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A few days ago, I showed you how Cob, and Fast Cob! in particular, can be used to build a home without the need to go into debt. It's true: no loans or years of savings are needed to build naturally! For instance, a 400 sq. ft. one bedroom cottage would cost less than $4,000. You read that right - there are only 3 zeros in that pricetag. For the complete breakdown, just click here.... Climate Change is another reality and it isn't going to stop unless we change our civilized ways...and soon! Today, building is a huge source of carbon emissions, both in the manufacture of homes and offices as well as the heating and cooling of them. Fast Cob! compares to conventional building practices in terms of speed, but there's no comparison when it comes to carbon-emissions, toxics creation, after-life disposal, heating/cooling, and length of service life. Check it out: Fast Cob! (vs. conventional)
And this year, we have at least 3 different opportunities for you to learn our Fast Cob! technique:
Warning: these workshops are filling up fast! This year, we can offer real beds for those that don't want to camp in their own tent. For a modest extra fee (camping in your own tent is included in our workshop package), you can choose between:
Until midnight on March 31, 2016, you can enjoy any of our 6 day intensive Learn-to-Build-from-the-Ground-UP Fast Cob! workshops for only $675...that's 25% off our regular rate. Please also note that women and families are especially encouraged to apply. Fast Cob! is safe and fun for all ages, genders, and orientations. Last year, our ages ranged from 9 to 68, while previous years saw 4, 6, and 8 year olds having the time of their lives. Here is some more feedback from past workshop participants: "Wonderful, challenging, thought-provoking, exhausting, delicious, green, delightful in every way." "My experience at the workshop was empowering and a wonderful learning experience in natural building and collaboration." "Instruction was excellent. Dave knows and lives cob and this is evident in his responses to questions posed by workshop attendees." "You always had thoughtful and insightful answers to any of my questions...I liked how the pace was determined by the participants." “It was empowering! I really feel like in a short week like I can get going on building my own cob house!” “Learning what we needed to know as we put it to practical use rather than spending a lot of time on theory was a useful approach for me.” If you've been wanting to build your dream but don't want to go into debt or harm our planet any further, here's your chance to make that change! Simply go to cob.lasqueti.ca/workshops and fill in the form at the bottom. I'll be in touch soon to help you on your way... Together, we can survive Climate Change...but let's not delay any longer! You'll also find free online Fast Cob! training videos here...heck, you may not even need to take a workshop to get yourself building with ease and joy! Let's spread the word so this planet doesn't burn us all up...
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Many people have been contacting me about our upcoming workshops, and we are finally ready to shift our focus to these magical weeks. Fast Cob! makes it possible to build your dream (home, office, greenhouse, garage, castle, shed, you-name-it) without going into debt and without machines, special tools, or hordes of people.
Fast Cob! is fun, easy, affordable, long-lasting (like, hundreds of years), fireproof, insect-proof, rodent-proof, and at the very least, earthquake resistant (who knows how big the Big One will be). Fast Cob! won't make a mountain of garbage: not in the building stage and not in the demolition stage. You build with the earth and any excess simply goes back to the earth. Fast Cob! is healthy - it breathes - so your buildings don't mould, mildew, or create toxic or even stale air. Fast Cob! is easy to maintain and live with: it naturally keeps you cool in summer and warm in winter. Fast Cob! is gorgeous...you literally hand-sculpt beauty into everything you create...it inspires creativity! But don't just take my word for it...here's what people who have taken our workshops say: "The best thing that happened is I really feel able to build my own cob house!!!!" "Overall a really amazing week. I didn't expect to learn so much in one week, I really think I would have the confidence to start my own cob building project...really beautiful camp site in the 'burbs'" “I enjoyed how you let us experiment and fail and learn on the fly.” “Transformative and empowering!” “You have no idea how excited I am that I now pretty much know how to build a house out of dirt.” Every one of our 21 workshops to date have been uniquely magical; the people that have graced us by their energy and enthusiasm have made us so eager to continue this tradition and spread the word. Each workshop has a limit of 6 participants and features hands-on, one-on-one instruction during each of our 30 learning sessions, ample time for every question to be answered, and an environment that is breath-takingly beautiful. Our camping sites are quiet, clean, and in a beautiful forest. All of our workshops include 3 hot, homemade vegetarian meals and 2 nutritious snacks every day, made from fresh, local and organic ingredients wherever possible. Because there are no machines or motors on site, it is a safe and quiet place for anyone, younger or older, and interesting conversation and laughter is common and encouraged. You can read all of the details about our workshops here: cob.lasqueti.ca/workshops. But now I'd like to announce our 2015 line-up of Workshops:
Until midnight on March 31, 2016, you can enjoy any of our 6 day intensive Learn-to-Build-from-the-Ground-UP Fast Cob! workshops for only $675...that's 25% off our regular workshop rate! Please also note that women and families are especially encouraged to apply. Fast Cob! is safe and fun for all ages, genders, and orientations. Last year, our ages ranged from 9 to 68, while previous years saw 4, 6, and 8 year olds having the time of their lives. If you've been wanting to build your dream but don't want to go into debt or harm our planet any further, here's your chance to make that change! Simply go to cob.lasqueti.ca/workshops and fill in the form at the bottom. I'll be in touch soon to help you on your way... P.S. If you missed any of my previous messages about the benefits of Fast Cob! and how you can use it yourself to live the life you've always wanted, please just scroll on down...  If you've been thinking about changing your life this year by taking a Natural Building Workshop, today is the last day to get your application in and take advantage of our Early Bird Discount. You'll save almost 20% off our regular workshop rate.
