01, 2012

Design for local resilience by learning some appropriate technology. This is technology that can be made at an affordable price by ordinary people using local materials to do useful work in ways that do the least possible harm to both human society and the environment.

Date: Sunday April 1, 2012, 9.30am-4.30pm
to be held near Warkworth

Discover the unique and creative potential of natural building. Explore materials and techniques in an intensive, hands-on experience, using a variety of materials focusing on natural clay as a major resource. There will be opportunities to make and use a variety of materials including dense and lightweight mud brick and cob, inclusion of natural fibres such as straw and hemp, and some work with bamboo. We will also touch on earth and lime plastering, earth floors, and discuss strawbales. Numbers are limited to give good opportunities for participation and discussion

Fees: 125 per person including GST per day

For a second person in a couple there is a $25 reduction for the partner.
Morning and afternoon teas are provided but you will need to bring your own lunches.

Accommodation is very limited but may be available for an extra fee. Inquire if you need this.

$50.00 is payable in advance to secure a place.
The deposit is non-refundable unless the event is not held on the advertised date.

To enrol, send your full name, address, home/work/mobile phone numbers, email address, the workshop date and your deposit to:
Livingscapes NZ Ltd, 49 Matthew Road, RD1, Warkworth 0981. Attn "Workshops".
Direct credit instructions can be given on request.

For more information, please email:
info@ecodesign.co.nz www.ecodesign.co.nz
TUTORS:
Graeme North FNZIA, BArch, DipPerm, Registered Architect
assisted by Dan Mohr BArch

Graeme is well known nationally and internationally in natural building, architectural, and permacultural circles for his work spanning several decades. He was inaugural chair of the Earth Building Association of NZ (EBANZ) and chairs the Standards NZ Committee for Earth Building Standards. He was awarded a Winstone Churchill Fellowship in 2010 to study appropriate technology.
For this workshop he will be joined by Daniel Mohr, who has worked alongside Graeme in his practice for some years.

Workshops in other topics are also being developed such as pizza ovens, natural house design, strawbale building, earth and lime plastering, ferro-cement roofs, and sculptural raised garden edges, so please keep in touch.
You may be able to host a workshop at your place too – dates and fees are set by arrangement.

info@ecodesign.co.nz www.ecodesign.co.nz

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