by Peter McIntosh | Mar 18, 2022 | Delft ECD, Early Childhood Development centre, Early Childhood Development centres, Ecobricks, Events, Natural building, Natural building methods, Peter McIntosh, Tyre building
Call for Volunteers:
We have an incredible learning opportunity coming up at the end of the month in Delft, Cape Town.
We need hands to help build the Ulwazi Educare Early Childhood Development Centre, facilitated by the Natural Building Collective, partnered with Uthando South Africa and Ikamva Labantu.
by Peter McIntosh | Feb 1, 2022 | Alternative building, Cape Town, Cob, Community, Delft ECD, Early Childhood Development centre, Early Childhood Development centres, Earthen Schools, Ecobricks, Local materials, Natural building, Natural building methods, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Reclaimed materials, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements, Thermal performance, Tyre building
The buzzing building site at the Ulwazi Educare in Delft, Cape Town, has set the tone for what is promising to be the largest tyre building in South Africa. The early childhood development centre (ECD) was designed in collaboration with award-winning sustainable...
by Peter McIntosh | Jul 8, 2018 | Alternative building, Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Cob, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), Delft ECD, Early Childhood Development centre, Early Childhood Development centres, Earthen Schools, Hybrid building, Natural building, Natural building methods, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements, Tyre building
The Training Centre is a passive solar, earth sheltered building out of tyres, cob, compressed earth bricks, ecobricks and glass bottles at the Delft Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre. The design is centered around minimizing the use of cement and concrete...
by Peter McIntosh | Dec 22, 2017 | Anita Venter, City of Cape Town, Delft ECD, Early Childhood Development centre, Early Childhood Development centres, Earthen Schools, Ecobricks, Local materials, Long Way Home, Natural building, Natural building course, Peter McIntosh, Sustainable building, Tyre building
“The future belongs to the few of us still willing to get our hands dirty.” – Roland Tiangco As the end of the year approaches, we want to wish you well over the festive season, and thank you for your support in 2017. You helped us finish the Delft...
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...
by Peter McIntosh | Feb 23, 2017 | Adobe, Alternative building, Alternative energy, Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Clay, Cob, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), Delft ECD, Early Childhood Development centre, Earthen Schools, Ecobricks, Guest post, Hybrid building, Living Sustainably, Local materials, Long Way Home, Mud brick, Natural building, Natural building methods, Natural mortar mixes, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Qala Phelang Tala, Rammed Earth, Strawbale, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements, Thermal performance, Tyre building
In Delft, an impoverished township on the outskirts of the Cape Flats, local government is changing its approach to building early childhood development centres with a pioneering project showcasing a hybrid of natural building methods and up-cycled waste materials. By...
