Sustainable Building Program and Courses at The Endeavour Centre

November 26-27, 2011 

Instructors: Jen Feigin, Chris Magwood
Endeavour Centre
Peterborough, Ontario
 www.chrismagwood.ca 

Workshop Description

Clay finish plasters bring the beauty and benefits of natural building to any home, affordably and approachably.

These homemade plasters can be applied on any typical wall surface, including drywall (painted or new) and plasters or masonry of all kinds. The plasters are made from easily obtainable, affordable natural materials and can be mixed and applied at home in a vast range of colours and textures.

Clay plasters add a dimension to a room unobtainable with any other finish. In addition to their inherent beauty, they are completely non-toxic and can help regulate humidity in a room. They are durable and repairable and the best way to make your home a more natural, warmer and healthier place.

In this workshop, you will learn how to source the required materials, prepare wall surfaces for clay plastering, mix and tint plasters and apply to wall surfaces. During the workshop, you will create a series of sample boards in the colours of your choice to take home to help make plaster choices for your own home/project.

Entry Requirements

Open to beginners and experienced plasterers

Fee

$250

Maximum class size: 12

September 15-19, 2011

Instructor: Ryan Chivers
Artesana Traditional Plaster
Boulder, Colorado
http://www.artesanoplaster.com/

Workshop Description

Lime plasters have been used for thousands of years to create beautiful, durable and unique hand-crafted finishes using common raw materials.

In this workshop, you will learn the basic rules of mixing and applying lime finish plasters, and engage in advanced application and treatment processes. These include tadelakt (a polished, waterproof lime plaster finish originating in Morrocco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadelakt), venetian plaster (a polished lime plaster finish originating in Italy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_plaster), fresco (the technique of applying colour tints into lime plaster, as used in the great cathedrals of Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresco) and common integral colour lime plasters.

Making beautiful and durable lime finishing is a skill that will be useful to all plasterers and natural builders!

Entry Requirements

This workshop is intended for those with plastering experience and is not appropriate for inexperienced plasterers.

Fee

$600

(includes daily vegetarian lunch and snacks)

Maximum class size

12

October 15, 2011

Instructor Name: Chris Magwood
Endeavour Centre
Peterborough, ON
http://chrismagwood.ca

Workshop Description

There is nothing better than taking an outdoor shower in your own backyard with free hot water from the sun!
In this workshop, you will learn how to build your own solar collector and install your collector in a thermosyphoning system that will generate copious amounts of free hot water for your shower without the use of pumps or electricity.

During the workshop, each participant will build his or her own collector that can be taken home to and made into a solar shower or other water heater. We will install one collector as an example, and each student will take home an installation guide for his or her own collector.

Find out about solar collector systems connected to any outdoor hose and those hooked up to rainwater collection systems, as well as portable systems. Maintenance, winter-proofing and drainage issues will also be addressed.

Building your own solar hot water shower is one of the fastest, most immediate and empowering ways to learn about solar hot water and low-impact systems.

Entry Requirements

Open to all

Fee

$300, (includes $100 material fee)

Maximum class size:

12