Green Building Training in Jamaica

Anyone who is serious about learning first-hand about some seriously cool green building materials and techniques ... or, alternately, anyone who wants to work on their tan while building an "Earthship," take a look at this.

Earthship Biotecture is going to Jamaica and they're going to take trainees with them.

The project begins in February 2008 and ends three weeks later. For each week, Earthship will accept 8 trainees. The cost of the training is $350 (but does not include room & board).

It sounds like a fantastic opportunity to get your hands dirty on a super green project.

From Earthship Biotecture's site:

Earthship Biotecture creates buildings that...

• Heat and cool themselves naturally via solar/thermal dynamics
• Collect their own power from the sun and wind
• Harvest their own water from rain and snow melt
• Contain and treat their own sewage on site
• Produce food in significant quantities
• Utilize materials that are byproducts of modern society like cans, bottles and tires