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The events listed here are provided as-is out of interest to community members. Unless otherwise noted, the OSBBC does not endorse any of the following events.
Building Code - Small Buildings, Sat, 10 March 2012 to Sun, 11 March 2012,
Preparatory course for Building Code Identification Number (BCIN) qualification hosted by Endeavour Centre.
Unique to Endeavour’s presentations will be a focus on Alternative Compliance pathways in the code and a focus on working with unconventional materials and methods using Objectives and Function Statements. These courses will also have a focus on dispute resolution and the Building Code Commission. This is the ideal way for those who design for natural and sustainable strategies to learn to use the OBC to their best advantage.
For more information and to register, visit http://endeavourcentre.com/2012/01/ontario-building-code-course/
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OSBBC Annual Meeting & Workshops, Sat, 24 March 2012 to Sun, 25 March 2012, Lakefield, Ontario
The Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition is hosting its Annual General Meeting on the weekend of March 24-25, 2012, at Camp Kawartha in Lakefield, Ontario (near Peterborough)
This year the entire Saturday will be workshops, round table discussions, and presentations on a variety of topics of interest to builders and potential owner-builders. The meeting of members will take place on Sunday, followed by further educational and social events.
Accommodation is available and meals are included. Come back soon for more detail!
Being your Own General Contractor, Sat, 31 March 2012 to , Norwood, Ontario
Being your Own General Contractor when Building Your Straw Bale Home, March 31 2012, Norwood, Ontario
This workshop will take you through the process involved in planning your straw bale build. You will learn the most important steps and their order of importance so that when you start to build, your project will run smoothly, with little or no set backs in time.
This is not an actual build, it is the scheduling and planning phase of the build. Just like the Boy Scouts, you will come away with the knowledge to “be prepared” to make your home construction run efficiently.
Facilitator: Gail Robins
Place: The Robins’ Nest Retreat, Norwood
Investment: Single rate- $90, Couples rate – sharing notes- $153 this includes your lunch and notes.
This workshop requires pre-registration with payment. To register please call Gail at 705-639-2284 or email info@robinsnestretreat.com
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2012 International Straw Bale Conference, Sun, 16 September 2012 to Sat, 22 September 2012, Estes Park, Colorado, USA
2012 International Straw Builder's Conference
Building Resilience for Our Collective Future ...and Inspired by Nature
Sept 16-22, 2012
Estes Park, Colorado
United States
with Keynote Speaker
John Straube, Ph.D., P. Eng.
http://www.strawbaleconference.com/
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Being your Own General Contractor, Sat, 20 October 2012 to , Norwood, Ontario
Being your Own General Contractor when Building Your Straw Bale Home, October 20 2012, Norwood, Ontario
This workshop will take you through the process involved in planning your straw bale build. You will learn the most important steps and their order of importance so that when you start to build, your project will run smoothly, with little or no set backs in time.
This is not an actual build, it is the scheduling and planning phase of the build. Just like the Boy Scouts, you will come away with the knowledge to “be prepared” to make your home construction run efficiently.
Facilitator: Gail Robins
Place: The Robins’ Nest Retreat, Norwood
Investment: Single rate- $90, Couples rate – sharing notes- $153 this includes your lunch and notes.
This workshop requires pre-registration with payment. To register please call Gail at 705-639-2284 or email info@robinsnestretreat.com
→Web site with more information
To have your natural building-related event listed here, send an email to webmaster@osbbc.ca with the title, location, dates, short description, and web page link. Priority will be given to events in Ontario, and to those directly related to straw bale construction.