Habitat Recovery Project

Nov 2024 - Present

For two weeks, this Bioconstruction Workshop was held for a community at the US epicenter of the climate crisis. Participants learned to build using natural, reclaimed, non-toxic materials instead of petroleum-based building products.

During this workshop, 65 people learned about Indigenous building practices, bioconstruction techniques and materials. Building materials were upcycled, sustainably sourced, or natural materials like Spanish Moss, clay, sand, and straw.

This project repurposed hundreds of gently used glass bottles into bottle bricks to create beautiful windows, in a structure that came to be known, colloquially, as an Earth Church.For two weeks, this Bioconstruction Workshop was held for a community at the US epicenter of the climate crisis. Participants learned to build using natural, reclaimed, non-toxic materials instead of petroleum-based building products. During this workshop, 65 people learned about Indigenous building practices, bioconstruction techniques and materials. Building materials were upcycled, sustainably sourced, or natural materials like Spanish Moss, clay, sand, and straw. This project repurposed hundreds of gently used glass bottles into bottle bricks to create beautiful windows, in a structure that came to be known, colloquially, as an Earth Church.

Education · Cobb · Light Straw-Clay · Cordwood · Timber Frame · Chainsaw · Bottle Brick · Natural plaster · Earthen plaster · Lime plaster · Bousillage · Building Envelope