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Workshop: Essential Hempcrete SOLD OUT!
As SC continues to advance Industrial Hemp Production, we believe that building with Hempcrete is a progressive and sustainable building method for the future. Root down Designs is committed to working to advance Hempcrete in South Carolina! We’ve invited Chris Magwood down to Charleston to help guide us into this progressive method! At the Essential Hempcrete workshop you will learn how you can create a remarkable home insulation material from the hemp plant! This workshop is based on the new book, Essential Hempcrete Construction, written by course instructor Chris Magwood. Hempcrete (or hemp-lime) construction uses chopped hemp hurd (the woody core of the hemp plant) mixed with hydraulic lime to create an insulation material with excellent thermal, moisture-handling, fire-resistance, non-toxic and structural properties. Hempcrete is also a carbon sequestering material. In the Essential Hempcrete workshop, you will find out how hempcrete is made, see a slideshow of various Canadian and international hempcrete building projects, and gain an understanding of how, why and where hempcrete is an appropriate material choice. In the classroom, we will look at the costs, material sourcing and building science of using hempcrete on new building projects and renovations.
In the hands-on component of the workshop, you will learn how to assess the necessary materials and create a hempcrete mix that is appropriate for wall, floor and roof installations. You will learn how to work safely with the materials and equipment used for hempcrete production. Every participant will leave with a hempcrete block they cast themselves! Chris’ Essential Hempcrete workshop is the primer you need to start making and installing your own hempcrete insulation! Date: Saturday, April 27, 2019 – 9am-5pm & Sunday, April 28, 2019 – 9am-5pm
We are excited to be partnering with the SC Industrial Hemp Association & The American College of Building Arts for this course!
Teacher Bios:
Chris Magwood, MBA – Builder, Teacher, Founder of The Endeavor Center
Chris Magwood is obsessed with making the best, most energy efficient, carbon sequestering, healthy, beautiful and inspiring buildings. Chris is currently the executive director of The Endeavour Centre, a not-for-profit sustainable building school in Peterborough, Ontario. The school runs two full-time, certificate programs: Sustainable New Construction and Sustainable Renovations and hosts many hands-on workshops annually. Chris has authored seven books on sustainable building, including: • Essential Sustainable Home Design (2017) • Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction (2016) • Essential Hempcrete Construction (2016) • Making Better Buildings (2014) • More Straw Bale Building (2005) He is co-editor of the Sustainable Building Essentials series from New Society Publishers, and is a past editor of The Last Straw Journal, an international quarterly of straw bale and natural building. He has contributed articles to numerous publications on topics related to sustainable building and maintains a blog entitled “Thoughts on Building.” Recently, he contributed a chapter to the book The New Carbon Architecture. In 1998 he co-founded Camel’s Back Construction, and over eight years helped to design and/or build more than 30 homes and commercial buildings, mostly with straw bales and often with renewable energy systems. Chris is currently working on an MA at Trent University, studying the carbon storage potential of the built environment. Chris is an active speaker and workshop instructor in Canada and internationally.
Jose Jimenez – Senior Timber Framing Student @ The American College of Building Arts (ACBA)
Haven gotten his first undergraduate degree in Outdoor Education from Warren Wilson College in Asheville, NC, José Jiménez spent alot of time in the woods playing, learning, growing, teaching and sharing his love of the outdoors with people from all walks of life. After having spent some time in Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, and North Carolina working as an outdoor educator Jose decided to make a shift and pursue a career in the building trades. He worked his way through a cabinet shop, framing crew, chair building internship, and eventually as a student at the American College of the Building Arts where he is a senior currently pursuing a degree in timber framing. The love of the outdoors along with his fascination of woodworking made natural building and timber framing a logical choice for him. He hopes to share his passion for woodworking and the outdoors to teach people the benefits of not just being outside but building with nature itself.
April Magill – Architect, Natural Builder, Educator
April attended Virginia Tech where she graduated with a BA in architecture. She is a licensed architect, project manager, and the Principle of her firm, Root Down Designs. April is a leading voice in the advancements of Alternative, Natural, & Healthy building methods and has been a pioneer in the advancement of alternative building methods in the southeast. She has worked with multiple building jurisdictions in helping clients obtain building permits for alternative materials. She has successfully obtained permits for multiple rammed earth projects, compressed earth block, and hybrid methods. April’s conventional background allows her to excel in Project Management and she has led large teams through the conception of an idea through to the completion of a project, with the client’s budget always at the forefront of every project.
April believes that education is a key component to Regenerative Architecture; April has led over 4 dozen community-building workshops and courses, is an Adjunct Professor for the American College of Building Arts, and is a keynote speaker and presenter to many organizations and universities. Her passion for engaging with communities and involving people in the process of building is essential to Affordable Housing, which is an issue April is very passionate about. She is a true visionary for resilient and healthy buildings for the future and for the future of a healthy planet. Most recently, April has co-founded a new 501c3 called the WE BUILD Foundation, meant to empower women-centered building teams and progress the use of alternative & healthy building materials.
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