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Building a portable round house - Workshop

Submitted by Earthbuilders on 27 May 2011 - 5:48pm | updated 27 May 2011 | Event

What can a roundhouse be used for? There are many uses of a round house.  They are great spaces for people to come together, they make good indoor/outdoor lounges, classrooms or can be used as a home. The roundhouse makes a good emergency shelter or a guest room. They can even be built smaller and used as a glass house, chook house, or dog house.
What could you use a roundhouse for?

How big is the roundhouse? You can build a roundhouse in any size ranging from a 2 meters to 8 meters in diameter.  
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Location / Venue: 
Awhi Farm - Turangi (near Taupo)
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Intro to Earthbag building - Workshop

Submitted by Earthbuilders on 27 May 2011 - 5:40pm | updated 11 Jun 2011 | Event

Earthbag is one of the most environmentally friendly and cost effective forms of building. Unlike conventional building earthbag construction is quicker to complete and easier to master. No previous building experience is necessary. » Read more

Location / Venue: 
Awhi Farm - Turangi (near Taupo)
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Earthbag Building Workshop

Submitted by Earthbuilders on 10 April 2011 - 8:53pm | updated 10 Apr 2011 | Event

Earthbag Building Workshop 19-22 May

The purpose of this workshop is to give you the tools needed to get started building with earthbag.  We’ll cover all the phases of construction from design and modeling to foundation, earthbag walls, plaster and roofs. Learn the theory and design principles of this type of building along with gaining hands on experience working on the structure currently under construction.

Tutor: Bomun Bock-Chung

When:  evening of 19th - 22th May  2011

Cost:  $375 (includes organic lunches and dinners) » Read more

Location / Venue: 
Awhi Farm - Turangi (near Taupo)
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Earthbag Building Workshop

Submitted by Earthbuilders on 13 February 2011 - 7:34pm | Event

Earthbag is one of the most environmentally friendly and cost effective forms of building. Unlike conventional building earthbag construction is quicker to complete and easier to master. No previous building experience is necessary. » Read more

Location / Venue: 
Awhi Farm - Turangi (near Taupo)
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Sue Kedgley in Taupo

Submitted by Anonymous on 15 July 2008 - 6:20pm | Event

Sue Kedgley is having a Public Meeting on "Food prices going up, food quality going down". 73 Titiraupenga St, REAP Centre, Taupo

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Taupo

updated 14 Mar 2010

Jim Chapple in Taupo can be contacted by calling 07 3765190

Amanda (spokes person) email: amandajg68@hotmail.com

Mela (secretary): 07 376 8255 or 021 364070

First meeting held 16th April 08.  regular meetings & discussion followed. All welcome to join.

Since May 09: Got offered a piece of land by the council for a community garden and all of our focus in the next few months will go towards the planning & organising of this project! It's a great spot with lots of potential! » Read more

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