Three day training course covering history of cob and clay building, theory of cob work and practical applications over three days. The workshop focused on cob’s low impact – using sustainable materials.

Clay tests – six different tests to determine the clays’ performance as a building material. Over the course of the long weekend participants under took the following:

• Cob – course covered three different ways to make cob
• Cob oven – practical application one – how to build a cob oven
• Cob renders – practical application two – using clay to render
• Cob Mortars – using the adhesive properties of clay to mortar
• Rocket stove – practical application three