fostering earth building in the UK CLAYFEST! The Culture of Earth Building, Errol, Scotland CONFERENCE PROGRAMME Friday 12th June 2015 09.00 - 09.45 09.30 - 9.50 10.00 - 10.45 10.45 - 11.05 1105-11.15 11.15-11.30 11.30 - 11.50 11.50 - 12.10 12.10 - 12.30 12.30 - 12.50 12.50 -13.00 13.00 - 14.00 14.00 - 14.20 14.20 - 14.40 14.40 - 15.00 15.00 - 15.20 15.20 - 15.30 15.30 - 15.45 15.45 - 16.05 16.05 - 16.25 16.25 - 17.15 17.15 - 17.30 Registration & coffee ABUK AGM Keynote - Scotland's Earth Building Traditions The Clay Biggins of the Carse of Gowrie Discussion Tea Places of Habitation Art Project Prototype Earth Block Using Recycled Materials Self-building Rammed Earth in Kinross A Borders Cob Home Discussion LUNCH Irelands Earth Building Culture Iceland Turf Traditions The Role of Women in Earth House Construction in Botswana Rammed Earth Development in Malawi Discussion TEA Earth Building and Training in China Clay with Timber in Sweden KEYNOTE - Lives with Earth, Arizona and Mexico Discussion 17.45 - 18.30 18.30 - 19.00 19.00 - 20.30 20.30 - 23.00 Walking tour of Errol Historic Scotland Publication Launch Reception Informal Dinner Cleilidh - music, dance & bar Chris McGregor, Historic Scotland Tom Morton, Arc Architects Tm Fitzpatrick, The Red Field John Easton, Heriot Watt University Alistair Dawson Susan Warren Feile Butler, Mud & Wood Por Hjaltalin, Icelandic Heritage Board Kagiso Jobe, Univeristy of Bath George Phiri, Africa Vision Malawi Marc Auzet, CRAterre Johannes Reistener Bill & Athena Steen, The Canelo Project Peter Symon, Errol resident At the conference there will be displays of workshops and community projects, bookstalls and information, and a host of other interesting distractions. The programme may be adjusted in advance of conference. More information on Clayfest at http://www.ebuk.uk.com/ebuk-2015-clayfest/ you can book for the events at http://conservation.historic-scotland.gov.uk/clayfest