News & Adobe Earth Building Workshops
SOLID EARTH LTD run at least one 3-day earthbuilding workshop a year, usually in spring after the Ecofest in Nelson. Please check out this years Workshop schedule and find more detailed information here.
Join us and experience the unlimited possibilities of the building material Earth. Topics covered:
- Experiment with earthen plasters, natural paints and sealants
- Build walls and furniture from adobe brick, cob, light-earth and wattle-and-daub
- Lay a small adobe tile floor
- Sculpt a pizza oven
- Do artwork such as mosaics and reliefs
- Learn more about basic earthbuilding and professional techniques
- Visit a commercial adobe brick manufacture
We sometimes also run oven building workshops. If you wish to host this event and get a pizza oven built, please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss terms and conditions.
| 20 May 09 Updated Project Pictures in Portfolio |
| We uploaded a lot of new pictures. Projects include Half-Bricks including a first Type of Ecotects (Marc Fielding) SOLABODE, Plasters (like at Hanleys house at the Glen), Pizza Ovens (Nayland College and Lud Valley), Outdoor Walls (Refinery and Cleveland Trc) and Load bearing Mudbrick Projects (Taylors House Brightwater). The finishes on earthen surfaces are forever inspiring! Enjoy  [/b][b] |
| posted on 20 May 09 @ 17:14 back to news |