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Kibbutz Lotan 27th B-day, 2010

having community fun in the Eilat mountains

Mar 1, 2010

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Eco Education Workshop, Center for Creative Ecology www.kibbutzlotan.com

The Center for Creative Ecology (CfCE)'s Eco Education Workshop building is located in the EcoKef (EcoFun) environmental education park on Kibbutz Lotan. The earthquake resistant structural elements - exposed posts, beams and trusses, are RHS steel. The lower roof (ceiling) is a 15cm thick sheet metal clad styrofoam SIPs, The upper shed roof, providing ventilated shade is a PV ready 5 cm SIPs. The porch uses date palm branches - a local agricultural waste product - provides shading and rain protection. The construction team included kibbutz members and volunteers. The straw bale and earth plaster work was managed Dana, a graduate of our Green Apprenticeship Permaculture and EcoVillage Design and Training program together with Kfir, a former CfCE staff member who are now accomplished natural building contractors. The construction of this building was made possible by grants from the Ministry of the Environment, The Jewish National Fund and Amutat Tzel Hatamar.

Feb 21, 2010

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URJ Camp Newman/Swig Operation Kibbutz Yarok 2009 OKY

Ido Maor of Kibbutz Lotan leads URJ Camp Newman/Swig Avoda corps campers in organic gardening and strawbale, earth plaster construction of Kibbutz Yarok, a Jewish-Environmental education and activity facility modeled on Kibbutz Lotan's Center for Creative Ecology www.kibbutzlotan.com

Aug 29, 2009

Photos: 31

Compost Toilets at Kibbutz Lotan Center for Creative Ecology Ecokef Education Park

Presentation on Humanure Compost Toilets

May 28, 2008

Photos: 23

Kibbutz Lotan - Center for Creative Ecology's EcoCampus

The EcoCampus is home for Green Apprenticeship and Living Routes College Semester Abroad while they participate in Permaculture and Ecovillage Design courses. The EcoCampus has 10 dome-atories, composting toilets, solar ovens, a PV electric system built entirely by students and interns. These modern day mud huts have geodesic frames that make them earthquake resistant. They are built from straw bales (strawbale), cob and mud (earth) plaster. Come work and study with us! www.kibbutzlotan.com

May 22, 2008

Photos: 29

Lime Workshop at Hura Negev Farm 17Apr2008

Apr 15, 2008

Photos: 24

Lotan Recycled Sukkot 2005

Oct 20, 2005

Photos: 22

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	"Dana learned about straw bale and earth plaster building while participating in our Green Apprenticeship Permaculture and EcoVillage Design and Training program." ciclotan
	"The rectangular hollow steel posts are exposed, interior to the earth plastered straw bales. This was done to illustrate the use of steel in place of conventional reinforced concrete columns. They provide sufficient seismic protection with lower embodied energy and hours of labor. Placing the beams outside of the walls allows for archtectural freedom in wall form." ciclotan
	"This is the future :-) I love kibbutz Lotan and what it stands for ...." Uriah Yaniv
	"The Eco Campus - Neighborhood , Spring 2009" ciclotan
	"Cool!" Simcha Daniel Bur...

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