Getting Down to Earth and Back to Nature
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What is Earthen Construction?
In this case, Earthen Construction is a unique up and coming Bonded, Insured and "Soon to be Licensed" Non-Profit Organization/Company and/or Branch of Ministry with-in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that is offering a Holistic Sustainable Approach to Eco Friendly Education and Sustainable Living through Contracting and/or Sub-Contracting any of our many One of a Kind, Artisan Built, Designed, Crafted and Constructed Alternative Natural Projects, Living Spaces and/or Landscaping,... Construction Forms and Techniques ~ Offering from simple General Construction, Reconstruction, Restoration, General Repair, to New Construction in many revitalized ancient styles, techniques and types of Earthen Construction. Including but may not be limited to ~ Adobe, Cobb, Rammed Earth, Rammed Earth Tire, Earth Bag, Hay, Hemp, Log, Cord Wood, Found Wood,... Sustainable Architecture Recycling Construction Glass, Plastic Bottle,.. Brick, Cement, Rock, Stone, Tile,... Specializing in Artisan Alternatives and Earthen Restorations Incorporating Found, Recycled Items and/or Themes Creative Hand Carved, Hand Sculpted or Hand Painted Details including such Techniques as Faux Finishing and the very rare Cake Icing. Combined mediums, materials and revitalized techniques. Such as Rammed Earth and Recycled Tires = Rammed-Earth-Tire Brick Construction aka "Earthship" type Construction. 
Example of Common Plans for Rammed-earth-tire Construction Techniques found under common public domain.
Earthship® is a Registered Trademark, owned and enforced by Michael Reynolds who did popularize the name and the usage of rammed-earth-tires as thermal mass walls in a passive solar application. I have no affiliation with Michael Reynolds, Solar Survival Architecture, Inc., nor any of his/it's affiliates. I design homes and structures using common, public-domain, with well known old and new building techniques and procedures; including forms that mimic “Earthships”, but no more than "Earthships" mimic earlier designs less the rammed-earth tires. Alternative Natural Living Spaces? Including but are not limited to ~ Banyas (Saunas), Baths, Benches, Bike Benches and Racks, Cabins, Coolers including Wine Coolers and/or Cellars, Corners and/or Corner Benches, Dog Houses, Floors, Fire Places and Pits, Green Houses, Guest or Nap Houses, Garden Walls, Hot Tubs, Half Walls, Kilns, Kitchens, Ovens including Pizza, Smokers, Pergola or Wine Tasting Station w/ half walls, Out Door Showers and Composting Toilets, Pools and Ponds, Tree Houses, Waterfalls, Waterwalls, Zin Houses, Mini Castles, Play Houses, and Pirate Ships... for the kids or the kid in you. Holistic Sustainable Eco Friendly...??? Holistic - taking all your factors and the earth into consideration. Sustainable - as maintenance free, cost efficient, user and earth friendly as possible. Eco Friendly - taking into consideration the long term environmental impact on you, your family, your friends, your community, the land, the water, the air, the materials used... As well as where your budget and the health of all are concerned. Artisan Built... - by the Native hand of an accomplished and recognized Laureate of the Arts and Sciences with over 20 yrs. of Building, Design, Construction, Education and Research, Experience. Whom at the very least, is a Third generation Artisan and Mason. Cost and Designs ~ May vary and is dependent upon your goal, personality, space, vision, available and/or selected materials, your budget... 
Example of common machined Rammed-earth-Adobe-brick found under common public domain.
How can I, or will I be able to get a permit? There are substantial engineering documents available that makes refusing the use of the many different methods of rammed earth construction by building officials for structural reasons almost nearly impossible. For an example: When it comes to rammed-earth-tire walls the document "Dennis Weaver Residence, Engineering Study; Rammed-earth Tire Walls; by Tom Griepentrog of Buckhorn Geotech, Inc., Montrose, CO," obtainable from Solar Survival Architecture or Buckhorn Geotech, Inc. If you require a building permit, both a tire bale house and rammed-earth tire house will require a Registered Professional Engineer to approve the project (stamp the drawings). As a General Contractor, I can attempt to pull the Required Permit for any Construction Plans or Project within Bowling Green City Limits. Building a tire house in your neighborhood may not be possible for other reasons, however. If there is an Architectural Committee and/or Codes/Covenants and Regulations in place, there will probably be a plans review and there may be an arbitrary denial by the enforcing committee (Used TIRES!! Laying around!! No way!!). At the same time, due to the ecological value it sure doesn't hurt to try. It has been done in Kentucky. |
Current Projects ~
"We all have to start somewhere." Currently Accepting a "Limited" number of "Small" Projects for Spring Small Projects are restricted to being no larger than 13' x 13' and all soil or building materials required should be available on site unless you wish to pay for them and hauling. So this should be taken into consideration. I would love to be one of the first in decades to build with native Kentucky grown Hemp added to the Earthen mix and it looks like this might just be possible, if certain Permits to Grow come in for those waiting for the Approval currently by the Commonwealth. Yet, even if I am not. Imported Hemp is always an option when it comes to your choosing materials to build with. At the same time, why should we have to pay to import it when so many small farmers need the revenue and it is now Legal to grow for Research crops to be planted in Kentucky? I plan to Research the Affordability and Sustainability of Educating in the Arts of Concepts and Sustainability while Training the Homeless to Build Homes = Building Sustainable Community. The Cost Effectiveness, Durability, Use and Sustainability of Assorted Local or Native Found or Recycled Materials in Construction. Needless to say, the Affordability and Sustainability of Hemp Construction in Kentucky could/would be a interesting part of that, being grown within the state. Seeing that construction could be done from waste, recycled or scrap material. Plans on finishing the current construction on a DoJo and Sanctuary being built from found and recycled materials for Diverse Sanctuary. Education and Training ~ All Positions May Be Limited Free Education and/or On the Job Training to All Volunteers (Compare us to others offering this same on-the-job training at how much of a cost to you?) Offering Community Awareness Projects and Talks on the following Issues and Topics: The Basic Concept of Eco Friendly Sustainability - The Environmental Impact of Basic Construction vs Eco Friendly Sustainable Construction - The Environmental Impact of Unemployment and Homelessness,... 
