build a cob house

I was talking to Jofis last night and he is so pumped about the cob house idea; we’re talking about taking a workshop together. There was one this past February that ran a month long, in Baja; now that would be cool! I printed out a bunch of stuff and sent it off to him in Tahoe; I told him I’d send him the book “The Hand-Sculpted House” when I’ve finished reading it; he’s totally stoked. Yea! He’s awesome at design, building, and overall muscularly bound. Blessed, I’m blessed with this manchild.

This works for me

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBTGVhWcBg8
2. http://www.cobprojects.info
3. http://www.beckybee.net
4. http://www.cobcottage.com/
5. http://www.cpros.com/~sequoia/
6. http://www.earthaven.org/
7. http://www.imagegypsy.com/wbhwbh.htm
8. http://www.lamafoundation.org/index.htm
9. http://www.designcoalition.org/
10. http://www.permacultureactivist.net/
11. http://www.svionline.org/
12. http://www.greenhomebuilding.com
13. http://www.balewatch.com/
14. http://www.vshiva.net – India
15. http://www.alternatives.com/cob-building Vancouver
16. http://www.isdsi.org – Chiang Mai, Thailand
17. http://www.adobebuilder.com – Adobe Portal and related
18. http://www.calearth.org –
19. http://www.caneloproject.com –
20. http://www.cityrepair.org – Reclaiming Urban Spaces
21. http://www.mstbrazil.org – Landless Workers Movement
22. http://www.greenbuilder.com – Sustainable Sources
23. http://www.thecourtofeden.org – Genetical Saving
24. http://www.newmex.com – Taos Net Resource Center
25. http://www.txses.org/epsea/adobe.html
26. http://www.thelaststraw.org
27. http://www.adobebuilding.com –
28. http://www.themeatrix.com – Must see site!
29. http://www.ECS-solar.com
30. http://www.earthedworld.co.uk – (nice work!)
31. http://www.grisb.org
32. http://www.adobealliance.org Adobe Alliance, Santa Fe, NM
33. http://www.worldhandsproject.org The World Hands Project website

*Continue reading The Hand-Sculpted House
*Check out websites
*Join a forum to discuss ideas
*Brainstorm about where to build the house
*Visit potential building sites/communities
*Save design ideas in a notebook