This is what people said: “It was also great to meet such a good bunch of people. Real diversity – it’s just the sort of ‘intellectual hub’ that a successful industry needs.”
“an excellent conference” “lots of good discussion, and great people to boot”
Conference papers (and the rest soon!).
Louise Cooke (EBUK) Introduction and welcome.
Louise’s presentation (PDF): Cookepresentation_Earth Building UK
Tom Morton (Arc Architects http://www.arc-architects.com/) Realising the dream: Clay plastering in Practice.
Tom’s presentation (PDF): Clay plastering in Practice. Tom Morton – Presentation
Tom’s speaker notes (PDF) Clay plastering in practice. Tom Morton – Speaker notes
7 videos from Tom Morton’s Conference presentation YouTube videos from Tom Morton\’s Conference presentation
Alan Cameron-Duff (Earthed http://earthedworld.co.uk/) Exploring the wonderful sculptural world of earthen finishes.
Ben Gourley (University of York) and Nigel Copsey (Earth, Stone and Lime company http://www.nigelcopsey.com/). Earth Plasters – A North East Yorkshire Tradition.
Nigel’s speaker notes (PDF): Copsey_Earth plastering
Andrew Heath (BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, University of Bath http://www.bath.ac.uk/bre/) Thin earth walls – technical issues with plasters and plastering
Andrew’s presentation (PDF): EBUK 2012 Heath
James Bryce (Clayworks http://www.clay-works.com/) Clayworks: Making clay plaster work
Barbara Jones (Straw Works http://strawworks.co.uk/) The application of clay plasters to strawbale buildings; and how the ECVET clay plaster training course works in the UK and Europe.
ECVET building with clay handbook (PDF) Handbook_LearnWithClay_PART_II
Neil May (Natural Building Technologies http://www.natural-building.co.uk/ and the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products http://www.asbp.org.uk/); Mainstreaming Earth Building in the UK
Here are links to photos Jim Hill was taking:
Exploring the exhibition in a quiet moment
Exhibition – Terra Europae – Earthen Architecture in the European Union.
This exhibition was originally presented as part of the Terra InCognita Earthen Architecture in Europe research project developed in the framework of Culture 2007-2013 Programme of the European Union. The research project developed between 2009 and 2011 by Ecole d’Avignon (France), Escola Superior Gallaecia (Portugal), Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain), Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy) and CAUE-Conseil d’Architecture, d’Urbanisme et de l’Environnement of Vaucluse (France). European partners in the Culture 2007-2013 programme.
Earth Building UK participated in parts of this project. This included an online survey of earth building in the UK, alongside coordinating UK nominations for the award for ‘Outstanding Earth Building in Europe 2011’. In the UK this was awarded to the Logie Schoolhouse, Fife and WISE building at the Centre for Alternative Technology, Machynlleth, Wales.
The panels have been expertly printed by The Architect Shop www.thearchitectshop.co.uk
An accompanying publication is also available:
Terra Europae – Earthen Architecture in the European Union.
Further information: http://www.edizioniets.com/Scheda.asp?N=9788846729576
Earth Building UK provided a very concise summary of earth building in the UK – such a short summary can hardly so justice for such a complex and varied building material – but we hope that it at least covers the basics.
On Saturday we had a brilliant day in Malton with a tour of York House with Nigel Copsey and Ben Gourley. This was a brilliant tour of the building and a some great ideas and inspiration. Thanks to Nigel and Ben!
EBUK members explore York House!
Find out more: http://www.nigelcopsey.com and http://www.maltonbuildingsgroup.com/
Great to meet so many earth builders and so many Earth Building UK members.
York conferences at the Ron Cooke Hub made sure we had a brilliant day – thank you – some brilliant connections made in a very inspiring place.
Great big thanks to Carol Atkinson for putting up our friends in the brilliant straw cottage. http://www.strawcottage.co.uk/
Conference support and marketing
Conference pack also includes information from:
Clay works http://www.clay-works.com/
The Clay Plaster Company http://www.theclayplastercompany.co.uk/
Gary Hames (Earth Blocks) http://www.earthcomegablock.com
Straw Cottage http://www.strawcottage.co.uk/
Sam Atkinson (Natural Building and Carpentry Services) http://www.sacarpentry.co.uk/
BRE Bookshop http://www.brebookshop.com/ (recent publications on earth building)
