Kibbutz Ketura & Kibbutz Lotan & Neot Samadar
Kibbutz Ketura
I studied at an environmental institute (& peace building movement) in Israel in 2006/2007. We worked with mud building a few times. Below are images of the outdoor hang-out space, called the zula, for the students.
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| Across the hwy, they watered their dates fields with bio-filtered black water |
Site of 'zula' at edge of dorms
You can see the beginning of construction of straw bale benches in backgrounds, to the left. The students lived in dorms, behind me, the photographer, but the "zula" was a space a bit a ways off campus to hang out.
Hand-built by students, with local mud & straw & recycled glass.
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| Using green glass bottles |
Late nights around the fire in the zula were always the best.
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Kibbutz Lotan
The nature of the program at Ketura was more academic focused. Kibbutz Lotan was located just across the highway from the institute. They had a program there called the "Green Apprenticeship." We worked with them a couple times learning mud building. They had many natural structures from mud--a bus-stop, a beautiful pond & the apprentices' rooms--& forward-minded ecological systems, such as compost toilet and constructed wetland (for grey & blackwater).
Bus-stop
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| GA's dorms/dome village |
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Amazing! - Pond/gathering space
How beautiful compost toilets can be:
Check out the full slideshow:
More background information.
http://www.kibbutzlotan.com/ecoguide/compostToilets.html
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Neot Samadar
Kibbutz Neot Semadar is located in the Southern Negev Desert of Israel, about 60 km. north of Eilat. Their "interest in relationship extends to the environment through organic farming, desert architecture, water recycling, The Art Center and more"
More on Natural Cooling-tower design:
http://www.neot-semadar.com/art-center/cooling-tower
Take the Virtual tour of the Art Center & see their woodworking, weaving, et al:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH60TunlTO0\
Constructed Wetland & Aquifer:
http://www.neot-semadar.com/environment
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Neot Samadar
Kibbutz Neot Semadar is located in the Southern Negev Desert of Israel, about 60 km. north of Eilat. Their "interest in relationship extends to the environment through organic farming, desert architecture, water recycling, The Art Center and more"
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| The Art Center, with Natural Cooling tower |
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| Art Center interior |
More on Natural Cooling-tower design:
http://www.neot-semadar.com/art-center/cooling-tower
Take the Virtual tour of the Art Center & see their woodworking, weaving, et al:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH60TunlTO0\
Constructed Wetland & Aquifer:
http://www.neot-semadar.com/environment
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