RESETing the built environment

Stanmer Park (near University of Sussex), Brighton

Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th October

This is a three-day course run at Earthship Brighton in partnership with Brighton Permaculture Trust, Low Carbon Trust and organised in association with RESET. It is a complimentary course to our Introduction to Photovoltaics course.
 

The course is for anyone thinking about building their own home and anyone interested in learning about Earthships. It is suitable for complete beginners, as well as those who are familiar with eco-building and want to know more.
 
The course covers how a building can use the sun instead of central heating and how to build in natural, passive ventilation. We'll look at how it's possible to live off-grid, this includes; how you can harvest and recycle water and an outline of the relative merits of micro-renewable technologies like solar, biomass, wind and hydro. We will look at what you need to think about when sourcing environmentally friendly materials and how to avoid the most damaging materials. And we will look at the practicalities of turning the dream into a reality. There will also be a hands-on practical on ramming car tyres that make up the walls of an Earthship, an earth rendering workshop and a glass bottle brick workshop. This course will build on the good work of Mike Reynolds and focus on adapting Earthships to the UK climate. .

For further information and to book, please visit the Brighton Permaculture Website....