I'm happy to announce my upcoming Spring & Summer 2026 Cob & Straw Building Workshops are open for registration. Come and join me in beautiful eastern Tennessee for our next Introduction to Cob and Straw Workshop! We will be constructing both a cob building and a straw-clay building, and pouring an earthen floor! These workshops are perfect for beginners and experts alike! You will get the expert knowledge to build with cob and straw! Either for small-scale structures or large-scale projects like homes and buildings. Please click the link below to get the schedule and class details. Click Here for Schedule and Workshop Details I have NOT raised class prices, and I've added even more great benefits to the classes. So, you can still enjoy the low pricing and incredible value ratio! I look forward to meeting more of you here in 2026! Alex

Yesterday, I poured the floor on my new rammed earth outdoor shower. I'm happy to say, this luxurious shower will be available for workshop students starting in April! Yesterday, I also received the 2000 bricks that I'll be using to construct the stem wall for the massive cob wall we'll be constructing at our upcoming hands-on workshops. Check out the class schedule here: https://www.thiscobhouse.com/cob-workshops/ What do you think of the new shower so far?

Hey guys, I had an idea for a new video where I'm going to record the screen of me designing a cob/natural home for you so you can see the process I go through. I want to hear some of your thoughts on what you'd like to see in a house design? - Size/square footage - Shape/rooms needed - Style - What climate it will be for? - Materials (timberframe, cob, hemp, etc) Let me know in the comments. Thanks!

I know that most people can't travel to attend a workshop. Let me know, who would be interested in seeing my classes live via Zoom, and recorded for watching later? I need some feedback so I can start putting this together. Thanks!

Here are some photos of Christof's new straw-clay house that I took yesterday. We began this project in late 2023, and they're about to move in. This project cost them only $40,000 for this beautiful 384 sq ft house. (It also has a loft to expand square footage). Let me know if you have any questions about this building.