Natural Building - the traditional approach

How can we make best use of local materials and traditional building methods to construct sustainable, natural buildings?

A day of talks, demonstrations and discussions

Saturday 24th March 2012

10.30 - 4.00

Ringshall Village Hall, Suffolk, IP14 2JE, UK

Advance tickets £35 includes light lunch and refreshments

Continuing Professional Development certification from Eastern branch of Institute of Historic Buildings Conservation available

You'll find this day useful if you interested in sustainable building and conservation, or if you're thinking about building a house with sound eco credentials.

Discounts:- 20% for IHBC members, 10% for Carpenters Fellowship members and Friends of Orchard Barn, 5% for car-sharing and cyclists, or if your home postcode is within 8 miles of Orchard Barn, Far Ringshall, Suffolk, IP14 2LY. Concessions and bursaries also available, please ask.

To book your place email or phone 01473-658193

The focus for the morning will be the use of clay as a building material. There will be the opportunity to use your feet (and hands) to make cob. Then during the afternoon, Rick Lewis of Traditional Oak Carpentry will talk about using local sourced trees in building projects. Rick will also demonstrate hand conversion of a log into a natural shaped timber. The new shingle roof and cob walls at Orchard Barn project will also be presented.

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