sequatchie valley institute

Techniques taught may include adobe, cob, light straw-clay slip, earthen plaster, stucco and natural finishes, basic carpentry, adzing, post and beam timber-framing and ferro cement.

the schedule is below.
fees: friday - $25-15 sliding scale
saturday and sunday - $50-25 sliding scale
please plan to help cook at least one meal during the weekend so we can keep these fees as low as they are

2007 Building Workshop Schedule:

May 25 – 27, 2007

Friday

all afternoon - arrivals and tent set-up
6:00 Dinner
7:30 “Natural Building Around the World” slideshow and performance with Howard Switzer and Katey Culver

Saturday

7:00 – 8:30 Breakfast/Registration and Intro
8:30 – 12:00 Intro to Earthen Materials, working with cob
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:15 – 3:00 Class: Site Selection and Design
3:15 – 6:00 Timber Framing: chisel work and joining and Ferro-cement
6:15 – 7:15 Dinner
7:30 – 9:00 Class/Slideshow of Natural Materials

Sunday

7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast
8:15 – 12:00 More Natural Building, continuing cob and timber framing
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 Class: Foundations, Walls, and Roofs
3:15 – 4:00 Closing Circle
4:15 – ? Clean up and evening snack