Co-Instructor for ENST 123

Co-instructed HSU Environmental Studies

The Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) and the Humboldt State University Extended Education Program

August 22, 2016 – May 5, 2017 (Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 semesters)

Co-developed and implemented course syllabus for weekly 2 hour classes, including daily activities, lectures, group discussions, film screenings, guest speaker presentations, and fieldtrips. Discussed topics such as Net Zero Energy and explored alternative methods of sustainable residential design, including hands-on work with Superadobe, Cobb, Hempcrete, Papercrete, and Natural Paint.

*Co-facilitator Fall 2016 Ivan Soto, Environmental Studies Graduate, and Spring 2017 Kelsey Summers, Environmental Studies Undergraduate

Projects from Fall 2016 -

Making and applying cob to the garden terraces at the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology, Fall 2016

Making the hempcrete insulation mixture for a prefabricated wall at CCAT, Fall 2016

Making natural paint with flour, mica, and mineral-based pigments at CCAT, Fall 2016

Projects from Spring 2017 -

You can view a copy of the Spring 2017 course syllabus here.

The Spring 2017 class touring the CCAT grounds and learning about the technologies CCAT demonstrates (Left: yurt, Middle: rooftop garden, Right: cob bench)