Natural building and Bioclimatic architecture Project

The project is concerned with natural building and bioclimatic architecture, two techniques which result in the safe management of resources and energy, the first during the construction of the building and the second in maintaining the standard living conditions. Both result in great environmental and economical benefits. Natural building is a fairly new term which is used to describe an approach to building with a direction towards the use of local, carefully selected or recycled materials, simple tools and techniques.
In almost any environment, nature provides us the building materials that we need. Since these materials need the least amount of processing or transportation, the economic and environmental costs are low. Some of these materials are renewable (as are trees and straw) and others (like rocks and soil) exist in such abundance that they are practically inexhaustible. Another advantage of building with local materials is that the building is in absolute visual harmony with its surrounding environment.
Bioclimatic architecture uses the energy of the sun (sunlight, wind etc) combined with thermal absorbing or insulating materials in order to establish comfort temperature in the house with the lowest carbon footprint possible.
Bioclimatic architecture is equally – if not more - important with natural building because its benefits will last as long as the house is inhabited. Living in a natural home is of vital importance for one's physical and mental health.
Together at summer camp Happy Children Happy Youth we organize a training workshop introducing all the above. We are planning to build facilities using different techniques for the walls, benches, stove etc. All materials will be local, natural or recycled.

Training Schedule: The seminars will have a practical orientation, with theory analyzed during the construction. There will be an 8-10 hour building pastime daily, split in the middle for lunch and rest (offered in the place of hosting organisation).
INFO
Area
The training will be hosted at Summer Camp Happy Children - Happy Youth in Aghios Georgios Mandras, Attica- Greece.
Dates:
from 25th of June to 4nd of July
Promoters
Each promoter will partake with 3 participants
Promoters only from the E.U. Countries can participate
Participants
Participants must be older than 18 years old
Working language
English will be the working language, participants must have sufficient understanding of English
Target group
Youth workers,educators,youth leaders,volunteers