Earthwood Building School of West Chazy, NY, has conducted one- to five-day workshops in Cordwood Masonry and Earth Sheltered Housing since 1981, with "Timber Framing for the Rest of Us" workshops added in 2004.
Earthwood is a small "mom and pop" business run by Rob and Jaki Roy. Rob, active in the alternative building field for 30 years, is the author of fifteen owner-building books and has conducted hundreds of workshops at Earthwood and throughout the world. Together, Rob and Jaki have built Log End Cottage, Log End Cave, Earthwood, Mushwood and several other cordwood buildings. Jaki instructs at the hands-on sessions and keeps the school running smoothly from behind the scenes. We have five photo album pages on this website: sauna, earth-sheltered housing, workshop images, cordwood masonry, and cordwood special effects.
Through its course offerings, books, videos, CDs, building plans and conferences, Earthwood strives to promote an integrated approach to home design, emphasizing energy efficiency, self-sufficiency and responsible stewardship of natural resources.
Why order books and videos direct from Earthwood?
1. Rob Roy's books are signed by the author. Big deal. But see next item.
2. Roy's Cordwood, Underground, Stone Circle and Timber Framing books are the textbooks for our workshops. If you purchase them from Earthwood - we know, because they are signed - and then decide to take a workshop, you get a full deduction of the book cost from your registration.
3. You get our once-a-year print brochure (8-page book list ... and a current workshop brochure.)
4. You help support small business instead of big business ... so that we can stay in business!
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