by Peter McIntosh | Jan 23, 2022 | Adobe, Clay, Cob, Earth testing, Earth theory, Events, Living off-grid, Living Sustainably, Mud brick, Natural building, Natural building course, Natural building methods, Natural mortar mixes, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Sustainable building
The Natural Building Collective will be hosting two CPD-accredited natural building courses in 2022. Check out the dates below: Natural Building Courses Natural Building Collective – Natural building course: materials and techniques (CPD accredited: 7 category 1...
by Peter McIntosh | Jan 24, 2021 | Adobe, Cob, Earth testing, Earth theory, Events, Living off-grid, Living Sustainably, Local materials, Mud brick, Natural building, Natural building course, Natural building methods, Natural mortar mixes, Natural plasters, Solar energy, Sustainable building
We’re looking forward to hosting two of our esteemed week-long natural building courses in 2021. Last year, didn’t turn out the way any of us planned. For one thing, Peter spent four months stranded in Guatemala. Also, we were only able to host one of our...
by Peter McIntosh | Mar 9, 2018 | Adobe, Alternative building, Alternative energy, Architectural educational practice, Earth testing, Earth theory, Events, Insulation, Living off-grid, Living Sustainably, Local materials, Long Way Home, Mud brick, Natural building, Natural building course, Natural building methods, Natural mortar mixes, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Solar energy, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements, Thermal mass, Thermal performance, Tyre building
We’re thrilled to announce Peter McIntosh will be co-facilitating Long Way Home’s inaugural Green Building Academy in Guatemala this year. Participants can expect a solid grounding and hands-on experience in green, sustainable building and construction practices,...
by Peter McIntosh | Jan 4, 2018 | Adobe, Clay, Cob, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), Earth testing, Earth theory, Events, Insulation, Living off-grid, Living Sustainably, Local materials, Long Way Home, Mud brick, Natural building, Natural building course, Natural building methods, Natural mortar mixes, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Rammed Earth, Sand, Solar energy, Strawbale, Sustainable building, Thermal mass, Thermal performance
Attend our natural building course and take the first step to a sustainable future by learning hands-on natural building skills. Learn a whole range of materials and techniques while exploring questions around sustainable living based in Peter McIntosh’s experience...
by Peter McIntosh | Jun 23, 2017 | Adobe, Alternative building, Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Cob, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), Early Childhood Development centre, Early Childhood Development centres, Earthen Schools, Hybrid building, Mud brick, Natural building, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Tyre building
We’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign because we really need your help to finish building the edu-centre in Delft so carers from informal crèches can get training in early childhood development. We are busy building a passive solar, earth sheltered building out of...
by Peter McIntosh | May 16, 2017 | Adobe, Alternative building, Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Cob, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), Delft ECD, Early Childhood Development centre, Earthen Schools, Events, Hybrid building, Long Way Home, Natural building, Natural building course, Natural plasters, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements, Tyre building
We recently embarked on our first Sustainable Building Course with Earth and Tyres in collaboration with international NGO rockstars Long Way Home. You may have been eager to join in, but due to time or financial constraints had to sit it out? The sustainable building...
