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Cob: Second Workshop for Construction with Cob in Venezuela

Alejandro Ascanio aleph at telcel.net.ve
Wed Dec 8 16:54:30 CST 1999 





>Four Days to Play with Earth
>
>Second Workshop for Construction with Cob in Venezuela
>
>
>For all those that desire to live in harmony among ourselves and our
>environment, and In an effort to contribute to sustainable human
>development,  the Experimental Foundation for Publication and Ecological
>Development (FEDDE), the Ecovillages Network of the Americas (ENA) and the
>Latin American Institute of Permaculture (ILP)  host the "First  Workshop
>for Construction with Cob in Venezuela ", an event that will be held at the
>Tovar Colony on Friday December 17 to Monday December 20, 1999.
>
>Hands in the Mud...
>
>Being one of the so many traditional systems for construction with earth,
>cob is similar to adobe however, it is characterized to have greater
>durability and resistance. Thus old world structures are a testimony to the
>building method with some more than five hundred years old and some even
>thirteen stories high. Of English origin, the word refers to a mix of earth,
>sand and straw molded by hand that once set, it works like a resistant
>monolith to rain.
>
>It is a technique that is easy to learn, does not require sophisticated
>tools and it is of low cost, therefore the philosophy is the use on-site
>resources. This makes cob a non-polluting system that remains in harmony
>with the energies of its surroundings.
>
>Sculpting the Mud... (objective)
>
>The main objective of the workshop is to build the walls of a room with
>molded cob and include window bucks, headers, benches and other structural
>elements. In the process, one learns to select and take advantage of the
>materials of the bio-region, prepare the mud mixture, test material
>resistance, terracing, framing, structural principals, physical and
>environmental considerations for sanitation and electrical facilities,
>principles of siting the building with respect to the sun, survey to take
>advantage of the site location and the principles of Feng Shui.
>
>Who will Live the Experience ?
>
>The Workshop is directed to governmental and non-governmental organizations
>related to the development or physical improvement of communities, to
>students and professionals of construction; architects and
>environmentalists; to all those that want to initiate a ecological
>community.
>
>Facilitator:
>
>Sergio Jasso (Mexico) schooled in holistic medicine (discipline that
>contemplates to man to integrate body, mind and spirit) in the Center of
>Human Development HolísticTranspersonal, he decided to dedicate himself to
>the construction with earth as an
>alternative lifestyle since " our home is our third skin " and our mental
>and physical health is affected by our surroundings. Of the eight years of
>experience in construction, he has dedicated the last three years
>exclusively to natural building. Both have worked together in places like
>New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, and the Ecological School of Huhuecóyotl in
>the state of Morelos, Mexico.
>
>Information:
>
>The cost is of  $ 240,00. It includes transportation to the site, two
>daily meals, refreshments, roofed area for sleeping and printed workshop
>material. All participants will receive an attendance certificate.
>
>
>For more information, write to...
>
>aleph at telcel.net.ve | oavm at mixmail.com
>(5816) 613 03 58 - Oswaldo Vernet
>(582) 763 67 29 ; Fax: (582) 243 29 24- Alejandro Ascanio
>
>
>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR><BR> </DIV></FONT>>Four Days to Play 
with Earth<BR>><BR>>Second Workshop for Construction with Cob in 
Venezuela<BR>><BR>><BR>>For all those that desire to live in harmony 
among ourselves and our<BR>>environment, and In an effort to contribute to 
sustainable human<BR>>development,  the Experimental Foundation for 
Publication and Ecological<BR>>Development (FEDDE), the Ecovillages Network 
of the Americas (ENA) and the<BR>>Latin American Institute of Permaculture 
(ILP)  host the "First  Workshop<BR>>for Construction with Cob 
in Venezuela ", an event that will be held at the<BR>>Tovar Colony on 
Friday December 17 to Monday December 20, 1999.<BR>><BR>>Hands in the 
Mud...<BR>><BR>>Being one of the so many traditional systems for 
construction with earth,<BR>>cob is similar to adobe however, it is 
characterized to have greater<BR>>durability and resistance. Thus old world 
structures are a testimony to the<BR>>building method with some more than 
five hundred years old and some even<BR>>thirteen stories high. Of English 
origin, the word refers to a mix of earth,<BR>>sand and straw molded by hand 
that once set, it works like a resistant<BR>>monolith to 
rain.<BR>><BR>>It is a technique that is easy to learn, does not require 
sophisticated<BR>>tools and it is of low cost, therefore the philosophy is 
the use on-site<BR>>resources. This makes cob a non-polluting system that 
remains in harmony<BR>>with the energies of its 
surroundings.<BR>><BR>>Sculpting the Mud... (objective)<BR>><BR>>The 
main objective of the workshop is to build the walls of a room 
with<BR>>molded cob and include window bucks, headers, benches and other 
structural<BR>>elements. In the process, one learns to select and take 
advantage of the<BR>>materials of the bio-region, prepare the mud mixture, 
test material<BR>>resistance, terracing, framing, structural principals, 
physical and<BR>>environmental considerations for sanitation and electrical 
facilities,<BR>>principles of siting the building with respect to the sun, 
survey to take<BR>>advantage of the site location and the principles of Feng 
Shui.<BR>><BR>>Who will Live the Experience ?<BR>><BR>>The Workshop 
is directed to governmental and non-governmental organizations<BR>>related to 
the development or physical improvement of communities, to<BR>>students and 
professionals of construction; architects and<BR>>environmentalists; to all 
those that want to initiate a 
ecological<BR>>community.<BR>><BR>>Facilitator:<BR>><BR>>Sergio 
Jasso (Mexico) schooled in holistic medicine (discipline 
that<BR>>contemplates to man to integrate body, mind and spirit) in the 
Center of<BR>>Human Development HolísticTranspersonal, he decided to 
dedicate himself to<BR>>the construction with earth as an<BR>>alternative 
lifestyle since " our home is our third skin " and our 
mental<BR>>and physical health is affected by our surroundings. Of the eight 
years of<BR>>experience in construction, he has dedicated the last three 
years<BR>>exclusively to natural building. Both have worked together in 
places like<BR>>New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, and the Ecological School of 
Huhuecóyotl in<BR>>the state of Morelos, 
Mexico.<BR>><BR>>Information:<BR>><BR>>The cost is of  $ 
240,00. It includes transportation to the site, two<BR>>daily meals, 
refreshments, roofed area for sleeping and printed workshop<BR>>material. All 
participants will receive an attendance certificate.<BR>><BR>><BR>>For 
more information, write to...<BR>><BR>><A 
href="mailto:aleph at telcel.net.ve">aleph at telcel.net.ve</A> | <A 
href="mailto:oavm at mixmail.com">oavm at mixmail.com</A><BR>>(5816) 613 03 58 - 
Oswaldo Vernet<BR>>(582) 763 67 29 ; Fax: (582) 243 29 24- Alejandro 
Ascanio<BR>><BR>><BR>></BODY></HTML>
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