Part I of IV of Natural Building Presentation used at Permaculture Design Certification Courses

1. Natural Building

2. Earth Brick

4. Bricks, bricks, bricks and more bricks.

6. Foundations

7. Brick and Mortar

8. Delicious food to fuel the body and spirit!

9. Ecostead Bed & Breakfast

10. Inside

11. Rammed Earth Cinva -Inter American Housing and Planning Center of Bogota, Columbia Ram- Paul Ramirez, Chilean Engineer

12. Cob Mix with Earthen Plasters Equal parts sand and clay mixed with medium length straw fibers Clay, Sand, and finely chopped fiber

13. Be sure to design a good hat & boots for earthen structures

14. Ferro-Cement Roof

15. Cob Creations

16. Waddle and Daub Waddle- woven latticework of wooden stakes; Daub is clay, sand, and straw mix application

17. Light Earth Sand, Clay, woodchip mixed lightly and placed in a form and lightly tamped

19. Temporary Forms Installing temporary forms and horizontal supports (coppice maple)

21. Mix- Slurry of soil and additional clay in a watery suspension, then coat the straw with that

22. Sprouting-Its Ok for the wall to sprout- drying slowly

23. Trim off edges for Plastering and Asthetics

26. Strawbale

28. Vaulted Strawbale