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 | 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 | Jun 23, 2017 | Adobe, Alternative building, Cape Town, City of Cape Town, Cob, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), Early Childhood Development centre, Early Childhood Development centres, Earthen Schools, Hybrid building, Mud brick, Natural building, Natural plasters, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Tyre building
We’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign because we really need your help to finish building the edu-centre in Delft so carers from informal crèches can get training in early childhood development. We are busy building a passive solar, earth sheltered building out of...
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 15, 2015 | Adobe, Architectural educational practice, Clay, Cob, Compressed Earth Brick (CEB), 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, Passive Solar Design, Peter McIntosh, Rammed Earth, Strawbale, Sustainable building, Thermal mass, Thermal performance, Uncategorized
Announcing our first natural building course for 2016! Our natural building course is comprehensive and covers a range of materials and techniques based on Peter McIntosh’s professional and personal experience working with these approaches and from having lived...
