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 | 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 | Feb 5, 2021 | Alternative building, City of Cape Town, Cob, Ecobricks, Natural building, Natural plasters, Peter McIntosh, Rammed Earth, Sustainable building, Tyre building
A carbon-neutral, multi-purpose centre is being constructed from tyres, rammed earth, recycled building rubble and eco-bricks in the beautiful Helderberg Nature Reserve. Design and materials The Natural Building Collective is excited to form part of the construction...
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 | Aug 27, 2018 | Alternative building, Cape Town, Community, Living off-grid, Living Sustainably, Natural building, Peter McIntosh, Sustainable building
Offgrid vision is a project dedicated to empowering people in developed and developing countries to pursue living off-the-grid through sharing knowledge and experience and raising funds for deserving projects in developing countries. Patrick Lunt and Offgrid vision...