A common example of an Artisan built common Pizza or Bread Oven using common Cobb Adobe Techniques found under common public domain.
Classes, Private Lessons and Group Seminars for the Individual Do-It-Yourselfer, Families, Groups, Organizations, Neighborhoods, Schools, Businesses and/or Community Projects... Class, Project and Job Training Certificates offered upon Completion of Requirements 
An example of a common Cobb Oven built as a Group Project by many hands under the Artisan instruction of John Freeman found under common public domain.
Recycling a Promoted Priority ~ As a Major Key to Individual and Global Sustainability and Preservation. I have explained my reasons for wanting to utilize recycled Kentucky Hemp as an optional building material in construction. Let me explain why I LOVE recycled used tires as a building material; used tires are still free, there is an apparently ongoing supply (at this moment in time), plentiful, as they already exist in tire dumps; practically indestructible, a nuisance = giving the enTIRE process a definite transformational quality, to say nothing of the ecological value. I also feel strongly that passive-solar homes, whatever mode of construction is used, are MUCH more desirable and functional than ‘normal’ houses, which today "spare" considerable intelligence in their design by completely ignoring the sun’s free blessing of warmth. Continuing to lean heavily on such things as normal 'curb appeal' and barbaric electrical power provided by fossil-fueled energy sources. Bringing me back to recycling Hemp and other materials for a more Holistic Approach to Alternative Sustainable Energy and Fuel Sources. Activities ~ Currently preparing for perfection while Networking with others before we begin building in the spring. Should you be a member of our network? Accepting Events and Small Projects for Scheduling of Spring 2015 Construction Are you interested in helping make our Non-Profit, Environmentally Friendly, Educational, Building and Sustainability goals a success? Learning, Volunteering,...??? See more here Need us to build, design or construct your goals or vision successfully? Opening for Events and Project Building planned for March 2015. - Contact Me Now! 9 Tips - Motivating a Home Contractor ~ http://www.bankrate.com/finance/real-estate/tips-for-motivating-home-contractor-1.aspx?MSA |
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A Branch Ministry of
Diverse Sanctuary Founded and Privately Owned By Laureate of the Arts, Author, Builder, Designer, Mason, and Minister... Mary Thomas-Spears aka Rev. Mary * Bonded in Ministry by Kentucky in 1995 * Earthen Construction - Started July 8th 2014 In the Concept Stage, the process of planning, preparing and networking for becoming Established. Including some concept acceptability research through Web Site and Page Construction. * Earthen Construction's Web Domain was secured Jan 2015 * Earthen Construction Insured Jan 16th 2015 *General Contractors License extends through (info to be added as soon as obtained) |
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Many whom, I/we or this Ministry, have "no" Affiliation with. Even those, who could be considered competitors,... "If" I/we were primarily a Business, and not Primarily a Ministry, this might be of some type of concern to me/us. Yet, as a Minister and Founder of this Ministry, I feel must state, for public record here, that; any Artisan or Business, claiming to offer the public, their local community, individuals,... Ethical top quality Artisan, Educational and/or Custom Services... With y(our) best interest at heart, as apposed to their own. Should have no issues with educating, informing or providing the general information involved, and/or of the other choices or options out there... Like their option of checking the different Online Search Engines = browser options on the internet for finding or locating the information for themselves. As I did. So that one can make an Aware, Educated and Informed decision.
Right?
Seems to me, that a Holistic Approach to Education. Protects the best interest of everyone. This may or may not be, just my opinion.
I/we specifically disclaim any warranty, either expressed or implied, concerning the "information" on these pages. No one associated with this site will have liability for loss, damage, or injury, resulting from the use of any information found on this or any other page at this site.
Thanks! Again, for all your consideration and support!
Hope you found what you were looking for and/or at least, enjoyed this site enough to share it with others. Aiding me/u/us in our quest for both Local and Global Holistic Education, Healing, Protection, Restoration, and Sustainability. Thank YOU!!!
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