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 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...
