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Cob: Second Workshop for Construction with Cob in Venezuela

Alejandro Ascanio aleph at telcel.net.ve
Wed Dec 8 14:54:30 PST 1999


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>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 Hol=EDsticTranspersonal, 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 =
Huhuec=F3yotl 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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Venezuela<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;For all those that desire to live in =
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contribute to=20
sustainable human<BR>&gt;development,&nbsp; the Experimental Foundation =
for=20
Publication and Ecological<BR>&gt;Development (FEDDE), the Ecovillages =
Network=20
of the Americas (ENA) and the<BR>&gt;Latin American Institute of =
Permaculture=20
(ILP)&nbsp; host the &quot;First&nbsp; Workshop<BR>&gt;for Construction =
with Cob=20
in Venezuela &quot;, an event that will be held at the<BR>&gt;Tovar =
Colony on=20
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the=20
Mud...<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Being one of the so many traditional systems for=20
construction with earth,<BR>&gt;cob is similar to adobe however, it is=20
characterized to have greater<BR>&gt;durability and resistance. Thus old =
world=20
structures are a testimony to the<BR>&gt;building method with some more =
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five hundred years old and some even<BR>&gt;thirteen stories high. Of =
English=20
origin, the word refers to a mix of earth,<BR>&gt;sand and straw molded =
by hand=20
that once set, it works like a resistant<BR>&gt;monolith to=20
rain.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;It is a technique that is easy to learn, does not =
require=20
sophisticated<BR>&gt;tools and it is of low cost, therefore the =
philosophy is=20
the use on-site<BR>&gt;resources. This makes cob a non-polluting system =
that=20
remains in harmony<BR>&gt;with the energies of its=20
surroundings.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Sculpting the Mud... =
(objective)<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;The=20
main objective of the workshop is to build the walls of a room=20
with<BR>&gt;molded cob and include window bucks, headers, benches and =
other=20
structural<BR>&gt;elements. In the process, one learns to select and =
take=20
advantage of the<BR>&gt;materials of the bio-region, prepare the mud =
mixture,=20
test material<BR>&gt;resistance, terracing, framing, structural =
principals,=20
physical and<BR>&gt;environmental considerations for sanitation and =
electrical=20
facilities,<BR>&gt;principles of siting the building with respect to the =
sun,=20
survey to take<BR>&gt;advantage of the site location and the principles =
of Feng=20
Shui.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Who will Live the Experience ?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;The =
Workshop=20
is directed to governmental and non-governmental =
organizations<BR>&gt;related to=20
the development or physical improvement of communities, =
to<BR>&gt;students and=20
professionals of construction; architects and<BR>&gt;environmentalists; =
to all=20
those that want to initiate a=20
ecological<BR>&gt;community.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Facilitator:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;S=
ergio=20
Jasso (Mexico) schooled in holistic medicine (discipline=20
that<BR>&gt;contemplates to man to integrate body, mind and spirit) in =
the=20
Center of<BR>&gt;Human Development Hol&iacute;sticTranspersonal, he =
decided to=20
dedicate himself to<BR>&gt;the construction with earth as =
an<BR>&gt;alternative=20
lifestyle since &quot; our home is our third skin &quot; and our=20
mental<BR>&gt;and physical health is affected by our surroundings. Of =
the eight=20
years of<BR>&gt;experience in construction, he has dedicated the last =
three=20
years<BR>&gt;exclusively to natural building. Both have worked together =
in=20
places like<BR>&gt;New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, and the Ecological =
School of=20
Huhuec&oacute;yotl in<BR>&gt;the state of Morelos,=20
Mexico.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Information:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;The cost is of&nbsp; =
$=20
240,00. It includes transportation to the site, two<BR>&gt;daily meals,=20
refreshments, roofed area for sleeping and printed =
workshop<BR>&gt;material. All=20
participants will receive an attendance =
certificate.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;For=20
more information, write to...<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<A=20
href=3D"mailto:aleph at telcel.net.ve">aleph at telcel.net.ve</A> | <A=20
href=3D"mailto:oavm at mixmail.com">oavm at mixmail.com</A><BR>&gt;(5816) 613 =
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Oswaldo Vernet<BR>&gt;(582) 763 67 29 ; Fax: (582) 243 29 24- Alejandro=20
Ascanio<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;</BODY></HTML>

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