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Do you have plans to realize a bio-construction?

And do you have sufficient space to support 20 to 25 participants for a week?

Then it might be something for you to realize your project by hosting a bio-construction workshop.

Mas con Menos shows up with 20-25 participants for a week of building and together we will put over 500 hours of work in your project!

The only thing we ask from you is to accommodate our participants and cover the travel expenses for the team of Mas con Menos.

Hosting a bio-construction workshop is a unique experience. The participants in the workshop learn by doing and in this way your project is build by an enthousiastic and eager to learn workforce. But there is more involved than you may think at first sight. It is a daunting task and proper planning and implementation is essential. Do not take this lightly.

What kind of projects are we looking for?

Mas con Menos wants to make creations that inspire and encourage healthier ways of living. We are therefore looking for structures that will be used by multiple people and are non-profit. In other words: we want to build collective spaces ​​and the vision behind the project is a big motivator for us.

Do you think you this is your project? Then challenge us, fill in the form below and tell your story. Do you have photo’s? Please send them to info@masconmenos.nl.

This does not include:

Spaces that will be put for rent or used as a private house.

But it does include:

Non-profit, eco-village buildings, schools with free forms of education, etc.

Requirements for bio-construction workshop

• An accommodation that can support 20 to 25 or a place to make a simple camping area

• Shower and bathroom (toilet / shower units are also available for rent)

• Electricity on the building site (can be a generator)

• 3 healthy vegetarian meals per day plus snacks

• Drinking water and water for the building site

• Travel expenses for the team of Mas con Menos


What do we bring?

• Our expertise and experience

• A pleasant and motivating working environment in which everyone learns at his own pace

• Free participation for the facilitator + one additional participant *

• Tools

• Feedback and advice in the design of your project

• Advice on materials for an ecological and sustainable construction

• Support and answer questions about the workshop, before but also afterwards

• Access to the valuable Mas con Menos collective with experts and residents of bio-constructions

* There is no further financial compensation for the facilitator

How does it works?

Mas con Menos will be a week long at your buildingsite together with the participants of our workshop. How much work we can do on your project obviously depends on the motivation of the participants, but we are good motivators, know how to keep the group productive and keep them focused. And together with good food, we often come a long way.

We can give no assurances as to how far the building will have progressed by the end of the workshop, but usually it comes down to that the basic structure of your project can be realized at the end of the week. This means that the foundation is finished, that the straw bales walls are placed, that both sides they have a layer of clay or lime plaster and that the roof is closed so the strawbales are protected against rain.

Together we make clear agreements on putting on a waterproof roof and if necessary we continue our work till this is finished.

Are you after reading this article still full of enthusiasm to develop your project using a bio-construction workshop? Then fill in the form below and tell us your story!

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Do you have photo’s? Please send them to info@masconmenos.nl.

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