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3 Day PracticumDeep Green Immersion
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Information for 3 Day Course Deep Green Immersion
Weekend Course on Bainbridge Island, WA
Joss Krayenhoff (Master Earth Mason and Co-Owner of Sirewall USA, LLC, ) hosts a 3 Day SIREWALL weekend course that will change perceptions about building green and inspire new ways of thinking. Guest Lecturer, Jason F. McLennan, is considered one of the most influential individuals in the green building movement today and the recipient of the prestigious Buckminster Fuller Prize (the planet’s top prize for socially responsible design).
Over three days, participants will experience:
• TheHeronHallSIREWALLproject(inconstruction).Forreference,pleaseexplore www.heronhall.com, a webiste dedicated to showcasing deep green strategies. • HandsonformingandrammingofaSIREWALL• UniqueaspectsofdesigningandengineeringwithStructuralInsulated Rammed Earth• Soiltypesandblendsrequiredtoachieveoptimalcompressivestrength• Arangeofexcitingpossibilitiesand‘deepgreen’conversations.
Gain insight on how rammed earth can be built in a range of climates based on our team’s 20 years of R&D and experience. Learn how you can put ideas in motion and move this technology forward to make a difference in the world
We hope that you enjoy your weekend learning about Insulated Rammed Earth.
Welcome!
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Course Schedule
Thisisthetentativeschedule.Wewillsticktothemeetingtimeseveryday,buttheremaybe changes to the daily events. Please arrive early, we have lots to do and will begin as scheduled.Therewillbecoffee,teaandsnackstogeteveryonegoing.
Friday
9:00 am - Pre-Course Mingling and Breakfast • Coffee,TeaandPastries • BooksonRammedEarth • ArticlesonSIREWALL&SIREWALLLicensees
10:00 am – Introduction / Philosophy / Why We Invented SIREWALL • Introductions • VisionVersusCurrentReality • BenefitsOfInorganicMaterials • DrawbacksOfCurrentConstruction • Priorities/Values
11:45 pm - Insulated Rammed Earth Lexicon/ Insulated Rammed Earth Overview • GeneralSIREWALLInformation/Composition
12:30 pm - Lunch
1:45 pm - Slideshow of SIREWALL work
2:30pm-TouraSoilPit • GetSoilForYourPersonalRammedEarthSample • BasicSoilTheory
3:30 pm - Soil Overview • BasicSoilAnalysis • CreateYourPersonalRammedEarthSamples • IntroductiontoSirewallsoilservices Friday concludes at 5 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - Pre-Course • Coffee,TeaandPastries • BooksonRammedEarth • ArticlesonSIREWALL&SIREWALLLicensees
10am–TourofIslandwoodEnvironmentalCenterwithJasonMcLennan
12:00 pm - Lunch
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1:15 pm - Forming a SIREWALL • SeehowoneofSIREWALL’sformingSystemsisassembled.
3:00pm-TourswithJasonMcLennan
4:00 pm – Zugunruhe – Becoming an environmental Change Agent – a personal slideshow presentation by Jason F. McLennan
Saturday concludes at 5 pm
Sunday
9:30 am - Pre-Course • Coffee,TeaandPastries • BooksonRammedEarth • ArticlesonSIREWALL&SIREWALLLicensees.
10:00 am – Slideshow • SIREWALLConstructionMethods
10:30 am Experience the Ramming of a SIREWALL • Understandandexperiencetheprocessoframming,aswellas placement of rebar and insulation.
12:30 pm - Lunch
1:45 pm Experience the Ramming of a SIREWALL • Understandandexperiencetheprocessoframming,aswellas placement of rebar and insulation.
4:30 pm - Wrap-Up • FinalQuestionPeriod • FeedbackRound • EvaluationSheets • OpenYourPersonalRammedEarthSamplesfromFriday
Sunday concludes at 5 pm
What to Bring
Besides all the usual things that you might bring on a weekend away, please bring:
• Suitableclothesforanyweather,itcouldberainingandwewillbeoutsideforsome of the workshops. Wear clothes that you don’t care about getting dirty. • PleasebringSteel-toedboots,eyeprotection,workgloves,hardhat,andwork clothes. • Alistofeveryquestionyouhaveregardinginsulatedrammedearth• Writinginstruments,cameras(peoplemaynotvideotapeattheevent)• WewillbetouringonSaturday.Itishandytowearversitleshoes.
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How to Get Here
For information on Bainbridge Island, and how to get there please visit:
https://www.bainbridgeisland.com/ferry
Meeting Place
Wewillbegineachdayatanearbycoffeeshopfromwhichwewillwalktotheprojectsite.
Accommodations
Book early! Bainbridge Island is a very popular destination. For lodging options visit:
https://www.bainbridgeisland.com/lodging
Food
Sirewall USA is very happy to be able to provide lunch for each course date.If you have special dietary needs, please let us know ahead of time.
What to Expect Expecttosignaliabilitywaiverwhenyoufirstarrive.It’sanormalformthatyouwouldsign on a weekend workshop, accepting responsibility for your own safety. We will be traveling in cars together, touring a pit and doing some light, preliminary construction work as well.
Expect to spend the weekend with a group of enthusiastic people, interested in learning something new. Participants come mainly from the US; although we do accept registra-tions from out of Country.
Sirewall USA Refund Policy
Thereisanon-refundable$300depositdueuponregistration.Remaining funds are due 30 days prior to the start of the course.No refunds are available within 14 days of the start of the course.
Contact
Ifyouhaveanyquestionspleasecalloremail:
Joss [email protected]
We look forward to meeting you!
