7 Day Earthen Building Workshops

Learn to build your own beautiful, sustainable, affordable, natural home in these 7-day workshops. These workshops will be hosted by You Sabai Home part of the integrated Pun Pun sustainable living community.

Topics Covered in Both Workshops

Adobe brick making
Implementing sustainable design principles including orientation, environmental factors, usage of building, and aesthetics as well as a discussion of the design for the building we will build together
Foundation principles
Adobe wall construction including putting in windows and doors
Creating and applying earthen plasters
Creating and applying earthen starch paints and options for finishing sealants
Earthen benches
Finishing work - relief work, sculptural work, etc
Addition of simple electric lines, plumbing lines
Arches
Domed roofs (2nd workshop only)

Workshop Dates

1st Workshop

Nov 22nd to 28th:
Pick-up participants from Pun Pun restaurant Chiang Mai at 1pm on Nov 21st and return to Chiang Mai on afternoon of Nov 29th.

2nd Workshop

Dec 20th to 26th:
Pick-up participants from Pun Pun restaurant Chiang Mai at 1pm on Dec 19th and return to Chiang Mai on afternoon of Dec 27th.

Fee

Foreigners - $400 Payment required in full by Friday 24th Oct for the 1st workshop.

Payment required in full by Friday 21st Nov for the 2nd workshop

A $400 US non-refundable deposit is due to secure your spot. The deposit check should be addressed to Margaret Reents and sent to:

Peggy Reents
Re: You Sabai Building Workshop
3405 El Caminito
Loveland, CO 80537 USA
Payment can also be given to Pun Pun Restaurant.

Price Includes:

Travel to and from You Sabai from Chiang Mai
All instruction included in the workshop
All food
Simple accommodation
Daily instructed yoga sessions every morning

Thai Nationals (By Donation Only)

We will take a maximum of 10 foreigners and 5 Thais for each course.
Thai people wanting to take part must call beforehand to register for the course.
Thai people must also bring a tent.
All participants must bring sleeping bags and flashlights.
Accommodation for foreigners will be in simple earthen rooms with some shared accommodation.
Apart from the beautiful setting of You Sabai there is a reservoir within walking distance for swimming.

For Further Information Please Contact:

Justin or Yao at yousabai@gmail.com
Yao on 0860 966 439 (Thai)
Justin on 0844598656 (English)