Our Mission
We are inspired by the rich earth building traditions from around the world, including
Australia. We are proud of our own contribution to earth building. We are confident of the
contribution earth building will make to the future of sustainable green building.
Featured Projects
We have been fortunate to be involved in some very interesting projects over the years. Here is a small sample of a range of work we have undertaken.
Passive Low Energy Earth Home
Rammed Earth Home Jaspers Brush NSW – design and construct. The design brief was simple enough. Rammed Earth, small, barn like two bedrooms, able to blend with existing rural buildings, beautiful with use of natural materials. One request of the client was more difficult to comply with. This rural retreat had to be comfortable all year though also on arrival any time of year.
Yallah Green Skills Centre
Formed Cob walls, Kangaroo Valley NSW – Assist Self Builder. This was an exciting building to be part of. I was able to advise the owner during design and install fully engineered and approved rubble French drain footings and set up the cobbing including recommending and trialling formed cob – cob placed into temporary forms - for my first time.
Historic Pisé Homestead Repair
Mudbrick home and shipping container studio, Tomerong NSW. We were engaged as builder after plans were finalised with council so we had Development Approval and Construction Certificate to work with. The two storey loadbearing mudbrick home was average sized though reasonably complex in design and construction.
Philippines Prototype House
Mudbrick home and shipping container studio, Tomerong NSW. We were engaged as builder after plans were finalised with council so we had Development Approval and Construction Certificate to work with. The two storey loadbearing mudbrick home was average sized though reasonably complex in design and construction.
Workshops
Peter has been conducting earth building workshops since 1998 when he started conducting mudbrick workshops with Shoalhaven Adult Education. Peter has also conducted regular mudbrick workshops for Make It Mudbricks since 2004 and cob workshops with Gudhara Holistic Sanctuary since 2008.
Earth Building Solutions held its first workshops in February
2012. They were a seven day Cob Building workshop at Rocklyn
for Yoga Vic. and a Mudbrick weekend workshop in Nowra.
Workshops Planned
- Introduction to Earth Building and Climate Responsive Design
- Make your own Mudbricks
- Building with Mudbricks
- Earth Wall Finishes
- Cob – Cob Walling
- Wood-fired Earth Pizza / Bread Oven
- Earth Floors
- Super Adobe – earthbags for landscaping
- Super Adobe for Bushfire Shelter
- Maintaing earth homes and restoration of historic earth homes
- Special workshops developed
- University of Newcastle – week long workshop with architecture students 2024
Workshops Scheduled for 2025
Many clients find that attending one of our practical workshops is the best investment they can make before starting an earth building project. The knowledge gained often leads to better decisions, greater confidence and significant savings throughout the life of a project.
A brief initial telephone consultation is offered without obligation to discuss your project and determine how Earth Building Solutions may be able to assist.
Based in New South Wales, Earth Building Solutions provides consultancy throughout Australia and is available for selected international projects.
Ready to discuss your project?
Whether you're planning a new earth building, purchasing an existing earth home, investigating a problem or seeking independent advice, we'd be pleased to discuss how Earth Building Solutions can assist.