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 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 | 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...
by Peter McIntosh | Dec 23, 2016 | Adobe, Alternative energy, Clay, Cob, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), Earth testing, Earth theory, Events, Light Earth, Local materials, Natural building, Natural building course, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Rammed Earth, Solar energy, Strawbale, Sustainable building, Thermal mass, Uncategorized
Attend our natural building course this year and learn some essential practical skills to help you on your way to living the off-grid dream. We are thrilled to announce that both our courses will be held at Jakkalskloof bio-dynamic training farm in Swellendam this...
by Peter McIntosh | Nov 17, 2016 | Adobe, African Vernacular Architecture, Alternative building, Alternative energy, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), Design competition, Heritage, Interview, Living off-grid, Local materials, Mud brick, Natural building, Natural building methods, Passive Solar Design, Q&A, Rammed Earth, Sustainable building, Sustainable human settlements, Thermal performance, Uncategorized
We catch up with Paul Marais about his award-winning off grid, rammed earth house in Maun, Botswana. First off, congratulations on winning the Afrisam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation for Sustainable Product/Technology for your design of the rammed...
by Peter McIntosh | May 23, 2016 | Guest post, Local materials, Natural building, Natural building methods, Rammed Earth, Sustainable building, Uncategorized
Rammed earth construction in South Africa has generally been stigmatised as a substandard and primitive building construction method reserved ‘for the poor’. Yet it is now gaining popularity for community social projects, as well as among wealthier clients. By Mary...
