Connecting you with the Natural Building Community
Natural Building is the use of natural and renewable materials to create shelter for ourselves: something humans have been doing for millions of years. Natural building helps us to connect to the ecosystems we are a part of and use resources that are abundantly available. Each bioregion on earth has historically developed a building vernacular that was based upon available resources. The sky's the limit as you can build anything from natural materials.
ABOUT
Natural Building Near You
Explore our Events & Business Directory to find opportunities near you.
A year long Masterclass series exploring natural and alternative building systems across Australia’s climates, regions, and regulatory realities.
There is currently no national program in Australia that brings together multiple natural building materials, systems, and design approaches and examines how they perform across different climates, landscapes, and regulatory contexts in one cohesive series.
This masterclass was created to fill that gap.
Rather than focusing on a single material or ideology, the series takes a comparative, practical approach, helping participants understand what works where, why, and under what conditions.
- 10 in-depth, 2 hour sessions
- Live access + lifetime recordings
- Practitioner-led insights. New guest each session
- Build a complete comparative understanding
- Live Q&A (if attending live)
- Includes session resources & further learning
- Full Series – $397
- Single Session – $50
Natural homes are breathable, maintain a stable temperature and often designed in conjunction with passive-solar design principles, which means they use less carbon-intensive energy and more natural energy from the sun, wind and cooling effects at night. They say that passive homes need active people, and we need to start managing our own comfort over pushing a button.
EXPERIENCE
FEATURED PROFILES
Natural building is more than just a way of building and designing a home. It’s also a way of life for many; those who teach, run workshops, and work in related industries. There are many Australians passionate about developing the industry, and making it more accessible.
COMMUNITY
The Build Exchange
Connecting Hands, Skills & Projects
Whether you’re Seeking Hands for your next project or Hands for Hire ready to work — this is where we meet, collaborate, and grow the craft together.
Natural building thrives on community — people sharing their skills, labour, and passion to bring sustainable homes and spaces to life. The Build Exchange connects builders, makers, and dreamers across Australia to find each other, share opportunities, and keep the craft alive. Whether you’re looking for skilled help on your next project, or seeking hands-on experience in the field, this is where we meet.
Seeking Hands
FIND HELP FOR YOUR PROJECT
Got a build underway and need an extra pair of hands or someone with key experience?
Post your project here to reach passionate, skilled, and emerging natural builders ready to get involved.
Hands for Hire
FIND WORK & OPPORTUNITIES
Are you a natural builder, labourer, or learner looking for your next opportunity?
List your skills, interests, and availability to be discovered by projects seeking help around Australia.
Australians have a long and proud history of building with earth, from Indigenous Gunyahs to the icosahedrons of the 1970s. Find out how Australians have been experimenting with natural materials and what we can learn from the past to inform the present.
KNOWLEDGE
Join the Community
Join the community and receive member benefits for 1 year. Whether you’re just starting, already on your way or working across the industry there is a tiered package for you.
As a casual member you can benefit from advertising your future events, learn from tailored online content and receive the regular newsletter so you can reach new networks. Have an established business within the Natural Building industry? Join as a business member and enjoy the added bonus of representing and advertising your business to an engaged audience.
By joining the natural building community you can find out what you need to know, who you can contact to help get your project moving, and where to find answers to those tricky questions!
Free Member
- Free Event Listings - Unlimited
(only valid for events that are free to attend). - Regular newsletter
Casual Member
- Event listings - Unlimited
- 1 Featured event listings on homepage per year
- Social media & email marketing support for featured events
- Exclusive members only offers for industry events and courses
- Regular newsletter
Business Member
- Directory profiles - Unlimited
- Event listings - Unlimited
- 3 Featured event or profile listings on homepage per year
- Social media & email marketing support for featured listings
- Exclusive members only offers for industry events and courses
- Regular newsletter