D2R Green Building Work-Exchange!

OPENINGS AVAILABLE NOW!!!

Learn to build with green construction this summer and fall! You'll work as a team with experience natrual and green builders and designers to enclose an extensive mutliple story addition to an existing single story home. You'll develop advanced framing techniques, build and install a green roof, build trusses and work with natural insulation. Learn more about Jennifer's D2R Green Building Internship.

Timber Frame and Natural Building Work Exchange!

The Wabi-sabi sub-community (Ziggy, April, Thomas, and Ali) at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage are seeking individuals to help with building our cooperative kitchen and maintaining our organic vegetable gardens for the summer of 2011. Learn about Wabi-Sabi's building project here.

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Earthbag and Strawbale Construction Work Exchange Opportunity!

SORRY, POSITIONS ARE NOW FILLED: Natural Building work will include earthbags, post and beam framing, roofing and strawbale work, earth and lime plaster, as well as electrical and plumbing work. Learn more about Ted and Sara's earthbag and strawbale construction work exchange.

Natural Building Construction and Organic Gardening!

SORRY, POSITIONS ARE NOW FILLED: Join Bear and Alyssa as they complete their strawbale home and establish an organic garden and orchard. Learn the finer points of home and garden construction.   Learn more about Bear and Alyssa's home and garden project.

Finish Construction and Organic Gardening!

SORRY, POSITIONS ARE NOW FILLED: Join Maikwe as she completes various aspects of her strawbale home and works with Bear and Alyssa to establish an organic garden and orchard. Enjoy a concensus-based and intuitive team construction environment .   Learn more about Ma'ikwe's home and garden project.

Natural Building Internship!

SORRY, POSITIONS ARE NOW FILLED: Break ground with natural builder Dave to build his house, and learn about a rubble trench foundation, a roundwood timberframing structure, cob-strawbale-cob walls (an innovative new design solution), earthen floors, living roof, and more! Learn more about Dave's building project.

Earth-Sheltered Permaculture Home Construction Work Exchange!

SORRY, POSITIONS ARE NOW FILLED: Join Dennis and Sharon as they work from the ground up to construct their earth-sheltered home. We're putting the natural back in building as we focus on keeping embodied energy low and our connection to the earth high. Learn more about Dennis and Sharon's project.