Earth Building a trainee's perspective - Kit Jones & Anna Castilla Vila - Pt1 - BS033
Part 1 of a 2 part episode in partnership with Earth Building United Kingdom and Ireland (EBUKI.co)
We wanted to find out about the training available to those wanting to get into earth building in the UK and Ireland. All to often this information is provided from the trainers perspective and doesnt show the difficulties of getting into this industry.
In this episode I talk to Kit Jones and Anna Castilla Vila.
Episode 34 will follow straight on from this episode with conversations with Miki Z and Jamie Ingle and ends with my thoughts on what we can do to better train the future earth builders.
Episode 33 links
- https://buildingbiology.com/
- https://www.cat.org.uk/
- https://www.ukhempcrete.com/
- https://princes-foundation.org/education/building-craft-programme-heritage-skills-nvq-level-3
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