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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.
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Our experts:
Anna Cumming - Editor, Sanctuary magazine.
Talina Edwards - Envirotecture
Alvyn Williams – Softloud Architects
Kirstie Wulf – Shelter Building Design
Host Dr Rachel Goldlust, Founder Natural Building Australia
Sustainable Building 101
WEBINAR SERIES:
February 8th 15th 22th 29th... from: 6:30-7:30pm
If you’ve been dreaming of a comfortable, safe and healthy home or property where you can design your future to maximise your budget, skills, network and opportunity then this is the webinar series for you.
Sustainable Building 101 is a 4-session webinar that will bring together sustainability experts, designers and planners who have worked for years in and around the industry in a series that will cover a range of topics and issues for you to consider when planning out your dream project.
In the vein of speed-dating a sustainability expert, this series brings together a range of experts who work in and around natural materials and can speak to their benefits, opportunities and how to incorporate more passive features into your home. There will be a presentation each week on a different topic and an opportunity to ask questions of our experts.
This series is aimed towards potential owner builders, those looking to design their own home or people working across the industry looking for ideas and tips.
Sign up for 1 or all 4 sessions as we get excited about sustainable building and good design.
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
Earth Building Academy
Discover an Online Natural Building Course Like No Other!
Are you passionate about natural building and eager to kickstart your own projects with expert guidance? Our friends over at Earthbuilding School are thrilled to announce their upcoming 3-month online natural building program Earth Building Academy designed to empower you with a wealth of knowledge and practical skills. Registrations are open between 28 Jan - 10 February for 2024.
Course starts on 10 February. Don't miss out!
Inside Earthbuilding Academy you'll get:
- 30+ hours of pre-recorded lectures and hands-on demonstrations (12 modules)
- learn and implement directly on your own projects
- weekly 60-90 minute LIVE group calls for Q&A and consultancy (12 in total)
- Pop-up live workshops to practice skills
- private Facebook group to get all your questions answered
- 12 months of mentorship and support
- lifetime access to course (including all future updates and expansions)
- suitable for any level of previous natural building skills
Embark on this transformative journey with Earthbuilding School. The future of sustainable building awaits you!
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
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.
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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!
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