Local materials Archives < Natural Building Collective https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/category/local-materials/ Sustainable building principles to connect, create, empower and educate. Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:20:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-Square-logo-32x32.png Local materials Archives < Natural Building Collective https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/category/local-materials/ 32 32 Thanks for an awesome 2017! https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/a-recap-of-the-natural-building-collective-in-2017/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/a-recap-of-the-natural-building-collective-in-2017/#respond Fri, 22 Dec 2017 12:09:35 +0000 https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/?p=70613 “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 Early Childhood Development centre, start and […]

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]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/a-recap-of-the-natural-building-collective-in-2017/feed/ 0 New directions in informal settlement upgrading and community-led sustainable building practices – The Freedom Square shack replacement project – Day 18 (Thursday 2 Oct’14) https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/new-directions-in-informal-settlement-upgrading-and-community-led-sustainable-building-practices-the-freedom-square-shack-replacement-project-day-18-thursday-2-oct14/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/new-directions-in-informal-settlement-upgrading-and-community-led-sustainable-building-practices-the-freedom-square-shack-replacement-project-day-18-thursday-2-oct14/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2014 09:32:06 +0000 http://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=11816 I came to learn how to build a cob wall; instead I learned the story of my life before I even stepped onto the building site. It was day 18 at the Freedom Square shack replacement building site in Bloemfontein, but my first day on the premises. The walls of Lientjie’s new house were already […]

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]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/lebone-village-launch/feed/ 0 Reflections and observations on a recent visit to the former Transkei https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/reflections-and-observations-on-a-recent-visit-to-the-former-transkei/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/reflections-and-observations-on-a-recent-visit-to-the-former-transkei/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2014 19:53:19 +0000 http://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=285 The post Reflections and observations on a recent visit to the former Transkei appeared first on Natural Building Collective.

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