Projects
The projects, past and present, that EBUKI runs or supports, are driving our mission of fostering Earth Building and Sustainability in the Built Environment.
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The aims and outcomes of our projects span all of the pillars in Our Mission, and are run by Project Officers from within and outside of the EBUKI Executive Committee.
The evolution of EBUKI can be seen in the history of our projects. Even ‘past’ projects are very much alive, providing foundational bases for many of the current projects.
Take time exploring the list of our past and present projects, or search for something specific.
Funding comes from a range of public and third sector sources, as well as the subscriptions and generous donations from our members.
Achieving funding for a project can be a complex and time-consuming task, which is why EBUKI’s core funds from things like membership are so important in allowing the organisation to put time into funding applications, so that projects like the ones you see below can continue.
Earthbound Orkney
A programme of events on Orkney through 2024, exploring the heritage, culture, science and environmental resurgence of the natural clay subsoils of this wonderful archipelago.
Project Leads: Becky Little, Tom Morton
Projects Dates : 2024
Locations: UK
Funding: Historic Environment Scotland and The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Historic England Films
This project is creating training films aimed at homeowners of earth buildings.
Project Lead: Tom Morton
Projects Dates : 2021-2023
Locations: UK
Funding: Historic England
Let’s Build With Earth Zimbabwe
This project is about influencing attitudes towards traditional earth materials
Project Lead: Rowland Keable
Projects Dates : 2020 and ongoing
Locations: UK, Zimbabwe
Funding: The Tudor Trust
Social Impact and Skills Sharing
EBUKI are using the outcomes of ECVET Earth and JUMP! Projects to engage hard to reach learners with earth and construction.
Project Lead: Becky Little
Projects Dates : 2019-2023 and ongoing
Location: Scotland, England
Funding: The Tudor Trust
Uplift!
Uplift is a network and peer support group for Social Impact Trainers using earth as a material. They meet monthly on zoom and had an in-person event in Todmorden.
Project Leads: Becky Little, Rebecca Reid, Emily Workman
Projects Dates : 2021 - present
Locations: UK and Online
Funding: Prince’s Foundation and Tudor Trust
Erasmus+ Mobilities
The Erasmus Mobilities scheme provides funding for the travel, subsistence, and training of learners from one country by an organisation in another. This not only provides the opportunity to learn and experience another approach to a material and technique, but also provides exposure to a working method, an attitude, and a cultural setting which can cast an entirely new light on a topic and provide an insight into different local structures.
Our Way Heritage Lives (OWHL)
The Our Way Heritage Lives (OWHL) Project brings together seven organisations that provide adult learning in European cultural heritage.
Project Leads: Daniel Postma, Tom Morton
Projects Dates : 2019 - 2022
Locations: UK, Sweden, Iceland, Lichtenstein, Finland and Online
Funding: Erasmus+
CobBauge
The cob houses that are commonly found in the Channel regions of France and Great Britain do not meet the current thermal regulations. So the objective of the CobBauge project is to create new cob materials and processes that are both economical and compliant with building standards while answering the needs for the preservation of the local historical heritage.
Funding: Interreg
Jump! Training for Trainers
Jump! Is Training for Trainers, working on creating modules on teaching, sustainability, co-operation and assessment for Earth Building Trainers.
Project Leads: Becky Little, Rowland Keable, Tom Morton, Louise Halestrap
Projects Dates : 2018-2021
Locations: France, Germany, UK, Slovakia, Austria
Funding: Erasmus + (KA2)
National Occupational Standards (NOS) Review
EBUKI works closely with the Construction Industry Training Board to establish National Occupational Standards for Earth Building.
This impactful work is currently undertaken voluntarily.
2021 - 2022, publish 2023
Earth Building Europe
Without funding, EBUKI keeps links to its European counterparts open through the Earth Building Europe network.
2016 - present
PIRATE ECVET Earth
PIRATE ECVET Earth (“Provide Instructions and Resources for Assessment and Training in Earth Building”) was a project to write learning outcomes for all the structural earth building types.
Project Leads: Rowland Keable, Becky Little, Tom Morton
Project Dates : 2012 - 2015
Locations: Europe
Funding: European funding ‘Leonardo’ (now under Erasmus+)
Terra Migaki Design
EBUKI are ambassadors for the Terra Migaki Design Project
Project Dates : 2015 - 2020
Locations: Italy, Japan
European Earth Building and Assessment Training 2017
The Erasmus Mobilities scheme provides funding for the travel, subsistence, and training of learners from one country by an organisation in another. This not only provides the opportunity to learn and experience another approach to a material and technique, but also provides exposure to a working method, an attitude, and a cultural setting which can cast an entirely new light on a topic and provide an insight into different local structures.
Submit project reports
Send completed project photos, reports or links to videos to: projects@ebuki.co