Eco-Building Pumice Workshops

The first workshop will be the construction of a fresh water shrimp aquaponic tank.

- Intro lesson on pumicecrete

- History, theory and instructor background and application methods.

- Tour of existing pumice home.

- Then the remaining 3 hours will be practical hands-on learning by forming techniques, mix ratio and then the pouring.

 

* All the classes will be similar format but just a different building project.

Instructor Bio:

Master builder and designer Ray Peters with 45 years in the construction industry.

Electrician by trade, Pumice-crete home builder by choice.

25 years in green home building industry.

Hydroponic farmer sense 1985.

Ray is hoping to build an authentic farm to table organic farm in Pescadero, and to teach the best building techniques and technology for any climate. 

Pumice-crete is the best building material on the planet. It's a mixture of pumice cement and water mixed and poured into a set of reusable forms.  Walls are poured from 12" to 24" thick. Pumice-crete is fireproof, termite proof, rust, rot, and mold proof and has a high R value and good sound attenuation. Solid poured walls means no critters can live in your walls and is virtually indestructible.

Pumicecrete is the simplest way of building and if you have access to pumice then it can be one for the most affordable ways to build as it also uses the least amount of materials to construct.  All you need is pumice, cement and water and has a very low cement content  (as low a 10 parts pumice to 1 part cement). 

When trying to build homes to last and are energy independent, Pumice-crete is the best building material on the planet! 

Get hands on skills that you can apply to your own projects and ideas in a fun environment close to San Pedrito beach.

Resources:

http://pumiceconcrete.com/pumicecrete.html

https://buildahealthyhouse.com/2017/05/17/pumice-crete/amp/#referrer=https://www.google.com&csi=0