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Exploring Alternatives

Mat and Danielle from Exploring Alternatives recently visited Mark Fleischhaker, P.Eng., to help share his experiences care-taking the Darfield Earthship.

Mark is a structural engineer who works on alternative structures and is currently the caretaker of the Darfield Earthship in BC. He’s been living there for nearly 2 years,and is also in the process of designing several Earthships so he is an incredible resource. We’re grateful that we had a chance to spend an afternoon picking his brain about his experience living in an Earthship, and learning how they can perform in Canada’s extreme climate (spoiler alert: it varies!). – Exploring Alternatives

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Permaculture Structures

Mark Fleischhaker, P.Eng., contributed to the Structures for Wood & Water Developments‘ Kamloops 2019 Permaculture Design Certificate Program at The Living Arts Studio where he taught about

  • Permaculture structures: Creating structures that align with and support common permaculture values
  • The basics of structural systems
  • Building codes & regulations

Hosted by Gord Hiebert (Wood & Water Developments) and Shelaigh Garson.

PDC Course Description: https://www.woodwaterdevelopments.com/2019-permaculture-design-certificate-kamloops-bc/

Location: The Living Arts Studio, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
Date: November 2019