 Cob in the city photo taken July 2006 Website description: About 150 pictures snapped from video that was taken in the summer of 2002 in South East Portland Oregon. Some folks got together and built community gathering spaces out of dirt, sand, straw and water. Mix it up, roll it in a ball and work it into a wall, a bench, a kiosk, etc. Click on the links below. The beginning is the end. So the 1st page of each project is the latest and the last page is the start of each project. Each project was captured as it went up in the 10 day period in May 2002. Straw Bale Studio 1 photo added March 2003 SE 20th and Woodward Memorial Lifehouse updated March 2003 SE 37th Ave. and Taylor St. Crossroads Gateway / Peoples Food Co-op updated March 2003 SE 21st and Tibbetts Virtual tour and bicycle guide to the cob sites Environmental Middle School (Ladd's Addition) Southeast Uplift Information Station SE 35th Ave. and Main St. Seven Corners Community Information station SE 22nd Ave. and Division Sunnyside Piazza SE 33rd Ave. and Yamhill St. Cob Sauna SE 38th and Yamhill Pole building SE 26th and Powell | Ecofriendly Linksenergytrust.orgenergy saving ideas communityenergyproject.org Low income weatherization program New website, ilovecob.com cityrepair.org building community oriented and ecologically sustainable society greenhomebuilding.com Kelly Hart, Natural building dcat.net Development Center for Appropriate Technology David Eisenberg, working to remove the barriers to more sustainable building Builderswithoutborders.org Joeseph Kennedy, International network of ecological builders chelseagreen.com publishing, books for sustainable living Groundworks Cob Builder's Hand Book Becky Bee permacultureinstitute.com Permaculture, Penny Livingston, gardening landscaping for natural wetland Lawns and God CommunityCyclingCenter.com low cost repair, used bikes, vocational training, in school safety clubs green-rated.com Green Building Division, provides a framework and tools to build economically while conserving natural resources Cob Cottage building with earth cobworks.com Elke Cole, hands on building and living in cob dwellings clean-rivers.org environmental services, city of Portland working for clean rivers Blueberryrides.com Cycling club, tandem touring stories and maps, free online updateable mileage log   |