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Resources for download:
Ever wanted to learn about building, but don't believe in architect schools or highly processed building materials? Don't like to read through thick text books? Well, you're at the right place! We've compiled a series of 4-8 page long comics, consisting of dozens of photos detailing various natural building construction processes, as we have done them during the past 4 years.
It has been a lot of fun and hard work by a lot of people (about 250!), and usually to a fraction of the cost of conventional approaches. We hope you'll get inspired!
The leaflets are free, though donations are gratefully accepted; bank information here. High resolution .pdf's can be purchased for 100 kc a comic: Funding goes to cover the cost of the wonderful software program 'Comiclife', available as share ware at www.plasq.com
| Brochure about PermaLot's | Centre of Natural Building | 816 kb |
| Camp (Czech version) | 352 kb | |
| Illustrated Natural Building Manuals: | ||
| (The "Max Comics") | Foundation and Drainage | 716 kb |
| Earthen Floors on Glass jars | 408 kb | |
| All are zipped as low-res .jpg sheets | Strawbale walls | 596 kb |
| Contact to purchase high-res. | Finnish Mass oven | 744 kb |
| Earth plastering | | |
| Interior walls | Coming | |
| Roof with SB insulation | 1,3 mb | |
| Stable to kitchen conversion | Coming | |
| Big Bale cottage | 940 kb | |
| Cob and Rumford conservatory | 656 kb | |
| Entrance and Guest-room | Coming | |
| Bathroom w. Compost toilet | 648 kb | |
| Earthen oven | 404 kb | |
| Rocket Stoves Czech or English | 488 kb | |
| Books: | ||
| Unofficial Czech translation of the Strawbale Manual by Barbara Jones of Amazonails. Well illustrated. Slightly outdated. Download UK version from Amazonails | 2,4 mb |
| Reader: | ||
| A Czech guide/commentary of how to read David Holmgren's book: "Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond sustainability". There's a file for each chapter, and relation to present situation and films. A huge thank you to Ludvik Prokop for his independent initiative! | 408 kb | |
| Studies: | ||
Permaculture design of the old PermaLot apple orchard in Bouzov | 424kb 2 mb | |
1st volume: “The Cider House”- a proposal for a combined food- incubator/nature-school/cold storage/eco tourism center in the Moravian village Bouzov Svojanov. Max V Jensen, June 2002 | 700kb | |
2nd volume: “Permaculture in PermaLot” Legal and cultural motivated obstacles to Local Sustainable Development in Czech Republic, Max V Jensen, August 2007 | 2,9mb | |
3rd volume: “Environmental Impacts of Passive Houses” -A comparative analysis of life cycle estimated costs and environmental impacts of two different approaches to 'Passive House' construction. François Gonthier-Gignac and Max V Jensen, December 2007 | 1,7mb | |
“Turning Waste Into Gold” -An Environmental Management fairytale based on a true story. Recommendation for sewage treatment in Bouzovsko, based on a comparative analysis of estimated future financial, social and environmental impacts of three different alternatives. [Contribution to the international year of sanitation; 2008] | ||
5th volume: “Permaculture Farming as Applied Landscape Ecology” Comparison analysis of two different land use design approaches, each Max V Jensen, December 2008 (Internship at Dept. Applied Landscape Ecology, Mendlova University) | 1,2mb | |
| 6th volume: Master Thesis: “Transition Area Bouzovsko”. Is the Transition approach applicable in socially/culturally less responsive areas? . Max V Jensen, December 2009 | 10mb | |
Reviewed and accepted Paper for Eurorural conference, Brno, 2009: | 2,4mb | |
Reviewed and accepted Paper for CESB07 Conference in Prague: | 420 kb | |
| Reviewed and accepted Paper for CESB07 Conference in Prague: STRAW AND EARTH -The Sustainable Materials of the Past and the Future. Jakub Wihan and Max V Jensen , February 2007 | 344 kb | |
| Czech made cob machine | |
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ESBG Invitation | 2mb | |
ESBG Conference program UK version High | 9mb | |
ESBG Conference program UK version Low | 1,5 mb | |
ESBG Conference program CZ verzie Velke | 9 mb | |
ESBG Conference program CZ verzie Malo | 1,5 mb | |
| ESBC plakaty | 7mb |