Lecture Series

The Owner Builder
Building Seminar Programme

FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2010

1000-1045
Tim Drummond
Danish Constructions
Construction methods, benefits and properties of insulated concrete forms
1300 DANISH, www.danishconstructions.com.au

1045-1130
Rob & Jaki Roy
Earthwood Building School (USA)
Cordwood masonry
www.cordwoodmasonry.com

1130-1215
Don O'Connor & Sue Ewart
Gentle Earth Walking
Owner building with straw bales
03 5348 7506, www.gentleearthwalking.com.au

1215-1300
Ron Webber
Consumer Affairs Victoria
Practical building tips to avoid building problems.
www.consumer.vic.gov.au, 1300 557 559

1300-1345
Tony Paarhammer
Paarhammer
Energy efficient windows and doors, including bushfire attack levels and new standards
1300 655 920, www.paarhammer.com.au
 
1345-1430
Brian Hodge
ANVILL Straw Bale Consultants
An introduction to straw bale building - Q&A session
0428 246 868, www.anvill.com.au

1430-1515
Rob Freeland
AMCER Earth brick technology
Earth building in today’s environmental and economic climate
03 9714 8688, www.amcer.com.au

1515-1600
Rob & Jaki Roy
Earthwood Building School (USA)
Earth Sheltered Housing and Living Roofs
www.cordwoodmasonry.com

Program times and content subject to change without notice 

SATURDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2010

1000-1045
Rob & Jaki Roy
Earthwood Building School (USA)
Cordwood masonry
www.cordwoodmasonry.com

1045-1130
Kathy Richards
Everglaze Industries
Insulating your home with double glazing; choosing for Bushfire Attack Levels
03 9486 1422, www.everglaze.com.au

1130-1215
Rob Freeland
AMCER Earth Brick Technology
Earth building in today’s environmental and economic climate
03 9714 8688, www.amcer.com.au

1215-1300
David Kearsley
Building Commission
Private bushfire shelters (aka bushfire bunkers)
1300 815 127, www.buildingcommission.com.au 

1300-1345
Rob & Jaki Roy
Earthwood Building School (USA)
Earth Sheltered Housing and Living Roofs
www.cordwoodmasonry.com

1345-1430
Tim Drummond
Danish Constructions
Construction methods, benefits and properties of insulated concrete forms
1300 DANISH, www.danishconstructions.com.au

1430-1515
Alan Duke
Worm Farm Waste Systems
Advantages of worm farms and processes.involced.
03 5979 1887, www.wormfarm.com.au

1515-1600
Arne Hachmann
Global Eco & Environmental Solutions
Solar thermal heating, cooling and ventilation - how to reduce your heat load with solar heat extraction.
03 9808 1555, www.ges.com.au

Program times and content subject to change without notice 

SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2010

1000-1045
Rob & Jaki Roy
Earthwood Building School (USA)
Cordwood masonry
www.cordwoodmasonry.com

1045-1130
Tony Paarhammer
Paarhammer
Energy efficient windows and doors, including bushfire attack levels and new standards
1300 655 920, www.paarhammer.com.au
 
1130-1215
Peter Cowman
Living Architecture Centre
Invisible Architecture: Exploring the hidden dimensions of sustainable house design.
www.livingarchitecturecentre.com
Living Architecture DVD

1215-1300
Alanna Moore
Geomantica
Sensitive Permaculture
www.geomantica.com
Book 'Sensitive Permaculture'

1300-1345
James Henderson
Henderson Clayworks
Earthen plastering
jshendos@gmail.com

1345-1430
Simon Steer
Steer Manufacturing for National Assoc. of Steel-framed Housing
Designing and constructing in steel with particular reference to owner builders
1800 656 986, www.nash.asn.au

1430-1515
Brian Hodge
ANVILL Straw Bale Consultants
An introduction to straw bale building - Q&A session
0428 246 868, www.anvill.com.au

1515-1600
Rob & Jaki Roy
Earthwood Building School (USA)
Earth Sheltered Housing and Living Roofs
www.cordwoodmasonry.com

Program times and content subject to change without notice 

DEMONSTRATIONS

FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2010

1000-1045
Rob & Jaki Roy
Earthwood Building School (USA)
Cordwood masonry demonstration
www.cordwoodmasonry.com

SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2010

1215-1300
James Henderson
Henderson Clayworks
Earthen plastering
jshendos@gmail.com

SPEAKERS CORNER

An informal chat area will be set up alongside The Owner Builder stand, where visitors will be able to chat to speakers after their seminar sessions.

Rob & Jaki Roy, of Earthwood Building School, will also be available at various times during the day.

Program times and content subject to change without notice