BEND Eco-Neighbourhood

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Bend has been designed using permaculture principles, and we value environmental sustainability, social diversity, food production, and energy conservation. Our homes include passive solar design, composting toilets, rainwater tanks, and solar hot water.
As a community we share conservation areas and certified organic agricultural land, as well as neighbourhood fire-fighting, photovoltaic, and greywater recycling systems.
Our neighbourhood house includes a gathering area, a kitchen, guest accommodation, and a communal laundry for all to use. We enjoy coming together for regular meetings (where we make decisions by consensus), monthly shared dinners, and the occasional party!
There are 18 households currently living at Bend, including 10 affordable rental homes, with 9 other blocks yet to be built on or completed; our growing community living on-site includes 24 adults of all ages, and 19 children and teens.
If you’d like to get in touch with us to find out more, please email: be****@******rg.au
If you’d like to build and live at Bend, there are a few lots currently for sale, email enquiries to: be****@******rg.au

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BEND comprises 10 hectares of land (previously farmland) adjoining the Bega River; however it is a 10 minute walk from the centre of town. One-third of the land includes residential housing, one-third earmarked for agricultural use, and one-third comprises a conservation area intended for reafforestation.
BEND includes affordable rental housing as well as privately owned lots. All tenants and owners of lots are members of the Neighbourhood Association and all share in the use and care of the greater land area.
BEND also includes a Neighbourhood House, shared laundry, dams, and orchard area.
A few properties are currently for sale at BEND – two vacant lots and one house plus vacant half-lot attached.
Please contact us at BEND for further information.

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13 years ago

Construir con Paja y Barro Nivel 1

DESCRIPCIÓN: Esta formación cubre desde la cimentación; las consideraciones que hay que tomar para diseñar la banqueta, para luego pasar a saber cómo ejecutar un muro de balas de paja con el sistema Nebraska. También explicaremos qué criterios hay que seguir en las cubiertas, tan importantes para proteger nuestras construcciones. Naturalmente mostraremos cómo proteger adecuadamente los muros con los revestimientos de tierra arcillosa. Primero aprenderemos cómo preparar las superficies, cómo averiguar las proporciones adecuadas de nuestro mortero de tierra y cómo aplicarlo. Para ello hemos ideado este curso eminentemente práctico (aproximadamente 70% práctica 30% teoría) dirigido a autoconstructores. DURACIÓN: 5 días PRECIO: 265€ (comida a parte 125€) A QUIEN VA DIRIGIDO: • Personas que quieren autoconstruirse una casa tengas o no experiencia en construcción • Constructores o arquitectos que se quieren iniciarse en el tema • ¡Todo el mundo! OBJETIVOS: •Enseñarte los conocimientos necesarios para ejecutar correctamente construcciones con Muros de Carga de balas de paja. •Saber lo que necesitas aprender sobre el resto de la obra (cimentaciones, tejados, etc.) para poder adaptarlas a las balas. •Ganar la confianza necesaria para lanzarte a la aventura de construir con inteligencia y realismo. •Fomentar el trabajo en equipo y el cuidado en una obra •Ver la construcción cómo un camino de aprendizaje en la vida… no sólo una meta constructiva. •Empoderarse a través de la confianza que surge de saber proveer de tus propias necesidades ¡Aprender divirtiéndose! Maren Termens. ta***********@***il.com; 635 198371

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