Instituto Tierra y Cal

L O C A TI O N :AECT FACTORY IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Two earth building companies and their personnel are pooling their talents to bring you this class. From Texas, Lawrence Jetter and crew of Advanced Earthen Construction Technologies bring their knowledge of pressing machinery. From San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Jim Hallock, and Jeff Rottler of Instituto Tierra y Cal A.C., bring their knowledge of lime stabilization in combination with compressed earth block construction. Students who persevere through all of the sessions through Q. and A.on Saturday afternoon will receive a Certificate of Completion. Class cost includes an Earth Block Construction manual.

ScheduleTHURSDAY, MAY 26 9:00 - 9:15 - In the Classroom - Coffee and Introductions.9:15 - 11:45 - How to Build a Compressed Earth Block (CEB) Building - Foundation through Bond Beam. The partners of Instituto Tierra y Cal present the step-by-step sequence using the manual you will have received. 11:45 - 1:00 - Lunch break1:00 - 4:45 - Soil selection and block manufacturing with Lawrence Jetter and lime stabilization with TyC. You will have the opportunity to press and test some blocks (bring 5 gallons of your dirt if you wish), and help to operate a pressing machine.

FRIDAY, MAY 27 9:00 - 11:45 - Hands-on construction of a small CEB building. The class will learn to builda wall to the speed lead and string and construct an arch using blocks pressed on the site. We will place door and window bucks and set in an electrical circuit with a few plug boxes as we build the wall. 11:45 - 1:15 - Lunch break.1:15 - 4:45 - Construction continues.

SATURDAY, MAY 289:00 - 11:45 - We are again at AECT ́s facility with a focus on lime and clay plasters. 11:45 - 1:15 - Lunch Break. 1:15 - 3:00 - Plaster continues. 3:00 - 4:45 - Q.and A. Certificates of Completion handed out.Class Limit: 35 Students.

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