If you missed how you can build your own home and live debt-free - from the start! - please click here. If you want to help the planet AND build your own home, then check out how by clicking here. To find ALL the details about our workshops for 2015, please visit cob.lasqueti.ca/workshops. Our 2015 Fast Cob! Workshop Dates are:
Fast Cob! will allow you to build a modest sized home/shed/whatever in a short season...no other Natural Building technique can offer that without a battalion of friends and helpers. Fast Cob! will truly give you the skills and ability to build without worry of exhaustion or running out of inspiration and time. And Fast Cob! uses NO electricity, NO fossil fuels and creates NO noise. It's a joy to do and peaceful for everyone, even your neighbours! To send in your application form before midnight tonight, simply visit cob.lasqueti.ca/workshops, scroll to the bottom and fill in the form. I'll be in touch soon after to help you make 2015 the year you become a builder of healthy homes that don't harm our planet! PS. Your last chance to take advantage of our early bird discount of $150 is today, April 1st...and no, I'm not joking! Click here to get your application in now... Climate Change is more than a reality; it isn't going to stop unless we change our civilized ways...and soon! Today, building is a huge source of carbon emissions, both in the manufacture of homes and offices as well as the heating and cooling of them. Fast Cob! compares to conventional building practices in terms of speed, but there's no comparison when it comes to carbon-emissions, toxics creation, after-life disposal, heating/cooling, and length of service life. And we now have 2 ways for you to save on our workshops (see below).
Check it out: Fast Cob! (vs. conventional)
We have two more opportunities coming up to learn our Fast Cob! technique...which is not only carbon-free, it's faster and easier than any other Natural Building technique. August 9-16 and August 23-30. These will be our 14th and 15th workshops, and they are filling up fast! The first workshop still has room for 1 more family to take advantage of our Special 2-for-1 Offer. And now for both workshops, you can take 20% off our regular price if you travel carbon-free to the workshop on Lasqueti Island. That could be by bicycle, or regularly scheduled bus or train. If you're travelling less than 100 km (Vancouver Island or Vancouver) and are willing to car-pool, you can take 10% off our regular workshop price. We not only teach how to build carbon-free, we'll pay you to travel carbon-free! Together, we can survive Climate Change...but let's not delay any longer!  Our building site screamed Ondol (with a bit of a West Coast accent:) after it was finally fully hand excavated.
This photo shows what the terrain looked like before the heating tunnel was begun. We are looking down the natural rock opening that will guide us with the rock foundation and cob walls for the tunnel...which you'll see growing in the next photos...  The Guest House is currently about half complete. The stretch of warm dry weather earlier in May allowed 3 windows to be installed and the walls that were built during the winter to be completely dried. This first photo shows the south side of the Guest House. The windows are placed strategically to reach the ceiling, thus avoiding the need of lintels. A small amount of cob will be used to seal between the window and ceiling since these windows have frames. In terms of heating efficiency design, the Guest House is only 96 sq ft with a wood stove; it will easily heat up in winter during the limited use it will see.  This next photo shows the view from the Garden. The floor to ceiling window will allow a breathtaking panorama of the Garden area from inside the Guest House. As you can see, the window is installed and one of the connecting walls isn't even fully built: cob is that strong!
Now imagine sleeping on the bed beside this window and waking to the sunrise over the Garden...ah, another gorgeous day in Paradise! Here are some links to the former website that let the world know about these workshops...there are photos of the various buildings in progress as well. Apparently, the first 2 workshops were only promoted by email, poster, and word-of-mouth...
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