Cob: FW:Re: Colorado Natural Building Workshop

[Renewables at aol.com]

I am also forwarding this to the Cob list because Keith is not subscribed 
here.  It was really great to see both the adults and the kids playing in the 
cob mixes at the workshop.  Although they did not finish it, the kids started 
a cob kids club house at CNBW.  Just like SunRay's bus shelter (a cob 
sheltered bus stop w/ living roof for Sundial's future kids made at the last 
workshop) at Sundial, it will be a great permanent fixture for the residents 
of the community to enjoy for a long time to come.  There is no more natural 
high than attending a workshop like this.

Dave

In a message dated 7/8/99 10:40:40 PM Central Daylight Time, 
sunearth at theriver.com writes:

> Subj:	 Re: Colorado Natural Building Workshop
>  Date:	7/8/99 10:40:40 PM Central Daylight Time
>  From:	sunearth at theriver.com (Keith Lindauer)
>  Sender:	owner-essa at csf.colorado.edu
>  Reply-to:	essa at csf.colorado.edu
>  To:	essa at csf.colorado.edu (Earthfriendly and Self-Sufficient Architecture)
>  
>  Hi Guys,
>  
>  Thanks for all of the kind words on the Colorado Natural Building Workshop.
>  It's hard for me to express in words how great a weekend it was for Tracy &
>  myself.  We made some friendships that will last a lifetime, and have heard
>  the same from many who attended.  We really did pack a lot of information 
in
>  a short timeframe, and for all of the resultant brain swelling, I must
>  apologize.  I know it's taken me an unbelievable amount of time to recover 
-
>  actually, I'm still not 100%.
>  
>  To finally put an eyeball on some of you who I've gotten to know only thru
>  this medium was a very special moment for me.  Many of you travelled from
>  across the country to share this experience with us.  I know how much it
>  costs to travel, and the registration fee was not cheap either.  Bless you
>  all for throwing your support our way for our brief 15 minutes of fame.
>  It's your positive feedback and words of encouragement that keep us going.
>  
>  Once we've had time to digest it all, we'll try to figure out what to do
>  next.  Natural building for us is the only way.  If I had to go back to the
>  other side again, I don't know what I'd do.  I can no longer think in terms
>  of short term gains at the expense of our host and mother earth.  When I
>  think of some of the projects I've built, some of the lands I destroyed,
>  with reckless ignorance . . . whew.  I can't even carry on this thread,
>  because it makes me too sad.
>  
>  But those days are over.  Carry on with your plans to build and live in
>  harmony with your world.  Many (most) will never understand you, but those
>  who do will give you the strength to endure and ultimately prevail.
>  
>  My sincere thanks to you all.
>  
>  Keith Lindauer
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Renewables at aol.com <Renewables at aol.com>
>  To: Earthfriendly and Self-Sufficient Architecture <essa at csf.colorado.edu>
>  Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 1:35 PM
>  Subject: Re: Colorado Natural Building Workshop
>  
>  
>  >Lyle,
>  >
>  >We second your comments about the workshop.  It was not easy to live a
>  whole
>  >lifetime in a short 3 1/2 day workshop.  We hope to use the workshop as
>  >motivation to continue our quest to designing our renewable powered 
natural
>  >built sustainable homestead to be.  There certainly will be lots of
>  questions
>  >that come up while practicing what we learned at CNBW.  Keith asked that
>  >anyone who thinks they have a photo or two that we think is priceless from
>  >the workshop, that they should sent it to him for publication as workshop
>  >memorabilia.
>  >
>  >There is no turning back from here!
>  >
>  >Keep working toward your dreams!
>  >
>  >Dave & Sheila Knapp
>  >Winnebago, Illinois
>  >
>  >In a message dated 6/28/99 12:16:15 PM Central Daylight Time,
>  Answ999 at aol.com
>  >writes:
>  >
>  >> I just returned from the most wonderful Colorado Natural Building
>  Workshop
>  >> in
>  >>  Rico, CO       There was so much happening it will take me awhile to
>  sort
>  >it
>  >>
>  >>  all out in my mind.  Keith did a fabulous job of organizing the 
weekend.
>  >Of
>  >>  course the schedule changed as we went just as it should have so we all
>  >got
>  >>  to do everything if we wanted.  I was able to participate in 
everything.
>  >>  Some of the things I actually got hands on experience with were making
>  and
>  >>  applying cob,  constructing with straw bales to make a sauna and then
>  >>  plastering them with earthen plasters and using various colored clays 
to
>  >>  enhance the beauty of the walls.  We got the opportunity to build a 
wall
>  >> with
>  >>  earth bags including an arched doorway.  There were several classes on
>  >>  plasters.  Sewage systems were covered from all angles ie. "engineered
>  >>  approved",  ultraviolet water treatment. all the way to 5 gallon 
buckets
>  >and
>  >>
>  >>  plastic bags. Sun Ray was there creating another of his beautiful
>  >buildings
>  >>  it will be a cob meditation place.
>  >>  The best part of the whole thing, there were many well experienced
>  people
>  >>  there  to share with us information on actual construction projects 
they
>  >had
>  >>
>  >>  done.  So I wont have to make the mistakes they did. And over 100 
people
>  >>  serious about saving the planet and committed to sustainability.
>  Getting
>  >>  back to Denver was a real shock after a long weekend with so much
>  positive
>  >>  healing energy.   There is lots more to tell but it will have to wait. 
I
>  >> need
>  >>  to dry out my tent and clean and organize gear for my next camping 
trip.
>  >> Put
>  >>  Rico on your schedule for next year I have.
>  >>  Lyle
>  >>
>  >
>  
>