In this tutorial series we are learning how to build a cob house which is a traditional and sustainable building technique built from clay, sand, straw, and water.
In this episode we focus on how to build cob walls.
If you are interested in learning more about natural building or taking a future natural building workshop be sure to follow us on Instagram @naturalbuildings to keep up to date with our ongoing offerings and projects. Workshop taught by Cruzin Cob Global.
In this tutorial series we are learning how to build a cob house which is a traditional and sustainable building technique built from clay, sand, straw, and water.
In this episode we focus on how to make a cob mix & how to source proper materials.
If you are interested in learning more about natural building or taking a future natural building workshop be sure to follow us on Instagram @naturalbuildings to keep up to date with our ongoing offerings and projects. Workshop taught by Cruzin Cob Global.
In this tutorial series we are learning how to build a cob house which is a traditional and sustainable building technique built from clay, sand, straw, and water.
In this episode we focus on how to pour an earthen floor.
If you are interested in learning more about natural building or taking a future natural building workshop be sure to follow us on Instagram @naturalbuildings to keep up to date with our ongoing offerings and projects. Workshop taught by Cruzin Cob Global.
In this tutorial series we are learning how to build a cob house which is a traditional and sustainable building technique built from clay, sand, straw, and water.
In this episode we focus on how to build a rubble trench foundation.
If you are interested in learning more about natural building or taking a future natural building workshop be sure to follow us on Instagram @naturalbuildings to keep up to date with our ongoing offerings and projects. Workshop taught by Cruzin Cob Global.
In this tutorial series we will be learning step-by-step how to build a cob house from the foundation to the roof. Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, and straw that is hand-sculpted into elegant, strong, sustainable, and affordable structures.
In this episode we cover a basic overview of the building processes and also take a walkthrough of the building with the instructors.
Learning to build with local natural materials is one of the most rewarding activities you can participate in. Natural building encourages community building, allows us to reconnect to nature, creates a rewarding symbiotic relationship with our environment, encourages creative expression, and is overall a healing experience.
If you are interested in learning more about natural building or taking a future natural building workshop be sure to follow us on Instagram @naturalbuildings to keep up to date with our ongoing offerings and projects.
This cob workshop was taught by CruzinCobGlobal, an organization that hosts cob workshops all over the world.
Timeline:
0:00 - Introduction
0:54 - Meeting the Instructors
3:22 - Explanation of Cob
4:59 - Building Design
7:00 - The Foundation
8:30 - Building Cob Walls
10:23 - A Look Inside
11:44 - Pouring an Earthen Floor
13:10 - Sculpting & Artistic Expression
14:09 - Clay Plaster
14:47 - The Reciprocal Living Roof
17:03 - Reflection
In this natural building tour, we visit Sage Stoneman to tour his cob house that cost him only $200 to build. By building his home for such an affordable price with natural materials, Sage has been able to fully explore his creative abilities because he has wealth of time.
Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, and straw, and is sculpted by hand into the walls of a home. Building in this way is rewarding for the world, for self-healing, for collective healing, for our wallets, and our souls.
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- Cooper Green
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In this video we visit one of the most unique homeless encampments in the United States. Cob on Wood is a community of housed and unhoused people who came together to create practical solutions for the homelessness crisis. They used wooden pallets insulated with straw, clothes, and waste products to build these extremeley affordable "cobins" on Wood Street in Oakland. These structures are easy to build, incredibly cheap, transportable, fire-proof, and beautiful. Could this be the solution to the homeless crisis in the US?
Video credits: Kelsey Oliver (@kelseykee) , Hana Beach (hana_pretty_girl), & Miguel Cobalot
One of the most cost and energy efficient natural building methods is using reclaimed wooden pallets, straw for insulation, and finishing with a clay plaster. In this tour Autumn shows us some of her beautiful projects (a cob oven and the honeycomb home) in the San Diego area and explains why we should all consider building our homes with natural materials!
In today's tour, we visit the Mojave Center in the Mojave Desert to explore Earthbag Domes. Earthbags domes are affordable, sustainable, earthquake resistant, fireproof, and beautiful! They also have a high thermal mass which is perfect for the desert climate! To learn more, visit the Mojave Center Website: https://www.mojavecenter.org/
In today's tutorial, we learned how to make a rammed earth wall! Rammed earth is composed of clay, sand, gravel, and a small portion of cement to act as a stabilizer. Ray shows us some of his completed projects in Tuscon, and then we dive into the demo!
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Ray's Affiliate Link for Rammed Earth Resources: https://newsociety.com/subjects/sustainable-building-design?aff=38
In this natural building tour, we visit Crestone, Colorado to take a look at Paul Shippee's rammed earth strawbale home. By utilizing passive and active solar technology, Paul's home and hot water system is able to be heating by the sun year-round. Rammed earth is a durable and efficient building material with a high thermal mass which makes it great for heat storage. On the other hand, strawbale is highly insulative so when this heat rises the second story of Paul's home is able to retain the temperature!
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Timeline:
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Background
1:48 - The Building Process
2:10 - Active and Passive Solar
3:32 - Greenhouse Entrance
4:15 - The Kitchen
4:40 - Rammed Earth Walls
5:26 - The Living Room
6:47 - The Bathroom
7:07 - Semi-Spiral Staircase
7:31 - The Main Bedroom
10:10 - The Roof Deck
10:47 - Reflection
11:36 - Outro
In this tour we visit Earthship Biotecture to tour Kirsten's off-grid Earthship. Earthships are made using a combination of natural, waste, and repurposed materials. These unique homes are completely self-sufficient by creating their own energy using solar power, harvesting and filtering their own water, having the ability to grow food in their interior greenhouses, and best of all they need no air conditioning. Kirsten has lived in Earthships for over 22 years!
For more information about Eco Build Lab you can visit their website at ecobuildlab.com.
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