Tuesday, May 6, 2008

[papercreters] FWD: Natural/Alternative Building event in Bath, New York

On 5/4/2008, houseca11s wrote:
>SUN, JULY 27 - SAT, AUG 2. NATURAL BUILDING COLLOQUIUM: For everyone
>interested in a more sustainable and better built environment. Work
>side by side with the foremost builders, designers and experts in
>the fields of natural building, renewable energy, alternative fuels,
>grey water systems, and permaculture. Gain knowledge and experience
>through demonstrations, presentations and community building using
>strawbale, cob, earthbags, natural plasters and finishes, timber
>frames and other environmentally appropriate materials. On the land
>and under the stars. Early registration and student discounts
>available. For more information visit www.peaceweavers.com or call 607-776-4060

That's a good description, especially the "On the land and under the
stars" line. There's some of us that go to this one every year (this
is the fifth annual northeast natural building colloquium they've
hosted). Whether or not you're thinking about coming, check out the photos:
http://www.peaceweavers.com/bws/

This year's presenter lineup hasn't been finalized, but it's been a
winner every time. A partial list of past presenters includes (alphabetically):

Laura Bartels
http://www.greenweaverinc.com

Deanne Bednar
http://www.freewebs.com/strawbalestudio/

Janine Bjornson
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/ask_the_experts.htm#Janine

Dan Chiras
http://www.chelseagreen.com/authors/DanielDChiras

Carole Crews
http://carolecrews.com/

Aaron Dennis
http://www.tugleywood.com

Sam Droege
http://www.discoverlife.org/who/CV/Droege,_Sam.html

David Eisenberg
http://www.dcat.net

Ianto Evans
http://www.cobcottage.com

Ben Falk
http://www.wholesystemsdesign.com

Chris Fox
http://www.foxnaturalbuilding.com

Pete Fust
http://www.grisb.org/publications/pub22.htm

Sarah Highland
http://www.theithacajournal.com/news/stories/20040713/localnews/831753.html

Mark Hoberecht
http://www.harvestbuild.com

Josh Jackson
http://www.yestermorrow.org/instructors/jackson.htm

Joe Jenkins
http://josephjenkins.com/publishing.html

Sun Ray Kelly
http://www.sunraykelley.com

Tim Owen-Kennedy
http://www.vitalsystems.net/about.htm

Doni Kiffmeyer
http://www.okokok.org

Sigi Koko
http://www.buildnaturally.com

Paul Lacinski
http://www.chelseagreen.com/2000/items/seriousstrawbale

Mark Lakeman
http://activistarchitect.blogspot.com/2005/11/mark-lakeman-communitecture-and-city.html

Satomi and Tom Lander
http://www.landerland.com

Sarah Machtey
http://www.sageearth.com

Jim Merkel
http://www.simplicityforum.org/speakersbureau-jmerkel.html

Frank Meyer
http://www.thangmaker.com

Darren Molnar-Port
http://www.natresnet.org/conference/2008/bios.aspx#DMolnar-Port

Ed Raduazo
http://www.cobbuildersforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=16

Jaki and Rob Roy
http://www.cordwoodmasonry.com

Clark Sanders
http://americancity.org/magazine/article/grass-house-hainer/

Tim Schlitzer
http://www.foodroutes.org

Ben Simpson
http://www.yourgrowingplaces.com

Catherine Wanek
http://www.strawbalecentral.com

and more


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