Cordwood Masonry since 1981 : Welcome to the Earthwood Building School!

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May 26, 2009: Welcome to Earthwood Building School!

The 2009 Earthwood workshop schedule
now appears on this site. Click on workshops

Earthwood has conducted one- to five-day workshops in Cordwood Masonry and Earth Sheltered housing since 1981, with stone circle workshops added in August of 2000, and "Timber Framing for the Rest of Us" workshops added in 2004. For the latest from Earthwood, see Newsletter, our sister site bigstones.com , and the books and videos, and book ordering pages. The 2009 Workshop Schedule is now ready. Click on Workshops and Register for Workshops above for this information. Rob's new books, Stoneview and Mortgage Free! (second edition) are now here. (Click here and scroll down for details.)

Earthwood Building School is a small "mom and pop" business run by Rob and Jaki Roy. Rob, active in the alternative building field for 29 years, is the author of fifteen owner-building books and has conducted hundreds of workshops at Earthwood and throughout the United States. 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.
Through its course offerings, books, videos (and DVD), 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.
Note from Rob Roy: My new book, Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-Friendly Little Guesthouse is now ready to ship. It's 240 pages and has everything you need to build Stoneview: foundation, timber framing cordwood, light-weight living roof, the whole enchilada. $26 plus p&h. Click here to order.

Visit our Photo Gallery for examples of beautiful Cordwood Masonry.

The Complete Cordwood DVD

Now available! Click here for details or here to order.

Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-Friendly Little Guesthouse

Now shipping! Click here for details or here to order.

Site updated May 26, 2009