Come join Cal Earth Institute as we combine sustainable architecture with sustainable heating systems! This combination workshop is very much hands-on and is geared towards someone who wants to build and create a useable space right away.
In this workshop you will learn how to build your own house and how to build a super high-efficiency masonry heater in only nine days!
Program includes
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REGISTRATION PROCESS Complete the Cal-Earth Application Once you have registered and paid you will receive a confirmation email within 24 hours with additional information (what to bring, etc.) Tuition balance is due on or before the first day of the workshop. Breakfast is provided each morning of the workshop. Full set of educational books and DVDs are included in tuition.For information about accomodation, transportation, what to bring, and other Frequently Asked Questions, download our Workshop FAQs PDF (Note — due to the unique nature of this combined workshop, this deposit is nonrefundable. If for some reason you cannot attend, your deposit can be transferred to a future Cal-Earth building workshop.) |
About Masonry Heaters
Masonry Heaters burn fuel at 90+ percent efficiency, producing almost no polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and double burning the fuel and the gases so that the fuel-to-heat ratio is extremely efficient. Along with this the system produces instant radiative heat, instant hot cooking surfaces and longterm conductive heating of the building which last for many hours once the thermal flywheel has momentum. The combustion chamber design is discussed in detail; the dynamics and theory of fire are discussed in detail; cob, earthen plasters and insulative elements are discussed in detail, as well as finishes, artistic flourishes and custom design considerations.
Cost: $1800 for new students/$500 for any workshop alumni
Note: Anyone who has previously attended a Cal-Earth workshop may attend the Masonry Heater portion only for $500 (April 21-24). Fill out the standard application and indicate which workshop you attended prior.
(Note — due to the unique nature of this combined workshop, this deposit is nonrefundable. If for some reason you cannot attend, your deposit can be transferred to a future Cal-Earth building workshop.)
