Straw Bale & Natural Building Course - Sept2009

Straw Bale building course presented by Alastair Armstrong from InSynch Sustainable Technologies (Pty) Ltd and EarthWorx Construction at the InSynch Training Centre in Lanseria Jhb/Pta, South Africa.

The students built a small bedroom onto an existing straw bale building on River Bend Farm, which is in the Rhenosterspruit Nature Reserve.

Mud/Cob Pizza Oven Course - 2009

Course presented by Sonia Armstrong from InSynch Sustainable Technologies (Pty) Ltd at Riverbend Farm near the InSynch Training Centre (ITC).

RAMMED EARTH Construction - August 2009

The course was run at the InSynch Training Centre (IST) in Lanseria, Jhb/Pta, South Africa.
The students built a demo Rammed Earth wall onto the training centre.
The wall will be used as a wind break and as a dividing wall for a future jacuzzi installation.
Solar Power will be used to drive the jacuzzi, of cause.
see:

InSynch Sustainable Technologies
EarthWorx Construction

RAMMED EARTH Construction Course - May 2009

Basic Rammed Earth Construction Course - 10 May 2009

Done on site at Protea Echo with Architect and home owner Eva Bali, from TWS Architects.
The course done on the construction sitre where InSynch and EarthWorx Construction were building a Rammed Earth home for Eva.

Wetland Construction & Design - June 2009

Constructed Wetland Design & Construction Course
24 June 2009 - InSynch Training Centre (IST)

We constructed a wetland that processes Grey and Blackwater from the Training Centre.