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Coralie and I have joined a BWB workshop at the
Black Range in 2001 and highly recommend participating. Lots of stuff to
learn and great people to connect with. It was an excelent starting point for
our SB tour.
Bale on,
André
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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:01
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Subject: [Strawbale] Natural Building
Colloquium -- 2003
Natural Building Colloquium -- 2003
October 5
through 11, 2003
The Black Range Lodge, Kingston, New Mexico
For
Builders, Designers, Architects, Owner/Builders, Educators and anyone with a
concern for our earth and the desire to create a sustainable built
environment.
The Colloquium:
The Natural Building
Colloquium is a gathering for those who share a concern for our earth, through
creating sustainable shelter and empowering people to live within their
personal and planetary means. You are invited to seven days of hands-on
workshops, presentations and discussions exploring the renaissance of
traditional natural building techniques and modern innovations.
Topics Include:
· Straw-bale construction
· Cob
building and sculpting
· Adobe
· Natural plasters
· Healthy home
materials
· Organic architecture
· Solar design
· Earthbag
construction
· Natural waste-water systems
· Rain water harvesting
systems
· Timber framing
· Bamboo
· Papercrete
· Permaculture
·
Photovoltaic systems
· And
more!
Presenters:
Presenters will include Ianto Evans
& Linda Smiley of the Cob Cottage Company, Carol Escott & Steve Kemble
of Sustainable Systems Support, Kaki Hunter & Doni Kiffmeyer of OKOKOK
Productions, Kelly Hart of Hartworks, Carole Crews of Gourmet Adobe, Paul
Koppana of SkyHawk Construction, Owen Geiger of Builders Without Borders,
Michael Melendrez of Trees that Please, Dr. Bill Roley, Tom Watson, Janine
Bjornson, Brad Landcaster, Johnny Weiss & a Solar Energy International
(SEI) team, and many more.
The Site:
The historic
Black Range Lodge has hosted four previous Natural Building Colloquia, and has
evolved into a center for sustainable design, demonstration and outreach. The
Lodge has been the home to The Last Straw Journal from 1998 to 2003,
and to Builders Without Borders since 1999.
Surrounded by the Black
Range mountains and the Gila National Forest, the Lodge property features a
number of natural buildings, including a straw-bale dome and greenhouse, a
sculptured cob oven, ?Casa Chica,? a hybrid cottage, and a luxury straw-bale
guest house.
Schedule:
Sunday, Oct 5 Arrivals /
3 PM concert featuring Frank Meyer
Mon - Sat, Oct 6 through
11 -- Morning & afternoon workshops, discussions and
presentations; evening slide shows.
Oct 11- evening Talent
Show & Party
Oct 12 -- Departures / 3 PM concert
featuring Tim Wiedenkeller
** A Daily Schedule of workshops and
presentations will be available on arrival at the
Colloquium.
Lodging:
Free camping is within
walking distance in the Gila National Forest.
Motel accommodations are a
12 minute drive away in historic
Hillsboro.
Meals:
Included in the Colloquium fee are
delicious vegetarian meals (vegan
available).
Travel:
Albuquerque is the nearest major
airport, about a 3 hour drive. We will make an effort to help arrange
car-pooling from the airport.
Cost:
$350 (before
Sept.1st) includes complete program and meals.
$100 for Presenters.
To
keep costs down, Participants and Presenters are asked to help prepare 2 meals
and clean up after 2 meals during the 7-day event.
After Sept
1st the fee is $450.
· The cost is low to encourage early
registration.
· Checks or money orders only (no credit cards).
·
Participation is limited, register early.
To Register: Please
send your registration fee with the form below to:
The Black Range
Lodge
Star Rt. 2, Box 119, Kingston, NM 88042
Phone: (505) 895-5652 Fax:
(505) 895-3326
Email: blackrange@zianet...
Web Sites: www.BlackRangeLodge.com / www.StrawbaleCentral.com
You will be sent or emailed
confirmation of registration and a map by mid September.
If you?d like
to make a presentation, email or fax an outline of your topic and we?ll
respond.
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