[Cob] [Program announcement] Kleiwerks 15-Week Natural Building Internship (fwd)

[Shannon C. Dealy]

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Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 21:22:07 -0500
From: Janell Kapoor <info at kleiwerks.org>
To: coblist-owner at deatech.com
Subject: [Program announcement] Kleiwerks 15-Week Natural Building Internship

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If you are interested register soon. There is room for 6 interns and
we expect to fill.
Kleiwerks 15-Week Natural Building Internship
Learn Natural Building while constructing an earth & straw home.
June 23- October 6, 2006
At Earthaven Ecovillage
Near Asheville, NCThis internship is a unique opportunity for people
who have a serious interest in making Natural Building part of their
lives. No previous building experience is necessary. Click here for
more information.

Join us for a Natural Building immersion
Gain extensive hands-on Natural Building experience while working on a
2-story straw bale, cob and adobe home and other regional earthen
building projects. Live and work with a small team in the larger
context of the Earthaven community- one of North America's most
prominent full-scale ecovillages and home to numerous examples of
Natural Building, including cob, straw bale, slipstraw, timber-frame,
round pole, earthship and adobe. Enjoy the cool town of Asheville, NC
and one of the most bio-diverse places on the planet, the beautiful
Blue Ridge Mountains.

Topics & techniques
Learn through hands-on experience, demonstrations, workshops,
presentations and discussions.
Cob
Adobe
Straw bale
Slipstraw
Wattle & Daub
Earthen plasters & paints
Sculptural relief work
Carpentry
Living roof
Earthen floor
Foundations
Site selection
Passive solar design
Other aspects of sustainability

And more...
Teamwork & community living
Group check-ins & facilitation practice
Involvement in daily meal preparation & clean-up
Saunas, a fresh running creek, woods & long walks
Development of your own Natural Building presentation
Company of great folks who live by their passions & visions for a
better world
The Project
The main focus of the 15 weeks is building the home of Arjuna da
Silva, one of Earthaven Ecovillage's Founding Members. Her home is a
2-story straw bale, cob and adobe with already completed stone
foundation and timber-frame. Natural finishes, sculptural details,
bottle work and salvaged materials will all be incorporated. This will
be the first full-fledged earth-and-straw home at Earthaven, as well
as in the greater Asheville area. Other Earthaven projects and three
working field trips will be included, giving interns the opportunity
to work on various regional projects, with the benefit of experiencing
several sites, facilitators, approaches and aspects of Natural
Building that you would not otherwise have.

General schedule
25-30 hours per week of guided hands-on Natural Building
5 Natural Building workshops taught by guest presenters
3 working field trips to regional Natural Building projects
3 special workshops on other topics of 'sustainability'
2-3 days off per week so you can catch your breath
2 5-day breaks over the period of 15 weeks
You have the option to participate in other Earthaven events (for
additional costs)

Teaching team
Click for more information: Mark Mazziotti, Steve Brodmerkel, Mollie
Curry, Steve Kemble, Meka Bunch, Janell Kapoor, and others.

Living situation
Camping will be next to the site in a wooded neighborhood in the
ecovillage.
Meals will be shared, really good, vegetarian and mostly organic.
Bathing and others options include an indoor shower and a fresh water
creek.For more information
Contact janell at kleiwerks.org
Visit www.kleiwerks.org









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