Updated October 26

The following will give progress pictures of the Pender Island Project.

An introduction to the project team first:

• The Timber Frame was built by Christopher Peterson from Argenta, BC.
• The team for the framing for the Strawbale work: Tracy Calvert, Cindy Walker and Elke Cole.
• Lots of support was given by the owners and friendly neighbors.
• The Natural Building Skillbuilders, a group in training at O.U.R.Ecovillage, came to help raise bales.
• Strawbalework by Cindy Walker and Elke Cole
• The plaster team : Elke and Cindy with Claire and Kim, and briefly Anna, Pascal and Ela

And here we are now:

South Wall

Details in Plaster:                                          

From South West:

July 1: Concrete Slab, ready for framing

Timberframe elements cut and numbered, ready for assembly on site

July 5: The ridge beam is almost up!

July 10: Preparing the framework for the Bale Raising

July 10: The first bale is in place, let the bale raising begin!

Custom cutting to fit around frames:

At the end of the day the walls are taking shape.

Thanks to the Natural Building Skillbuilder Group from O.U.R. Ecovillage for help with the Balework!

August 11, update: Cindy fitting gable bale

As the last bales go into the south gable , the decking closes the roof

South West view