1B101C

Design Skills for Natural Building:

Planning the Elements of Your Project

Sessions spread over one month

November 17 - December 14

LOCATION : TBA

Nanaimo / Cedar and south,

Vancouver Island

Instructor :

Jan Steinman

COURSE SUMMARY

Welcome to Design Skills for Natural Building: Planning the Elements of your Project. The components of this workshop are spread over one month, to allow time for lots of student design, plan research and mentor involvement and to take other classes that might be a nice addition to your educational purpose. In this summary we outline some online resources, classroom assignments, and general information about this workshop.

This workshop focuses on design, with the possibility (weather permitting) for a student-organized one day field trip and tour. The introductory design class, includes what you will need to know when considering incorporating natural materials into your building design and designing your naturally built home to have running water and sound plumbing. We will also look at options for out-buildings such as sheds and workshops. The building methods include techniques such as earth bag, rammed earth, tire construction, adobe, straw bale, and cob.

Check back here for any changes in description, dates and new additions to our work in progress. See Other Details for student additions and Mentor Consulting opportunities with Jan.

COURSE COMPONENTS

Natural Building: Choices & Options (Evening Workshop)

6:30 - 9:30 pm, Friday, Nov. 17th

~ Jan Steinman

Design Skills for Natural Building: Planning the Elements of your Project (Half-day Workshop)

9 – 12:30 pm, Sunday, Nov 19th

~ Jan Steinman (9:30 – 12:30)

Brown Bag Lunch

Electrical Design for the Natural Building Enthusiast (Half-day Workshop)

1 – 5 pm, Sunday, Nov 19th

~ Jan Steinman (1 - 4)

Class Design Project Discussion (4 - 5)

Potluck – Social

5 – 7 pm, Sunday, Nov 19th - Potluck – Social / Mentor Consulting discussion opportunity (After dinner will be offered to the public as a paid service evening, through advance bookings for members of the community who may have local projects in progress or ideas to field test.)

Student-Run Project Design Sessions (Seven mornings, over three weeks)

10 am - 1 pm, Nov. 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 30 & Dec. 7th

Brown Bag Lunches

Student Project Development: Mentor Assessments/Guidance (Four sessions)

2 - 4 pm, Dec. 11, 12, 13, & 14th

Grey Water & Plumbing for Natural Building

11:00 am – 5:00 pm - Sunday, Dec 10th, Brown Bag Lunch

• Grey Water (11:00 – 2:00)

~ Carol Wagner

• Planning for Plumbing- Intro (2-5)

~ Jan Steinman

INCLUDED IN THIS CLASS (Optional - available on WAIT LIST, until confirmed):

Possible Student-Run Field Trip to Natural Building Site

TBA, Dec. 15th

... Either ONE of the two Saturday Workshops, below:

Tales from Off the Grid… Living the Life (Full-Day Workshop)

9 – 5 pm - Saturday, Nov 18th, Brown Bag Lunch

~ Mandala Kowal, Carol Wagner, Jan Steinman & guests

(9:00 - Students Welcome – Intern Facilitator / Greeting)

10 – 11:30 – Jan Steinman – Lifestyle Examples & Options - Overview

11:30 – 1:00 - Carol Wagner – Living the Dream – Reasons & Reflections

1:30 – 5:00 – Mandala Kowal – Self-reliance in the Sierra Madre Mountains

Transportation & Home: Alternative Power

9:00 am – 4 pm - Saturday, Dec 9th, Brown Bag Lunch

~ Adam Gagnon

• Car - Fuel Kit - 9 – 10:30 am

~ Jan Steinman

• Veggie Van - 10:30 - 12:00
• Home Power Choices – 12:30 – 4:00

RELATED CLASSES (that may be of interest)- By Waiting List ONLY!

Off the Grid Living (Six-day Intensive)

9 am – 9:30 pm - Saturday, Nov 18th – Friday, Nov 24th, session times vary

~ Mandala Kowal

Mentor Consulting Opportunity (Public)

Separate Instructor Fees charge per hour.

7:30 – 9:30 pm, Sunday, Nov 19th

{Book ahead – individual or small group for Jan, Carol or Mandala}

7:30 -

8:00 -

8:30 -

9:00 -

& there are TWO VERSIONS Offered for the below 'Green' Workshops...

ONE:

Green Building & the Municipal Permit Process

(One-day Workshop for Municipal Planners & Home Builders)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Tuesday, Nov 27th, Brown Bag Lunch

~ Stephanie Sanders

Green Village: Eco-Designs & Urban Transportation

(One-day Workshop for Municipal Planners, Environmental Orgs and Active Citizens)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm, Wednesday, Nov 28th, Brown Bag Lunch

~ Stephanie Sanders

TWO:

Working through the Steps: Green Building & the Municipal Permit Process

(One-day Workshop for Home Builders and the general Public)

Bring your project plans & your Brown Bag Lunch!

9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Saturday, Dec 2nd

~ Stephanie Sanders (10 – 5)

What's Possible in the Green Village Revolution

(One-day Workshop for Visioneering Students)

9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sunday, Dec. 3rd, Brown Bag Lunch

~ Stephanie Sanders(10 - 4)

… and there are contining options for Consulting Mentor evening appointmenst…

6:30 – 9:30 pm M – F – Personal Consulting by advance, appointment (Separate hourly fee charged.)

OTHER DETAILS

Check back here for additional information, like student-posted hikes, discussion topics, design-team & study buddies, and teacher office hours or fee-for-service public consulting times.

Outside Resources

To be announced.