Natural building Archives < Natural Building Collective https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/category/natural-building/ Sustainable building principles to connect, create, empower and educate. Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:22:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-Square-logo-32x32.png Natural building Archives < Natural Building Collective https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/category/natural-building/ 32 32 Portfolio | Compressed Earth Brick house (CEB) reimagines tiny RDP house footprint https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/ceb-house-reimagines-tiny-house/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 12:28:33 +0000 https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/?p=71732 At 42m2 this house in Scarborough uses natural building materials to showcase the potential of earth building on the scale of a standard RDP house.

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]]> 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 Q&A with Jill Hogan, a pioneer of natural building in South Africa https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/qa-with-jill-hogan-a-pioneer-of-natural-building-in-south-africa/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/qa-with-jill-hogan-a-pioneer-of-natural-building-in-south-africa/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2016 10:20:21 +0000 https://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=69444 The post Q&A with Jill Hogan, a pioneer of natural building in South Africa appeared first on Natural Building Collective.

]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/qa-with-jill-hogan-a-pioneer-of-natural-building-in-south-africa/feed/ 2 Owner-builder journey | A home that would grow a forest https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/owner-builder-mud-brick-extension-scarborough/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/owner-builder-mud-brick-extension-scarborough/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2015 13:06:00 +0000 https://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=66456 Five years ago, Peter McIntosh gave me +- 900 sun-baked mud bricks, for an extension to my house. With little start up money, a trickle of income, some plans on google sketch up, a pickaxe and, most importantly, plenty of time, I finally started the process a year ago...

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]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/owner-builder-mud-brick-extension-scarborough/feed/ 1 Appropriate green building technologies as a catalyst for social change in creating climate change resilient communities https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/appropriate-green-building-technologies-as-a-catalyst-for-social-change-in-creating-climate-change-resilient-communities/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/appropriate-green-building-technologies-as-a-catalyst-for-social-change-in-creating-climate-change-resilient-communities/#respond Thu, 20 Nov 2014 13:15:22 +0000 http://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=19546 The Lebone project objective is to teach green building and social entrepreneurial skills to the youths and selected individuals from marginalised communities. The Lebone Village project in the Mangaung Metro Municipality Lebone Village, established in May 2000, provides a safe haven for orphaned and vulnerable children, and children affected by AIDS and HIV. In addition, […]

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]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/appropriate-green-building-technologies-as-a-catalyst-for-social-change-in-creating-climate-change-resilient-communities/feed/ 0 Understanding earth III: Plaster and mortars mixes https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/understanding-earth-iii-plaster-and-mortars-mixes/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/understanding-earth-iii-plaster-and-mortars-mixes/#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2014 13:45:57 +0000 http://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=16652 (Please note that in order to understand what is written here you will need to have read my previous posts on understanding earth and testing earth) Plasters and mortars are by far the process that I get asked about the most, and for good reason as plasters are what protect the building from the elements […]

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]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/understanding-earth-iii-plaster-and-mortars-mixes/feed/ 2 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/new-directions-in-informal-settlement-upgrading-and-community-led-sustainable-building-practices-the-freedom-square-shack-replacement-project-day-18-thursday-2-oct14/feed/ 2 Lebone Village launch https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/lebone-village-launch/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/lebone-village-launch/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2014 10:20:26 +0000 http://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=4161 Imagine being outside on a chilly Free State winter morning with the sun just coming out and starting to gently warm your body. Now imagine being told to take off your shoes in order to trudge in icy cold mud. I glanced at my fellow volunteers and I saw a collective dissent quietly dawn on […]

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]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/lebone-village-launch/feed/ 0 The reflections and observations of a sustainable practitioner on the recent International Union of Architects World Congress (UIA) in Durban https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/the-reflections-and-observations-of-a-sustainable-practitioner-on-the-recent-international-union-of-architects-world-congress-uia-in-durban/ https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/the-reflections-and-observations-of-a-sustainable-practitioner-on-the-recent-international-union-of-architects-world-congress-uia-in-durban/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 11:20:55 +0000 http://naturalbuildingcollective.wordpress.com/?p=306 The post The reflections and observations of a sustainable practitioner on the recent International Union of Architects World Congress (UIA) in Durban appeared first on Natural Building Collective.

]]> https://www.naturalbuildingcollective.com/the-reflections-and-observations-of-a-sustainable-practitioner-on-the-recent-international-union-of-architects-world-congress-uia-in-durban/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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