EBUKI mini Clayfest 2019! - International Festival of Earthen Architecture in Machynlleth, Wales.
This was our 5th Clayfest, the theme was Confidence in Clay. After four hectic years of Clayfest we refocussed with a shorter event, Conference followed by a day of demonstration workshops. We were glad that conference-goers stayed over and looked at the latest developments in CobBauge while extending their networking from the conference day.
We also ran a training for trainers event on Saturday the 22nd to try out work we have been doing in the JUMP! T4T project.
Here’s what we wrote about this event at the time:
Earth building is having a renaissance with people trying many new ways to work with some of the oldest materials and techniques. From the structural to aesthetic, thermal properties to colour we hope to encourage and show that earth in buildings can exceed all expectations.
Last year Clayfest got a lot of great feedback, most people rated it as very good or excellent, 80% said they would recommend Clayfest to others. It's a chance to try things out with a group of experts working together, asking and answering questions over four days, the biggest earth building event in the UK and Ireland!
Conference, Friday, June 21st
This will be EBUKI’s 11th annual conference. The theme this year is Building Confidence in Clay. Up for debate could be topics results from research, from exemplary new buildings, exemplary old buildings which show the longevity of clay in the built environment, work on new products or standards or training and much, much more. More information on our home grown and international speakers and their presentations will follow, for more details see below
Price for the day: £120, £75 concessions
Date: Fri. 21st June
Shindig, Friday, June 21st
After Conference, a day of inspiring talks, let your hair down, get your dancing shoes on and have the craic with your new best friends at our annual hooley. Enjoy dinner and a part to celebrate another years earth building.
The band are Tacla
Cymraeg yng ngogledd Cymru/ are based in North Wales
They will share with us some hot and spicy Gypsy swing to get us bopping through the solstice.
They use megaphone, guitars, violin, clarinet and double bass and do originals and some refreshing remakes of classics.
Price: Dinner and Shindig £25, £20 concessions
Date: Fri. 21st June
Tour, Sunday, June 23rd
Wales has some of the best preserved earthen buildings as well as many new builds. This self-drive tour will allow you to meet the owners and conservationists who have cared for and valued these characterful homes. Information on featured buildings, routes and timetable click HERE
Price: Free
Sat. 23rd June
Clay Day,
Saturday June 22nd
We'd like you to stick around after conference, join us for a delicious meal and the band, then stay on to immerse yourself in our free Clayfest activities on Saturday! Clayfest was started to give people a chance to network while getting their hands dirty, to "extend the tea break" and really find out what others are doing. This is our mini version.
This is a day for builders, self-builders, designers, producers, clients and skill seekers to get to know each other; see and experience first hand, some of the latest developments and best practice in earth building.
Home owners or self-builders can start to get a sense of what is needed to repair, extend, maintain or improve their properties, while builders get to look at some of the latest innovations in the earth world by speaking to the experts and producers, and can even place orders!
CobBauge: Get involved in experimenting with cob and fibre to meet UK Building regs (part L) CobBauge insulated cob.
Rammed earth: Be part of building an innovative rammed earth vault.
Clay plastering: Gain some clay plasters skills and experience with our visiting experts on coloured and decorative finishes which could be part of your next dream bathroom!
Carazas Cube experiments: see how earth reacts to different compression and moisture levels or the addition of natural fibres, all of which can influence the viability of these materials for earth building.
Manufacturers and suppliers: Check out their earth-based products in person. Place orders.
Network with a wide range of earth builders, designers, producers and clients..
Sponsors area: contact here for sponsorship information and opportunities. This is a chance to reach a fully engaged earth building audience for your fantastic earth and related products and services.