BUILDING MAN is an open building coop developed to create and share tools for self-organisation.
Based in the South West, our mission is to promote sustainable and affordable self-builds and community developments which empower local people and promote cooperative access to land and resources.
Building Man Festival is our co-creative Source, a 100% participatory and open experiment in collaborative design and building. Inspired by Burning Man, this non-profit model is being developed as a capacity-building network of self-organising builders and growers, architects and engineers.
In 2014 Building Man will co-ordinate 100 volunteers in the design and build of Off Grid’s core infrastructure, as well as engaging with site art and event production.
Our TIN VILLAGE represents a sustainable model for temporary events while demonstrating a core design also applicable to permanent smallholdings or emergency disaster management camps; an integrated low impact model village, capable of hosting Off Grid’s core event programming in 2014.
This multi-venue mix of temporary and semi-permanent infrastructures will demonstrate a diversity of eco build designs and appropriate technology installations.
In addition, Building Man will also develop a comprehensive design proposal for a similar multi-purpose infrastructure to be constructed on a permanent basis. Co-ordinated by the architects and engineers of TANGENTFIELD, a successful design would be scheduled for delivery in late 2014 or early 2015.
This ten day eco build and permaculture design short course will require pre-event registration with only a limited number of spaces available, so book early!
I have a passion for permaculture/sustainable lifestyle. Qualified bricklayer, time served plasterer, with van.
Hope to help in any way poss.
Liam xx
Hello Liam!
Sounds like a perfect fit. Please get in touch with Marcus on marcus@uniteddiversity.coop for more info or simply fill in the form (http://offgrid-festival.co.uk/participate/building-man-volunteers/) and buy your ticket (http://offgrid-festival.co.uk/buy-tickets) to confirm your involvement.
Hope to hear from you soon…
Hiya Dan
Leona and me would love join with your building Man this year , As you are probably aware we have our new 8 month and our two older boys with us so would like to take shifts of some kind. Sounds great let us know how we get involved. Keep up the good work.
Best Wishes
Wizard x
Hello Wizard,
We could definitely come to some arrangement. There’ll be kids around during Building Man so maybe some kind of informal creche will emerge?
Fill in the registration form (http://offgrid-festival.co.uk/participate/building-man-volunteers/) and buy your tickets (http://offgrid-festival.co.uk/buy-tickets) or drop Marcus an email on marcus@uniteddiversity.coop if you have any more questions!
Seeing you soon I hope…