> More information about: > The 1st European Natural Building Colloquium! > > 15-22 of August ?04 > > > You are hereby invited to Hungary to participate in seven days of hands-on > workshops, presentations and discussions exploring the renaissance of > traditional natural building techniques and modern innovations. > Under the theme: > ?Sun and Earth: Heat, Insulation and Mass? > > ..a large gathering of Builders, Designers, Architects, Owner-Builders, > Educators will meet in a small village some 30 km from Budapest. They will > exchange their experiences, learn new skills and rejoice. > Will you come too? > > No, it?s not another conference! We?re trying to import the American concept > of a ?Colloquium? which can mean ?An informal meeting for the exchange of > views? > The atmosphere you should expect to find at Mariahalom Biofalu, will be > non-hierarchal, with workshops and presentations led by participants who?s > eager to share their knowledge (Also about mistakes!). > > -There?ll also be a few Masters present, who?ll lead the workshops on Finnish > mass stoves, cob-ovens, green wood working, earth-bag construction and give > presentations on the essentials of Earth building. We could start dropping > names, however don?t underestimate the possibility for yoga, walks, mediation > and networking with your peers! Suffice to say that you?ll have a chance to > enjoy a week with like minded spirits from: USA, Canada, Spain, Portugal, > England, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Slovak, Czech, Italy and > Romania?.(So far!) . > > The programme is left open to reserve space for your input. It doe seem that > that we?ll have a strong emphasis on the fire theme with oven builders coming > from many countries and part of the program will be to construct 2-3 Finnish > mass ovens under the guidance of Heikki Hyytinainen, as well as a cob pizza > oven, however this will just be a fraction of the activities. > > Why: Simultaneously with the new trends in the West there are strong forces > working on maintaining the national natural techniques that appears throughout > the East. Quite often this leads to excellent projects, which the West could > benefit from learning about. Máriahalom in Hungary is one such place. It > constitutes 50 hectares and currently has 5 very interesting building projects > in progress. The founder, Géza Lakatos has offered to house the Curriculum and > will seek to facilitate a place for whichever technique you may want to > demonstrate or learn. > Who: This event is intended for professionals within the area of natural > building. We expect you to have experience within the field and have a keen > interest in meeting your international colleagues, exchange experiences and > network. We expect that some of you want to facilitate some of the workshops > and demonstrate your techniques. > Organisation: > Formally we?re 2 people initiating it, however just as the word ?Colloquium? > means ?An informal meeting for the exchange of views.? We will do our best to > include you in the planning and executions of the event, aiming at you all > taking part of settling the programme and responsibilities. We basically > supply the logistics, including lovely organic vegetarian food and > shelter/accommodation for 50 people with additional campground for 50 more. > To help you take active part, the PermaLot web-master has arranged a ?Phorum?: > www.permalot.org/phorum/ It?s a online forum where you can post (and answer) > all the questions and comments you may have. We hope it means that we?ll be > many who construct the final programme ? > > Program: The meals are setting the basic frame, with optional yoga etc. before > breakfast. We intend to have 2 daily sessions and you?ll be able to attend > whichever activity you?re most attracted to. We hope to place most of the > talk-oriented presentations to the late afternoon and evenings. We would like > to encourage you to offer various workshops and presentations on the Phorum, > and we?ll see if we?re able to fit it in, once we balance the logistics, needs > and popular demand. Any good earth plasterers out there? Good presentations? > (Remember KISS!: Keep It Short and Simple) > > Where: > Máriahalom is situated at the edge of a cozy village, surrounded by fields and > forest; 30 km from Budapest. For now all you need to plan is your transport to > Budapest, and we?ll post you a travel description, means and times of public > transport etc. as you prepay the first 25% > > Accommodation: > For those of you most in need or willing to pay 10 extra a night, there?s 3x > 4 bedrooms at the elder center which Geza built. There?ll be 2-3 empty > apartments (Floor space) in a house with rental units as well. In addition > Geza has 3 half built houses and several shelters, which can provide a dry > camp area. In case of a larger demand we will arrange for large tents and > yurts. Feel free to bring tents > > Bring: > Work clothes, perhaps your basic hand tools, (though we?ll have extra), nice > clothes for our party and perhaps for you to explore Budapest. Toothbrush as > well as camping gear depending on sleeping option. > > Price: > The event is non-profit! > Citizens of EU countries and N. America etc.; 225 Euro > Citizens of accession countries: (Discount of 65 euro) 160 euro > Citizens of poorer non-EU countries (Possible added discount) 100 Euro (+ a > motivation letter.) > -Add 3-5 euro per night for a bed, depending on vacancies. > > Unfortunately then pay-pal service does not extend to Hungary, so please > simply pre-pay by postal order or bank transfer to: > Géza Lakatos > 2527 Máriahalom Biofalu > Hungary. > Bank account: 11773140-08501103 > OTP BANK > H-1148 Budapest, Fogarasi út 15/b > swift code: OTPVHUHB > > > The above prices raises with 20% after August 1st. Payment of a 25% > pre-registration fee is required. The cost covers participation in the event, > splendid vegetarian (focus on organic) meals, basic accommodation, (with > possibility for more comfort for additional fees) > > ?.What happened to the Partner event? > Sorry as we have limited resources and only received 1 expression of interest, > we?re currently not focused on making such an event?perhaps this is an issue > for the Phorum? > > www.biofalu.hu - www.permalot.org/colloquium/ > > > Max Vittrup Jensen > -Builder and Organizer- > 1st European Natural Building Colloquium > www.permalot.org/colloquium/ > > Phone: +420 737578314 >
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